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“Oh,” she said, letting out a high-pitched an to ”

“It’s a good feeling,” he confirmed

“It’s going to…Oh!” She clenched her teeth and groaned against the sensations he was striking within her

“It’s going to what?” he asked, and noas al to earn a medal for this, he decided He had to Surely no man had ever exercised such restraint

“Get asped

“I certainly hope so,” he said, and then he pushed forward, breaching her last barrier until he was fully sheathed He shuddered as he felt her quiver around hi action, but he held still He had to hold still If he didn’t give her time to adjust, he would hurt her, and there was no way Gareth was going to allow his bride to look back on her first intimacy with pain

Good God, it could scar her for life

But if Hyacinth was hurting, even she didn’t know it, because her hips were starting toin circles, and when he looked at her face, he saw nothing but passion

And the last strings of his control snapped

He began tointo its rhythm of need His desire spiraled, until he was quite certain he could not bear it any longer, and then she wouldmore than a moan, really, and he wanted her even more

It seemed impossible

It was ical

His fingers grasped her shoulders with a force that was surely too intense, but he could not loose his hold He was seized by an overwhele to claim her, to mark her in some way as his

“Gareth,” she moaned “Oh, Gareth”

And the sound was too ht, the s toward completion