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Her head, which had been thrown back, came down so that she could look him in the eye “You’ll pay for that,” she said

He quirked a brow “I will?”

She nodded “Just not now”

He laughed softly “Fair enough”

He rubbed her gently, using soft friction to bring her to a quivering peak She was breathing erratically now, her lips parted and her eyes glazed He loved her face, loved every little curve of it, the way the light hit her cheekbones and the shape of her jaw

But there was so about it nohen she was lost in her own passion, that took his breath away She was beautiful—not in a way that would launch a thousand ships, but in a more private fashion

Her beauty was his and his alone

And it humbled him

He leaned down to kiss her, tenderly, with all the love he felt He wanted to catch her gasp when she climaxed, wanted to feel her breath and her ers tickled and teased, and she tensed beneath hiainst them both

“Gareth,” she gasped, breaking free of the kiss for just long enough to say his name

“Soon,” he promised He smiled “Maybe now”

And then, as he captured her for one last kiss, he slid one finger inside of her, even as another continued its caress He felt her close tight around him, felt her body practically lift off the floor with the force of her passion

And it was only then that he realized the true measure of his own desire He was hard and hot and desperate for her, and even so, he’d been so focused on her that he hadn’t noticed

Until now

He looked at her She was limp, breathless, and as near to insensible as he’d ever seen her