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Daatched the roo that she couldn’t put her finger on A reason for the panic that tightened her stomach and her heart

“I would like you to jointhebodycloser to hers as he stared out at the crowd “Today, Miss Dawn Daniels has consented to beshe wore as Dawn felt her heart melt

His voice was rough, rasping His eyes as they stared at her were cloudy and dark with eht with it She stared back at hi inside her, she sainst her lips

Who knew tough man Seth Lawrence could be so ro onlyher That he would buy soaps around the world so he could share the unique scents that reminded him of her, or that he would pick up silks, satins and lace in panties as delicate as a dream for her to wear

And now he stood in front of his friends and closest business associates and claimed her as his heart He didn’t see her as a Breed, he saw her ht a lu emotional tears to her eyes

“To Seth and Dawn” Craig Bartel lifted his glass in a toast as all the others followed

“To Seth and Dawn,” they all called out while glasses were handed to her and Seth to toast the event as well

It was ical, a drea slipped the shoe on her delicate foot and declared her his woh she had finally found a place where she ht as she stared into his eyes She knew she had Right here, she had found the one place in the world where Dawn Daniels was a woman rather than a creature or an animal

They toasted once ratulations before the band struck up a tune and Seth led her to the dance floor once again He pulled her into his ar down at her as he swept her around the roo them this first dance to themselves

Daould have felt self-conscious, even days ago, at having so ht, she felt the panic build even as a sense of euphoria and happiness nearly overcame her

Maybe that was the probleht She wasn’t used to happiness such as this She was used to being content, not ecstatic and definitely not floating with the joy that seemed to strike her at the oddest moments now

Like nohile they danced in front of several dozen of Seth’s closest friends, all eyes turned to theh her veins

His bodyher hand as the dark chocolate silk of her evening gown flowed around her, curled around his legs, and caressed both of them when they turned

“Caught ya,” he whispered in her ear as a smile of pure joy curved at her lips

“Oh yeah?”