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Destruction paid her no heed She was puny, hare in such a tiny body

If ever her passion was redirected

He sed a ruer amused

Her brother reached out to slap a hand over herthe irl as a war prize For one night, she would belong to hiain," he said with undeniable hostility

The color drained from the brother’s cheeks

The bridehis attention A clear atte in his power to shelter her

Her concern for thein violence was sick, she’d said, and yet she had bound herself to a huuilty and the innocent in his wake

"There’s a better way," she announced "Killing a defenseless man is unnecessary and cowardly"

"No man is defenseless Not while he has his wits"

"If wits are a weapon, some men are better armed than others Some, like yourself, are actually unarh"

Katarina A delicate na) woman

She pressed her lips into a thin line

She was far, faaar fro warrior-women Someone able to back up her boasts with her body Like Pandora Once or twice he’d even considered pausing their war In the end, the desire to defeat her had always proved stronger than the desire to pleasure her

He studied Katarina more intently Her dark brown hair ound in an intricate knot at the crown of her head, not a single tendril free to fra, even despite its delicacy Big gray-green eyes possessed a catlike slant, sensually coht brows and a fan of black lashes A light sant nose and blade-sharp cheekbones Plump lips dared a man to taste

Resist