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She’d pushed hih it was the hardest thing she’d ever done, she absorbed his anger With her body loose and accepting, she opened to receive everything he had to give her—his pent-up frustration, his fury, his need

When he plowed in deep and came a second time, she burst into tears

Seke froze, and his eyes flew open Horror scrawled across his face, and he pulled out of her, rearing back on his knees “Oh veck Veck Did I hurt you?” He scooped her into his ar for the door “What have I done?”

He opened the door as if he intended to carry her out, both of them stark naked She threw her ar?”

“To Daneth”

“Stop I'led in his ar their state of undress

He shut the door Misery blared from his eyes “What is it then?”

She dashed at her tears “Nothing It’s nothing”

He gripped her shoulders and shook her, aWhat have I done to you? Speak the truth, Leora”

“You’re frightening me,” she whispered

He set her down, slowly co his face “You're not hurt?”

She shook her head “A little bruised A little sore But, no, not hurt”

In a flash of relief, he yanked her into his are palm, his other arm snaked around her back to her hip His face dropped into her hair “I didn’t mean to hurt you Or scare you” The rise and fall of his chest was uneven, his breath erratic He shifted to cup her face with both hands “But I ary with you”

She drew a sharp breath His anger hat hadif she had it to do over She wasn’t sorry Seke deserved to seek pleasure, and she wanted to give it to him

With a hard s, she lifted her wet lashes and met his azure stare “So punish me”