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All of his id, stone I loved how the strength not only came from his chiseled features but also emanated from his every pore

His head finally dipped and he kissed ratefully, sensually Insanely perfect

When we came up for air, he burrowed his face in the spray of my hair across the pillows And continued to breathe heavily

“Think I could stay here forever,” he mused

I stared up at the dark ceiling, the flickering candlelight barely registering So unexpected and indefinable So that caused my heart to constrict and turned my blood molten

Tears pricked my eyes I couldn’t explain why, except that every second with Dane inside ly, darkly spectacular Priceless Impossible to break free of

So when he made to pull away, I said, “Not yet” Unable to catch myself “That forever was a bit too short”

Hismy tears

“Ari,” he murmured “Don’t cry”

“I’m not,” I insisted “I’m—”

“Ari Baby” He stared into ain “What is it?”

“I never came before”

“What?”

“With those other men,” I rushed on, to clarify “From the hotel bars I never once came Not with any of them”

His gaze narrowed on me “Never?”