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“You don’t kno ht It’s been hell Like nothing I’ve ever known You didn’t return o to your townhome He warned me That, Ari—that was damn-near impossible To stay away But he said you didn’t want me there, didn’t want the help I sent, either”

“I had to get through it on my own But, Dane, that’s all over Now … Please, I can’t stand another second without you kissing me, without you inside me”

His next kiss was an intense, searing one His tongue delved deep and his arms crushed me to him

No doubt I left scratches as ht But it wasn’t enough

Tearing ht now”

My chest rose and fell harshly Desire ran rampant I wanted him more fiercely than ever before

I shoved his shirt off his shoulders and down his ar it drop to the floor He discardedit aside He deftly worked the button fly ofto slip off my shoes and socks

His hands skihs as he knelt in front of me He stared up into my eyes for several erratic heartbeats Then he pals He inhaled deeply

I moaned

Hisover h me

But a dark, incessant need clai voice, I said, “You have to be inside me Now”

He tookwith hi above ed a pillow As I lay back, he whisked off ot lost in the beauty of hinificence

My hands roved his body, over his smooth skin My pulse raced as his muscles tensed beneath my touch and his eyes blazed

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bsp; “I can’t live without this,” I said