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“Not tonight,” she said, ignoring the odd mixture of nervous anxiety and curious elation his words elicited “I count beads on a bracelet Lisette gavecalled the Standard Method that she’d followed in the pre-war years for fa”

“Lisette has children?”

“No Turns out her husband was infertile” Her lids opened and she eyed him as she asked, “Do you have children?”

“No” He gave her a contemplative look “Perhaps someday”

“Of course What’s the rush? You have all the time in the world”

“Time actually could be an issue for me,” he said, suddenly cryptic

Hethat piqued her interest But she didn’t question hiht fled as she watched him remove his clothes

Another ed in her throat as she marveled over his muscular build and sheer perfection No human she’d ever seen—in real life or in books—co Every inch of him from head to toe thrilled her, particularly his thick shaft, which stood erect

Jade’s stomach flipped

“Crawl under the covers,” Davian instructed “I don’t want you getting cold”

“I’ht, I have officially come to understand the term hot and bothered”

She’d already tasted his skin, had felt his cock against her tongue when she’d taken hih she’d derived an exorbitant amount of pleasure from the sexual act she’d performed, she knew—from their drea love with him would far exceed the bliss she’d already experienced

Despite her internal te once more, she pulled back the bronze duvet and the ecru-colored sateen sheets He settled next to her, lying on his side to face her Jade’s hands roamed his chest and abs

“Also for the record,” he said, “demons don’t carry venereal diseases”

“Good to know I hadn’t thought of that”