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“I did,” he said with sincerity in his voice “I do But, Jade I a, but it does ations Responsibilities A position of power to uphold All of these thingsissue is that I ht not have done it wholeheartedly, but I did do it willingly”
And here she’d thought her existence was a tuap between theers over his telib about what it’s like to be a de Why?”
His fingers twined with hers and he kissed theled in this insidious situation as I ah…no more at stake than you”
So those words froe My authority, actually—because clearly, I possess souidance when they’re unsure of the slayers’ direction But I’m not their leader Nor do I want to be”
With a nod, he said, “This is a horrifically asinine and selfish thing for me to say, but I don’t want you to be either The slayers are in ue demons like the fire wraith that attacked you I can’t even conceive of you being in such a position on a daily basis It’s difficult enough with this one instance”
His head dipped and he kissed her Passionately As though the thought of anything dire happening to her compelled him to express how deeply attracted he was to her Possibly even how moved he was by her
Jade wrapped her arms around his neck She knew the trouble she invited into her life by giving in to her desire for hi for her to walk away from
His kisses in real life were even ue swept over hers, twisting and tangling in an erotic dance One of his arainst his hunky body, sealing theether His other hand cupped the back of her head as his tongue delved deep, intensifying the blazing liplock
Jade felt the effects of his passion all the way to her toes—and particularly in the most sensitive parts of her body An ache in her cunt pulsed in tihtened and her chest rose and fell quickly As with her pain, she acutely felt pleasure
But these were sensations she wanted to give in to To bask in Drown in
When they finally caht of head and unsteady on her feet
He let out a low groan “I won’t be sticking t
o any convictions about you with kisses like that”
“I’d told o they didn’t exist”
“Clearly, you rong”