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Her lips were so hot, soft as silk as they moved sensually over his He drew her close The desperate need burning within threatened to consu ache growing in intensity until the desire to bury himself deep inside her became unbearable

He had never needed her like he did at that moment

The thought forced a groan from the depths of his throat, and he coaxed her pluue to penetrate her h hiht burst from his chest

“God, I have waited so long to taste you,” he panted as they broke to catch their breath “I will die if I don’t have you”

She stepped back out of his grasp The loss of her war unbearable when she walked over to the door

“I have waited a lifetime to feel your touch, too” She turned the key in the lock “And I can wait no longer”

As she swung back around to face him, she wore her desire like her masquerade mask: with confidence, with pride Her eyes sparkled like the dark jewels beneath the candlelight Her aura held the saht Yet there was one intrinsic difference As she caht smile

Bloody hell

He wanted to spend his whole lifeher happy

When he held out his hands, she hurried into his ar on to each other, their breathless pants evidence of what this moment meant to both of them

“Knoill never desert you,” he whispered as he rained kisses along the elegant line of her jaw “You will never be alone again”

She closed her eyes, tilted her neck to one side to allow hi Tell me you’re really here, that I will not wake to find the last few days never existed”

With tre hands he cupped her face, revelled in the smoothness of her skin “Trust ining But dreams do come true, Isabella” He bent his head and traced the line of her lips with his tongue “Does that not feel real?”

“Yes” The as but a whispered sigh

He kissed her deeply, their tongues dancing slowly and elegantly at first, building in intensity until reaching a crescendo of wild thrusts, whirappled for so within