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‘I’m not normally so reckless a lover,’ he murmured ‘I stay away from casual pick-ups and I’m usually extremely careful about who I invite into my life I truly do appreciate the rarity value of a woman like you…’

His lashes swept up as he trailed off to watch her nibble at the tantalising bait

‘L-like me?’

‘A woman who’s smart and not afraid to be herself, who takes responsibility for her own actions and stands up for her convictions…’He walked his fingers lightly up the side of her arood sense of humour, who’s cos…’

She eyed hie of the cushion that peeped out from under her protectively cla paean:

‘A wo…’ her eyes narrowed and his buttery voice slowed to a sexy drawl ‘…and deeply passionate…’

He gave the cushion a sharp tug that slid it out fro this all wet Letit out of reach on the other side of the bed and quicklyin with the towel to dab at the beads ofthe soft cotton down her breastbone, insinuating between her shielding hands

‘I can do that—’ she said weakly

‘But I want to,’ he insisted with ily feeble attelobes of her breasts with dedicated attention to detail ‘We don’t want you catching a chill’

‘It’s at least thirty-eight degrees outside,’ Veronica raggedly protested the absurdity, shivering as the towel dragged across a tender nipple

‘

But you’re shivering,’ he pointed out, gently frictioning her other nipple to a tingling point

‘Not from cold,’ she choked, and his nostrils flared triumphantly at the heady scent of her swift arousal

‘Oh, Ithe pretence of the towel altogether and bending his head to sip at a little droplet running down over the rounded side of her breast, lapping it up with a long stroke of his tongue, catching her by the waist as she shied, so that he could scrape his exquisitely rough jaw against her soft flesh and nuzzle his way to the quickening peak Capturing the quivering bud between his fir to cup the neglected breast and fondle it to a si fullness

‘Luc—’ Her hands pressed against his slick chest, slipping against his damp skin