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arms
but he tightened his hold, going completely still. Raesa
whimpered.
    His fingers slipped free of her body
and she cried out at the loss.
    Brom grabbed her around the waist and
rose, helping her stand as he did. Her legs trembled and she stared
up at his face. “I won’t take you on the floor like a
beast.”
    She blushed hot. Icy mortification
dampened her lust. He thought she was too easy. Hell, she was,
wasn’t she? Tears burned behind her eyes.
    Brom cursed and ran his fingers down
her face. He kissed her in a thorough exploration tinged with
desperate need. “I’m sorry.” He swept her up in his arms and
carried her to the bed.
    A thrill of shy joy fluttered in her
stomach.
    She watched his expression from beneath
lowered lashes. A man this beautiful was touching her, treasuring
her. Even if it was for just a moment, she would carry this in her
heart for those long cold nights at the Sakura outpost. Getting
back there and taking over her father’s work was the only thing
left to her.
    He set her on her feet and cupped her
cheeks in his hands. “A man wants to know he’s the only thing on
his woman’s mind.”
    His woman?
    Brom kissed her, sipping from her lips.
It made her feel precious. Her heart and lust tangled at that
moment.
    Brom opened his mouth over hers,
plunging his tongue in to sweep away her hesitations with
devastating skill. Where Na’varr seduced, Brom ravished. She dug
her nails into his hair, dragging him closer.
    “Off.” He grabbed the hem of her dress
and hauled it up, dragging it over her head and tossing it
carelessly on the floor.
    She was no stranger to nudity or men,
but never had one so openly admired her naked body.
    He stepped back and shrugged off his
shirt. Her breath caught at the raw beauty of his shoulders and
chest. Gorgeous stripes covered his upper body in a fascinating
pattern. Each mark was several shades darker than the rest of him.
She wanted to caress each one of them with her fingers and her
tongue. See if the texture was as soft as she imagined.
    “Do they bother you?”
    She recognized the cold tone in his
voice as one he’d used earlier, before Captain Na’varr had told him
to take care of her.
    Raesa met his direct gaze with her own.
It seemed as though he waited for a rejection. She smiled and let
her hands fall to the sides. “I think they’re gorgeous.”
    Walking to him took more courage than
she ever imagined. She let her fingers hover over the stripes on
his chest. “May I touch you?”
    The harsh expression on his face
softened. “Yes.”
    With shaking hands she touched his
chest. His stripes were smooth and soft against the pads of her
fingers. She glanced up at his face and traced one. He groaned and
she was in awe of his open reaction to her caress.
    Raesa leaned back to look up at his
face. “May I kiss one?”
    He gripped her arms. Hesitation nearly
shattered her courage but she stood her ground.
    “A kiss, huh?” A devilish grin spread
across his face. “Yes, you may.”
    She ran her breath over the tip of a
stripe and then swiped her tongue on it. The flavor and texture
were unique to hybrids. She savored the taste.
    His hold tightened but he let her
continue her exploration. Her mouth and tongue followed the stripe
until he cursed again.
    “I wanted to go slow with you.” His
voice was raw with lust.
    “Slow can wait.” She stripped out of
her panties and watched him shuck his trous. The thick length of
his cock drew her attention.
    Brom captured her hands before she
could touch him again. “Later. Right now, I need all the sanity I
can keep.”
    His grip trembled slightly. This
gorgeous man was hungry for her. He gently shoved her onto the
mattress. Brom crawled on the bed to her, spreading her legs with a
nudge of his forearms.
    He swiped his tongue against her moist
slit.
    Hot lust clenched inside her and she
shuddered. The pain of her need was becoming unbearable.
    “I’ll make it better.” He guided her
hips up and

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