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next stop, a flooded bookstore he helped to rebuild
after the insurance company refused to cover the costs. He had sent her on a
scavenger hunt of his past. On the first night, he should have regaled her with
boasts of his feats of glory, something she now realized he had not done.
Instead, he sent her on a tour of the good he’d left behind, not the bad he’d
taken down. A subtle difference. A brilliant strategy that impressed her mind,
tugged at her heart, and turned her body into one big flame.
    Six helped families later, she arrived at a tree-covered,
red-brick house that backed up against the park, heart overflowing and libido
in overdrive. Tai opened the door seconds after the bell chimed, naked,
delectable and ready. So damn ready. His cock jutted up hard against his belly
in bold invitation. Her lower body clenched in anticipation, liquid heat pooled
in her panties.
    Ritual dictated it was her turn to be the aggressor. She
shoved him inside, kicked the door closed behind her and pushed him onto the
first chair she could find. His throat trapped in her right hand to hold him in
place, she unzipped her leather catsuit with the left and watched his eyes
darken as she revealed each inch of skin.
    “Pink lingerie. Unexpected but most welcome.” His smirk sang
of victory, as if he’d won a secret war.
    She’d explore that later, after she satisfied them both. “Unhook
my bra.” He flicked the front clasp as ordered.
    “Now undress me.” She squeezed his throat a fraction to
remind him who was in charge.
    “It’s my pleasure,” he said, undeterred by her grip. He
peeled the leather from one shoulder, trailing his fingers along her arm in a
heated caress. She released his neck to open up her other side to him. He
liberated her second arm, then freed her breasts from their satin prison. The
cool air tightened her nipples into diamond-hard points.
    “Beautiful.” Tai licked his lips. “Mine.” His hand covered
one mound and squeezed gently, sending shudders through her body.
    “I’m not fully naked.” She tapped her nails against the
tender skin of his cheek. He just smiled, tugged at her nipple, and pulled the
suit and her panties to her ankles. Annie kicked off her boots, let the clothes
fall and mounted him, groaning in sheer delight. He cupped her breasts, brought
one toward his mouth and she arched to give him better access. His tongue
flicked across one swollen nub then the other, whispers of sensation that sent
flames licking up her spinal cord. That mouth taunted her to madness—lips
sliding slow and wet on her flesh, gentle suckles that tormented her senses.
    “Suck it harder,” she demanded and pulled his head toward
her with both hands. But he was having none of it. Instead, her hips tight
against him, he thrust up while he swept soft kisses along the flesh of her
breasts. His tongue circled the areola with damp, teasing touches. Sheer
aggression married to an innate gentleness, what she’d come to think of as Tai’s
brand.
    Tightening her inner muscles, she gloved his cock and pushed
her breasts against his lips until he opened. And then he gorged on her with
teeth, lips and tongue. His upward thrusts alternated with rough nips of nipple
and breasts until she was comatose with pleasure. She was Amazon, supposed to
be in control but he’d taken over. By Athena, she couldn’t believe how much it
got her off. For the second night, she found herself coming back from la
petit mort wrapped in Tai’s arms with gentle, almost loving strokes along
her skin.
    “Okay?” He cupped her breast in a possessive hold and she
allowed it.
    “How do you do this to me?” She didn’t ever want to this to
end but buried away that thought almost as quickly as she had it. The Elders
forbade warriors to enter committed relationships.
    “I satisfy the warrior and seduce the woman.”

Fourth Night
     
    To Tai’s surprise and satisfaction it didn’t take a lot of
work to convince Annie to go out on a human