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He nipped at her lips "That word is forbidden to you"

She smiled slowly at him "Because you’re jealous?"

More than he’d ever dreamed possible

"Well, you basically have a husband, too," she pointed out "You’re bound to Hades"

Baden shuddered, and she laughed

So beautifulso bright "Katarina," he said and cupped the back of her neck His chest constricted "Tell ood humor faded, and she licked her lips "No way I won’t lie"

"Tell s that would make you piss your pants in fear I became their leader, the one they relied on for protection I’ve spearheaded a business, taking it from a moderate success to an international pheno eance One fights an urge, the other indulges it"

He called hi her in a defensive position He eased off--for now--but he needed her admission like he needed the bands: both were crucial to his survival

"Pandora has Aleksander I’ll resist the urge to hurt her I’ll even be gentle with her Will that make you happy?"

"Yes" Katarina softened as she toyed with the ends of his hair "But be careful out there She’s one wily bitch"

"You’re beginning to sound as if you like ht"

A very Katarina answer Stubborn while re in this world or any other can stop me" He placed a hard, swift kiss on her lips, then another, and her tongue came out to play with his If he didn’t flash now, he wouldn’t flash at all, his shaft already throbbing for her

He gave her a final kiss before leaving--that he could be parted from her was a miracle--and appeared inwhat looked to be a horror movie

Screaoo flowed in rivers across a concrete floor, with organs floating along the surface The scent of sulfur and bris seized in an effort to expel the tainted particles