igh-thread-count silk sheets brushed against her feveri
en up, to move away, whe
hazy film of confusion. He saw a raw, desperate need in t
gly strong, wound around his ne
ally so controlled, darkened to the color of a s
e said, his voice a low
soothe her. Instead, it seemed to act like a spa
th warm against his skin. He could feel the heat radiat
aped Damian's lips. Every
er at a distance until Corbett arrived. But she clung to him, i
the words a broken, feverish plea. A sob c
sound shattered the
This was the woman he had watched from afar, the woma
pped f
er head, his fingers tangling in her damp hair. H
ming. It was a storm breaking after a long drought, a release o
e met his hunger with a clumsy, desperate passion o
ly slipped the ruined dress from her shoulder
ower lip, a small, nervous habit tha
voice was a low whisper. "Look at me. See who I am." He pa
he was looking at him, but her gaze was primal, seein
after that dissolving into a h
through the haze. The sharp, i
is body slick with sweat. The sound clea
austed sleep, her long lashes fanned out against her pa
er her. He swung his legs off the bed and
shower ran for
, slicked back from his forehead. He was once again the cool, untouchable D
ving area and ope
weary curiosity on his face. His eyes swept over Damian, takin
rvived a category five hur
voice was flat, devoid of emotion. "The patient is in the b
the wet bar. He poured a generous measure of Macalla
othing to quench the fire
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