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And then I wish I would have remained where I was—curled in the forest.
Fire scorches the earth before me, eating away at the trees, the brush. Gasping, I take a step back, but then I see him.
Standing in the midst of the flames.
My warrior.
My love.
I run toward him, but just before I reach the edge of the fire, it envelops him.
* * *
I open my eyes.The fire a few feet away is smoldering, but it’s what’s at my back I find most interesting.
He’s wrapped around me, pressed against me like a second skin, and before I can help myself, I’m arching back into him.
Rafferty groans and tightens his grip on my body. “You were cold,” he whispers, his hot breath fanning over my neck. “I meant to keep you warm.”
“I am warm.”Blistering hot, even, I think silently as I clench my thighs together in an attempt to ease the ache.
“I can move—”
“No. Stay.” I grip his arm and hold it in place.
“This is not a good idea.”
“Why?”
“Because I am unable to think honorably when your body is formed to mine.”
Please, for the love of everything, just make a move.“Why is that?” I clear my throat.
In demonstration, he tightens his hold, and my ass presses against his hard length.
“Oh,” the word leaves my lips on a plea. “Maybe I don’t want you to think honorably,” I whisper.
Rafferty’s answering growl burns a hole in my soul. “You’ve no idea what you’re asking. I’m a damned man.”
“I may not know much, but that’s a lie, and you promised never to lie to me.”
His lips caress my neck, and goosebumps flare to life on my skin. “You make it impossible to control myself.”
I know it’s wrong to sense a weakness and purposely seek out to exploit it, but I want him.Badly.Is it really a crime to enjoy myself before I die?
Swallowing hard, I roll over. His hand remains on my body, stopping on my belly. The shirt I’m wearing comes up to just barely cover the area of my body currently demanding his attention.
His eyes are closed, his breathing ragged.
“Rafferty?”
He shakes his head.
“Please, look at me.”
Finally, he opens his eyes, and the lust drains right out of me.
“Not what you wanted to see?” he sneers.
