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I shook my head.
“Who would suspect magic? The doctors just said I was lucky.”
“Your world is so different from ours,” he said. “I’ve known since I was a child that it was my duty to guard the magic.”
“Did you like the idea?” I asked.
“Sure,” he said. “Children are rare among the guardians. I was spoiled by the warriors, and they shared their knowledge with me. They were like gods to me.”
“And now?” I asked.
“Now I know they are men,” he said with a half-smile.
It seemed that something dissatisfied him, but it was hard to put it into words enough to ask him about it.
He turned to me while I was studying his face, his eyes meeting mine before I remembered to turn away again.
The air between us was electric. In his eyes I swore I could see universes colliding.
“Bella,” he murmured and reached for me slowly, as if giving me time to run.
But I had forgotten how to do anything but crave his touch.
He cupped my face in his hand and ran the pad of his thumb over my cheek in a featherlight caress.
I felt my insides melt and clench with need.
His thumb brushed my lips next, and I closed my eyes, overwhelmed by even that slight sensation.
“Bella,” he groaned and when I opened my eyes again, he was leaning closer, his lips inches from mine.
His eyes were so blue they almost seemed to be made of icy fire. I could see the pain that his restraint was costing him, and the wonder at what our closeness felt like.
I felt it too, the indelible bond and pull, as I heard the voice in the back of my head begging me to surrender.
“Just a kiss,” he whispered, though whether he was bargaining with me or with himself I couldn’t say.
I closed my eyes again in assent and instantly he was kissing me. His lips were warm and firm, his kiss so gentle that it made me burn. He tasted like the forest.
I whimpered against his mouth and he kissed me with more passion, then thumbed my jaw open, devouring me.
I kissed him back with all I had, wishing I could split myself open for him to be even closer. Everything that separated us was now hateful to me. My clothing irritated my flesh and the air between us felt frigid. Everything in me demanded that I release myself to accept the bond, let it snap tight around us so that nothing could ever separate us again.
He pulled us down on the rug, pinning me to the floor with his big body.
The fur rug was soft to the touch, but the wood floor was firm beneath it. I could feel every inch of him, pressed against me as if he were trying to incorporate my physical being into his.
He sucked my lower lip into his mouth, his teeth grazing me.
I closed my eyes, moaning lightly.
He left my mouth to nuzzle the place where my neck met my shoulder. His jaw was rough, but his mouth was gentle, sending shivers down my spine.
I felt his teeth graze my flesh again and I sank my nails into his upper arms.
“Bella,” he gasped, pulling back, even as I fought to hold on.
I opened my eyes to see that his were glowing with lust.
