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within him there burned brighter than before. She knew just how to make him want to
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cry.
Merrick knew that he had one chance to lessen his penance. If he could tempt her
just right, she might very well mark him before she planned to. It may have been her
prerogative to lay the penance on him, but it was his to try and make her forgo it.
 I believe I shall lay down and try to seek the sleep your wandering off caused me
to lose. he drawled, rising to his feet. He spared her a glance as he headed for the bed,
amused by the frown she gave him.
Going to the bed, he climbed onto it, and moved with the feline grace of their
people toward the pillows. He granted her the benefit of the enticing sway of his ass to
lure her to the bed and to him. A smile curled his lips when he felt her eyes move there.
She kept silent on her delight, and her frustration, at his tempting of her.
Instead of turning over, he stretched out on his stomach, trying to ignore the
simmering heat of his groin as he did. He smiled again when he felt his mate join him.
She seated herself on his thighs, laying her hands in his back, drawing his full attention.
He regretted not removing his shirt first as he would have adored having her hands on his
bare flesh.
Dori slid her hands up his back, bunching the silk of his shirt up near his
shoulders before she smoothed it back out again. He shivered when she teased the hair
near the nape of his neck, chills rising over his skin. She then dared to lean over him to
graze that skin with her teeth. He let out a low, appreciative sound, but knew she hadn t
bitten him hard enough to mark him as she knew she needed to. The need of it still
searing him to his very soul attesting the knowledge. She would need to draw his blood.
The idea should have sickened her, but in a quest meant to mark him as hers alone it sent
heat straight through her.
When she leaned back up, he felt her inch closer so that she now was perched on
his hips. The fingers of one hand continued to tease his hair as the other traced patterns
over his back, through the silk of his shirt, teasing the nerves there. He didn t know
whether to purr or to growl his frustration over this. Keeping still proved the hardest of
all. Her touches made him wish to wiggle under her in his appreciation and show her just
how much he desired her touch elsewhere.
 Dori, what are you doing? While he delighted in her attention of her fingers in
his hair and on his back, both burned him up inside with need, leaving him desperate for
far more than she gave him now. He hissed when she gave his hair a sharp tug. Whoever
had taught her that form of reprimand amongst the Feral-borns should be fed to the
Sirians. They should have been covered in some cream the Sirians couldn t resist and
bodily thrust right into the beast s great maws.
Well, two could play this trading of reprimands. He raised up on all fours,
snickering when she fell forward to grab him around the neck. His lips curled in a sexy
grin when she fell from his back and onto the bed beside him when she lost both her grip
and her balance. Much better. She looked quite nice in this position. Ready to be tempted
and pleased by him in many, many ways.
 We have great balance, dejah, he scolded as he moved to lean over her on all
fours.  You should not have fallen with such ease.
 You moved, she pointed out.
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 Excuses, excuses.
 Don t make me pull your hair again, I can t guarantee it would stay attached.
He growled at her threat.  Who taught you such a behavior?
 It s instinctive. I asked when I had the inclination to do that to a few people who
angered me.
 Really? And do males reprimand in the same way? He knew they didn t. They
had a much better means of disciplining their females, but he was curious if she knew it.
 They tend to bite things. And growl a lot.
Merrick chuckled. He was certainly doing that a lot with her.  What kinds if
 things do they bite? He dipped his head to nip at her chin.  Here? He lowered himself
against her, allowing to feel his warmth and strength against her.
 I m not sure about that. She curled her arms around his neck.  I much prefer
little nips interspersed with some creativity. She had grown tired of talking and wanted
to play with him.
Merrick s purr was one of the deepest of pleasures.  I believe I can grant you that,
my lady. He licked the area on her chin where he d nipped her, making his list of what
he would do to explore. A myriad of ideas of what he could do filled his mind. The
strongest of those ideas making his eyes narrow in hunger. He raised up on his hands and
knees, deciding if he should make such a suggestion or not.
 What is it, Merrick? Dori asked, growing concerned.
 I believe I would like to take a bath, Merrick said. Yes, that sounded right for
his plans. At first.
Dori hissed at the insult and planted her hands against his chest, giving him a hard
shove so that he fell in a sprawl across the bed. She sat up to leave the bed, whirling on
Merrick when he grabbed her by the arm, a growl of warning escaping her.
 With you, sweeting, he clarified, catching her other wrist when she moved to
slice him with her nails.  With you.
She let her anger drain out of her as delight swam in to replace it, along with her
desire.  That s better. she said. She slipped from the bed and headed to the bath
chamber, hearing Merrick rushing to catch up. When she grabbed her dress from the
floor, she heard him growl. The growl became a snarl when she put it on, stepping into a
pair of sandals as she did.  Behave.
Merrick merely growled again. The image of a kazi with its fur bristled and its
ears flat against its head in anger popped into her mind. She had to suppress the laugh it
drew, knowing it would only anger him more.
Every part of him ached. His cock, no doubt, had become an angry shade of the
darkest red, his balls a deep blue by now. Summoning his strength, he resisted pouncing
on Dori and driving himself right into her. Only she could free him of this ache in his
loins, but not if she was furious at him for failing this test of strength she wasn t even
aware she was placing on him. Her decision to not complete the bond with her mark on
him began the test of him fighting to keep his sanity while waiting for her to claim him as
her mate.
Attempting to soothe the ache himself would only make it worse unless she gave
him leave to do so. As his mate and chosen female, she held the key to his release from
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this ache. The key to keeping him sane.
If only I had thought to tell her that itty, bitty detail about the marking bite, I
wouldn t be in this mess, he thought glumly. And I wouldn t be working on a nice case of
blue balls to rival all cases now.
He sighed and rushed to catch up with Dori, hiding his pain from her. By instinct,
Dori wouldn t be moved by his plight. Well, she would, but her own body would betray
her by keeping her from helping him. A damnable price the males paid for the trade off
for them to rule the pride-clans while females ruled over the realm of pleasure and
passion. Females had the better deal in Merrick s opinion. They carried a great deal more [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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