strand
running behind their mating bond. It was thin and nearly invisible,
but he knew it hadn’t been there before. It came from her toward
him, and when he tried to touch it, it moved away only to resettle
back in its original position. A few more attempts until he managed
to skim along it before it danced out of his reach then he
retreated totally, planning on going back later to see if he could
figure it out.
“ When do we need to
leave?” she asked quietly.
“ Why would you agree to go
with me if you believe you could be hurt?” he questioned in the
same low intimate tone she had used.
“ Because you need my
help.”
Her words were simple, straightforward, and
meant so much to him. He nuzzled her hair, his hands beginning to
tug up her formfitting shirt. Her body shuddered but she stopped
his hands. Dane dipped his head and nipped her ear.
“ I’m assuming,” she said
drolly, “being detained didn’t allow you to grab any condoms, so
you need to not do that.”
He rumbled in her ear. “No condoms. I told
you to get some protection if you wanted it.”
She smacked his chest and rose up to glare
at him. “No way.”
A contented emotion filled him. Tilting his
head to the side, he reached up with one hand and touched her face
before winding it into her hair, watching her from beneath lowered
lids. “Why don’t you have them, or any form of protection?”
“ Why don’t you?” she
retorted.
Feisty woman you are, my
Aida. “I’ve not needed them.”
Flames of indignation rose in her gaze. “All
the women you bed have them or don’t require you use them?”
He tugged lightly on her
hair, pleased by her jealousy. “No. I don’t go around bedding women, Aida. The
last time I was with one, I did use a condom but it was a long time
ago, and I have no reason to carry them with me.” Dane watched her
expression smooth out. “Now, tell me why you don’t have any
protection. You are a beautiful woman.”
“ We’ll get to me in a
minute,” she said, brushing his question off. “Why won’t you get
them if you have carried them before?”
“ Because, Aida, when I
slide my thick cock inside you, there will be nothing between us. I want your
muscles and heat surrounding only me.” He pulled her close and
snarled low against her lips, “When you allow me inside you, I will
mark you for all time. This pussy will be mine, is mine , the only place my cock goes is in you, Aida. I will fill you
full with my seed and get you pregnant. I told you before, Aida. We
belong together, and I meant it. There is no reason for me to wear
one.”
Her body trembled, and her breath escaped
her in short pants. The air filled with the scent of her arousal,
and Dane could feel his need wash over him. He struggled to keep it
in check; his words were true but he wouldn’t take from her what
she may not be ready to give. Aida didn’t back off; she held his
gaze.
“ You seem pretty sure of
yourself there.” Her comment was dry.
“ I am.” With his other
hand, he slipped up under her short skirt and squeezed one cheek of
her ass. “Now tell me why you aren’t on anything.”
“ I have no need to be on
anything.”
“ What about Christopher?
Or Kees?” he asked, fighting to contain his rage at either one of
those men touching what was his.
“ Seriously?” Aida moved
away but he brought her back close.
“ Deadly.”
She shook her head. “We’re just
friends.”
“ So you’ve never slept
with them.”
“ Really?” Her shock at his
question was palpable. “It is possible for men to be friends with women and not
sleep together. Don’t you have a woman who is nothing more to you
than a friend?”
His mouth curved up as Zora’s image came to
him. “Yes. I do.”
“ She must mean a great
deal to you. That is one of the gentlest expressions I have ever
seen on your face.”
“ She does. You remind me a
lot of her.”
Aida’s face became deadpan. Before he knew
what happened, she’d gotten
running behind their mating bond. It was thin and nearly invisible,
but he knew it hadn’t been there before. It came from her toward
him, and when he tried to touch it, it moved away only to resettle
back in its original position. A few more attempts until he managed
to skim along it before it danced out of his reach then he
retreated totally, planning on going back later to see if he could
figure it out.
“ When do we need to
leave?” she asked quietly.
“ Why would you agree to go
with me if you believe you could be hurt?” he questioned in the
same low intimate tone she had used.
“ Because you need my
help.”
Her words were simple, straightforward, and
meant so much to him. He nuzzled her hair, his hands beginning to
tug up her formfitting shirt. Her body shuddered but she stopped
his hands. Dane dipped his head and nipped her ear.
“ I’m assuming,” she said
drolly, “being detained didn’t allow you to grab any condoms, so
you need to not do that.”
He rumbled in her ear. “No condoms. I told
you to get some protection if you wanted it.”
She smacked his chest and rose up to glare
at him. “No way.”
A contented emotion filled him. Tilting his
head to the side, he reached up with one hand and touched her face
before winding it into her hair, watching her from beneath lowered
lids. “Why don’t you have them, or any form of protection?”
“ Why don’t you?” she
retorted.
Feisty woman you are, my
Aida. “I’ve not needed them.”
Flames of indignation rose in her gaze. “All
the women you bed have them or don’t require you use them?”
He tugged lightly on her
hair, pleased by her jealousy. “No. I don’t go around bedding women, Aida. The
last time I was with one, I did use a condom but it was a long time
ago, and I have no reason to carry them with me.” Dane watched her
expression smooth out. “Now, tell me why you don’t have any
protection. You are a beautiful woman.”
“ We’ll get to me in a
minute,” she said, brushing his question off. “Why won’t you get
them if you have carried them before?”
“ Because, Aida, when I
slide my thick cock inside you, there will be nothing between us. I want your
muscles and heat surrounding only me.” He pulled her close and
snarled low against her lips, “When you allow me inside you, I will
mark you for all time. This pussy will be mine, is mine , the only place my cock goes is in you, Aida. I will fill you
full with my seed and get you pregnant. I told you before, Aida. We
belong together, and I meant it. There is no reason for me to wear
one.”
Her body trembled, and her breath escaped
her in short pants. The air filled with the scent of her arousal,
and Dane could feel his need wash over him. He struggled to keep it
in check; his words were true but he wouldn’t take from her what
she may not be ready to give. Aida didn’t back off; she held his
gaze.
“ You seem pretty sure of
yourself there.” Her comment was dry.
“ I am.” With his other
hand, he slipped up under her short skirt and squeezed one cheek of
her ass. “Now tell me why you aren’t on anything.”
“ I have no need to be on
anything.”
“ What about Christopher?
Or Kees?” he asked, fighting to contain his rage at either one of
those men touching what was his.
“ Seriously?” Aida moved
away but he brought her back close.
“ Deadly.”
She shook her head. “We’re just
friends.”
“ So you’ve never slept
with them.”
“ Really?” Her shock at his
question was palpable. “It is possible for men to be friends with women and not
sleep together. Don’t you have a woman who is nothing more to you
than a friend?”
His mouth curved up as Zora’s image came to
him. “Yes. I do.”
“ She must mean a great
deal to you. That is one of the gentlest expressions I have ever
seen on your face.”
“ She does. You remind me a
lot of her.”
Aida’s face became deadpan. Before he knew
what happened, she’d gotten
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