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abraded her neck, and he smelled himself all over her. Tynan had to have noticed.
Then again, the other wizard might not care. Tynan's magical signature, the aura around him,
told Ronan that he was unmated and had not yet Called to a female to make her his. Perhaps the
other wizard found Kari as irresistible as he did.
"You got what you wanted." She raised her chin. "You shagged me, like every other woman.
We both know that was it. I saw no reason to linger. I have a life here. Responsibilities."
"And another magical--" What was the human term? "--boyfriend?"
"Don't you dare behave as if I matter to you! After last night and this morning, I know
perfectly well that I don't."
"What the bloody hell are you talking about?"
"Don't act jealous or pretend you care what I do with Tynan."
Ronan tensed. What she did with Tynan? His brain instantly conjured visions of the other
wizard divesting Kari of her clothes, pressing his lips to the sweet red bow of her mouth, holding
her hips as he sank deep inside her. The murderous urge returned, along with another, stronger
urge to claim her.
To Call to her.
Foolishly, this morning he'd even gone so far as to scour his uncle's magical reference books
and read the ritual words, which he'd never seen before. He did more than read the words; he
memorized them. Ronan couldn't explain why except that something compelled him.
Calling himself every sort of idiot, he cradled her cheek in his hand, holding firm when she
would have pulled away. "I don't know what gave you the notion I don't care or that you're like
every other woman. Nothing..." He swallowed. "Nothing could be further from the truth."
Kari pressed her lips together and closed her eyes, shutting him out. "Don't. Raiden told
me..."
"What?" His eyes narrowed as he contemplated beating the hell out of his twin. "What did he
tell you?"
"I'm not special. You take every woman to your room, your bed, then shag them breathless."
She gave a hollow laugh. "The sheets seemed clean, thank goodness. But--"
"That is a lie! I have never taken a woman in my bed. I never wanted any of them in my
personal space, never wanted to picture them there. You... I had to have you there. Nowhere else
would do."
Kari squeezed her eyes shut, and tears rolled down her face. Damn it, why wouldn't she
believe him?
"Raiden already told me the truth, please...just--"
"He told you shit!"
Suddenly, Kari twisted away from him and ran toward the back room. He sprinted after her,
unable to let her go, at least until he'd convinced her of the truth. Then if she still wanted him to
leave her alone...he'd respect her wishes, even if it ripped his heart to pieces.
Just before she disappeared behind the door marked "Employees Only," he grabbed her arm.
She spun around. Her nose had gone red and tears tracked down her face. And still she looked
beautiful to him. His heart lurched at the thought that, in his pursuit to give Kari pleasure, he had
caused her pain.
"What do you want? You wanted to shag me. I let you. It's done."
"No! You're more than a fuck. Far more."
She shook her head. "So what do you want now? To hear that I love you? Will your conquest
be incomplete until you rip out my heart completely? Fine. I love you. I've loved you for the past
six months, at least. Watching you disappear with woman after woman, knowing exactly what
you were doing with them... I can't take it anymore."
She loved him? No instinct needed, just the simple emotion in her heart. And she trusted it,
believed it. Ronan paused. What was in his heart? After nearly a century of numbness, an empty
void of a heart, he'd never given his heart much thought. But he did now.
He loved her, too.
Deep in his chest where his heart beat, it beat for her now. The thought of taking another
woman to his bed no longer appealed. He wanted to know that her every day and night was his to
fill, her body and heart his to love.
Was this his mating instinct? Perhaps the curse was rubbish, propagated by ancestors who
would rather shag their way to the grave than belong to any one woman.
It was possible. Curses wore off. He was no longer like his sire, his twin, his uncles... He
wanted one woman. Forever.
"Kari--"
"No." Her voice trembled, and she drew in a deep breath. "I'll miss your friendship, and I
don't want to turn away your business. But I need time away--"
"I can't give it." If "away" meant away from him, no.
He cupped a hand around her neck and pressed his mouth to hers sweetly. She gasped against
his lips, then softened against him. Gently, he nudged his way inside and nearly drowned in the [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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