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“I don’t think he’ll hurt you because I believe he’s fallen in love with you,” I said truthfully. “He’s moved up the timeline because he’s jealous and knows that the more powerful you become, the more likely it is he’ll lose you.”

Aria only stared at me, unable to deny it.

After dinner I brought her to bed and slowly stripped away the camisole and panties she wore to bare her supple pale breasts to the cool night air. Her nipples were small and rosy, peaked with the cold and her arousal. I was hard and ready for her, but since our last love-making had been quick and furious, I wanted to make sure we fully enjoyed one another.

I kissed her lips and neck, and she spread her legs for me so that I would fit better between them. I tasted her mouth as our tongues danced upon each other. My fingers threaded through her soft, silky auburn hair as I brought her naked body closer.

“I could worship at your temple for all of eternity,” I said as I breathed in the light floral fragrance of her ski