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    Her heart began to race again, and she held her breath as he brushed his lips along her collarbone, so lightly she could barely feel it. "Wow." The word slipped out unbidden, and Travis chuckled, a deep, warm sound that seemed to reverberate through her entire body.
    "You like that?" He did it again, and chills raced down her arms, down her spine, and along her legs.
    "Yes." She didn't lift her head from his chest, not wanting to ruin this moment by having him kiss her. If he kissed her, it would change his arms from a safe, tempting haven, to something bold, dangerous, and terrifying, something she couldn't handle.
    His fingers tunneled through her hair, a gesture so intimate and sensual that tears suddenly sprang to her eyes. Was she really so lonely that a simple touch could make her cry? Was that really the life she'd carved out for herself? She kept herself so busy that she never thought about being held or being loved by a man. She didn't miss it, and she didn't care...until now. Until Travis had made her remember what it felt like to be held so intimately.
    His lips brushed against her ear, his breath warm. "I want to kiss you." His voice was low, his words searing through her.
    She stiffened, panic closing her throat.
    He swore under his breath, and his hands stilled their exploration. "Sorry. I'm an ass. That was uncool—"
    "Okay." The whisper barely made it past her lips, past her panic, past her fear. She was terrified of being kissed, but the longing that Travis had awakened in her was so much stronger than her fear.
    She didn't want to be afraid.
    She wanted to live, just for this brief moment.
    Travis tensed, and for a split second, she was filled with a horror that maybe he hadn't meant it literally, that he didn't want to actually kiss her.
    Then his fingers tightened in her hair, and he pulled back just enough so she could see his face. His blue eyes were searing in intensity, blazing with emotion she couldn't begin to identify. For a long, agonizing moment, he simply stared at her, and then he bent his head, and she knew he was going to kiss her.

Chapter 5
    T he moment his lips touched Lissa's, Travis knew he was lost to her. Forever.
    Her lips were softer than anything he could have imagined. Her kiss was so tentative that he wanted to wrap her up in a protective shield forever. He kissed her lightly, careful not to scare her. A tiny nibble of her lower lip. A light brush of his tongue across the corner of her mouth. Need roared through him, not to consume her, but to protect her, to cherish her, to offer her a kiss that would shine light into her world, not darkness.
    No woman had ever brought out his protective nature before, at least not in this way. Yeah, he'd come to the aid of Chase's wife when she'd been in trouble, and he'd been ready to do whatever it took to keep her safe, but that was different. That had been protecting an innocent against a bully, against a piece of shit as bad as his own father had been.
    Lissa had awakened in him something more intimate and personal, something quieter. He didn't want to beat his chest and fight to keep her safe. He wanted to be gentle, to cradle her spirit in his hands, to take away her fear of his kiss.
    Her hands were loosely linked around his neck, not holding tight, almost as if she were trying to keep a distance from him. Denial roared through him, a need to break down the walls she was trying to keep between them. He needed to reach her, to feel her, to connect with her.
    Keeping his hand in her hair, he deepened the kiss, asking for her to part her lips as he locked his arm around her waist and pulled her tighter against him. For a split second, she stiffened, but just as he started to loosen his arm, she melted into him. Her body went soft and pliable, her arms tightened around his neck, and she began to kiss him back.
    Heat poured through him, a primal, unexpected need that was no longer quite so gentle. He angled his head, stunned by the