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his chest, and then wrapped his arm around her waist.
    She wanted him to be equally as energetic while taking her body. She didn’t want him to ask, but lay her on the ground and make love to her.
    He squeezed her tightly to him. She liked the strength that enfolded her. Then he stepped off the edge of the cliff and grasped a chunk of solid stone that snapped with effort, and jabbed it into the side of the rock wall to slow their decent. While he held her, he watched her as if he was curious about her. The tough stone broke the brittle rock, chipping at the cliff as they fell. They slid to the bottom floor of the cave, effortlessly. They touched the ground with a heavy thump.
    Ky was impressed by their descent that he made look so easy. Not once did sharp protrusions scrape them. He had complete control. She stared up at the cave amazed how high they had been.
    Then a subtle scent of spicy cologne became increasingly stronger. A moment later she realized she had made him smell like that. Instantly, she wished she hadn’t changed him to make him smell sexually enticing, and as if her thoughts willed the scent to dissipate, it was gone. Cobaaron abruptly let go of her, and without a word took a few long strides from her for distance between them.
    After that, they walked in silence. He navigated the tunnels, which became increasingly smaller with every passage. Every once in awhile, he would stop to listen for sounds that she never heard or he would sniff the air. His careful actions troubled her. She kept close to him hoping he had excellent hearing and sense of smell. Her life depended on it. Ky didn’t think her body would survive another round with a troll, or worse, other creatures he was so keen to not divulge to her.
    They walked for so long her feet felt like she was striding on a surface of sharp tacks. Refusing to ask for rest, she hastily hobbled behind him, cringing from the pain.
    When she thought it was time to finally plead for rest, they headed into another cave. Cobaaron immediately stopped her, by holding out an arm. “Close your eyes, warriors,” he barked out his command. Cobaaron then clutched her arm, and hurried her passed the two standing guard at an entrance of the tunnel, and pinching their eyes tightly shut.
    Ky observed the warriors as they walked by. Like Cobaaron, they were tall and beefy, except for not as massive with muscle. They too wore the same attire of a scale skirt and laced boots with armbands. Evidently, it was the official warrior gear.
    He continued to lead her along the winding tunnel, until once again they turned down another passageway. They followed it for at least a mile. He obviously knew exactly how to get to the city, because he brought her through a complex maze of channels, which eventually had torches burning for light. The fire lit an array of colored gems that were embedded into the neatly chiseled rock making the walls glisten beautifully.
    When he sensed that she lagged behind, he let her observe the sparkling gems in the firelight as he explained why the walls twinkled. “This is Gem City, because of all the rare stones that naturally formed in the mountain around here. It’s the only thing beautiful in this city. Now, hurry up. We’re almost there.” He no sooner spoke when he held out an arm stopping her again. “Someone is coming. Hide behind me.”
    Ky did as she was told, but peered around his broad arm. A moment later two women walked around the corner, one was holding a bundle of cloth that swaddled a baby, and the other was holding a large pitcher of water. They froze and then smiled at Cobaaron with unmistakable longing. They giggled, as they flirted without words. Ky couldn’t believe the way they blatantly ogled him as if the only purpose for his bulging muscles was for the women to gape. She expected them to freely run a hand up and down his hard abs.
    Watching the women feast on his masculine beauty annoyed the daylights out of Ky. Possessively,