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seeking to tame the ache she had created. He paused in their kiss, opening his mouth as he slid her next to his arousal. The water caressed her, burning hotter near his erection.
    Yusef suddenly pulled back. If they finished this mad tirade, the council would sense it on them. If he broke the law, his marriage would be disapproved and he would be forced to live the rest of his very long life alone. Not until she publicly declared she wanted him by breaking his crystal, could he claim her.
    Olena, too impassioned with the new feelings to stop, went forward to nuzzle his neck. His pulse jumped beneath her kisses.
    "No," he commanded. "Stop."
    Stop! Her brain screamed in disbelief. Did he just tell me to stop? Nobody tells me to stop!
    "We can’t do this," he said, feeling like a fool as the words came out. He wanted to caress, but he took them away from her skin in denial. Her lips slid along his jaw to his mouth. Her wide emerald eyes stared into his gray ones.
    "Why not?" she asked, persistent. "Who would ever know?"
    "I would know," he answered with pride. "The council will know."
    Olena shrugged, moving to kiss him again. Her body was at such a pitch that she didn’t care about the council or this man’s sudden discovery of honor. Just a moment ago, when he was trying to nestle his erection closer to her inner thighs, where had his sense of honor and his fear of the council been?
    "Kiss me," she demanded, her eyes alighting with the mischievous shield to block him out. "Now."
    "Say please," he teased.
    Her eyes hardened. All vulnerability was gone when she looked at him. Her smile cocked dangerously to the side. A wave of bitterness and despair crashed inside her, caving in her heart. She was a fool. This man was good, she’d give him that. He’d turned her own con back on her and like a dupe she’d fallen for it. He’d made her admit to wanting him only to deny her. A lovely pout on her features, Olena leaned forward.
    Yusef watched her, thinking she was perhaps one of the most beautiful creatures in the world. Soapsuds clung to her breasts, drawing his eyes. He would never know how he got the willpower to stop her advances. Her naked arms stretched above her head. Sometime during their play the wristbands had fallen off into the water. Yusef swallowed as her cream colored breasts shifted with the movement of her arms.
    Olena took her fingers to her hair and pulled the firefly pin from her locks. With a shake, her hair spread over her skin like trails of fire. Her wide, sultry gaze looked deep into his. His breath caught. She saw the look and knew the battle was now hers. He wouldn’t be refusing her again. Leaning forward, she brushed a kiss to his lips.
    "Please…?" She pulled back with a pout. Her eyes hardened and she jabbed the tip of the firefly hairpin into Yusef’s neck. Pushing the firefly’s wings down, she injected a sleeping agent, so strong that it could easily put an elephant out, into his bloodstream.
    Yusef stiffened, feeling the poke. His arms lifted to grab her. Instantly, his vision blurred and his hands dropped into the water with a big splash. He couldn’t move. Even as he was passing out he managed a light curse, his dark eyes glaring hotly. As his vision faded around the treacherously lovely being watching over him, he saw her smile waver into a hard look. She waved at him, insolently wiggling her fingers, as she said darkly, "I just don’t say please, husband."
    Olena pulled the pin from his neck. The wound dotted with blood but did not drip. He would be out for the rest of the night. Standing, she did not smile as she slipped the pin back into her hair.
    When she finished pinning up her locks, she looked down at Yusef, staring at his naked body for a long time. He was incredible. His touch was fire and her body sung with what he did to her. She would have to be careful. This barbarian had almost tricked her into forgetting herself.
    Not bothering to dress and knowing he would be out