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kiss he pressed to my wrist sent tendrils of warmth up my arm and set the butterflies to fluttering in my stomach. His warm breath brushed against my ear as he leaned over to whisper, “I want to stay here with you.”
    I sighed and leaned my head against his shoulder. He released my hand and I rested it on his thigh as he put his arm around my shoulders and pulled me closer next to him.
    The sound of our friends’ chatter and laughter faded a little as they continued around the course, but I could still hear them. I closed my eyes, exhausted, but afraid to sleep. The exhaustion and the warmth and safety of Johnathan’s arm around me won over and I drifted off. I’m not sure how long I slept before the Incubus found me.
    His hot breath blew on my face right before his mouth closed over mine. And, once again, I was lost to his power. My mind was overcome as my body responded to the kiss. His lips moved over mine, gentle and slow.
Mmm. His lips are so soft and warm.
That thought flooded my mind, pushing all others away. The light touch was torture. I wanted more.
    “
Come to me, Paige. I’m waiting just outside. Come.”
    Heart pounding, I stood, only partially conscious of what I was doing. I hesitated and turned back toward the bench and Johnathan.
    “
Come to me, Paige.”
    His power over my mind won out and I turned away from Johnathan. The Incubus led me, in this dream state, through a door. I was bumped and jostled by the people inside. My mind faintly registered the clanging and noise of video games. I was led through another door, my hands outstretched to push it open even though I couldn’t see that it was there. My hand trailed along the cinderblock wall as the unseen force steered me around a corner of the building. My feet crunched on gravel where the blacktop ended. I instantly knew when the dream state terminated and the real Incubus took my hand. As strong and real as he had felt before, the feelings were a hundred times stronger now. Warmth emanated from him like a bonfire.
    “Isn’t this so much better? You’re even more beautiful in the daylight. And, now you can see me better, too.”
    That statement brought me back to reality. “I can’t see you. I’m blind.” My heart leapt as my slowly-clearing mind finally realized the danger this encounter bore. I turned to flee, but he held fast to my arm.
    He pushed my back up against the wall of the building, his hands firmly gripping my shoulders. He leaned his body against me and placed his hands on the wall above and to either side of my head, close enough that his thumbs brushed against my temples. His lips came down hard, crushing mine. In a
wonderful
way. All thoughts of fleeing left as my lips responded to his.
    He pulled away and I moved my head forward in an attempt to keep my lips in contact with his. I felt his warm breath next to my ear. “Paige, I’m sorry. I didn’t know. That may explain your unique ability to deny me what I know we both want. My exquisite looks are what draw most women to me.”
    I couldn’t really concentrate on his words with his lips pressed against my ear.
    “We can get past this little roadblock, though. I feel you caving in. Give in to your desires, Paige. Give in.” His lips brushed against mine, teasing. He trailed his fingers down the sides of my face, down my shoulders, resting on my upper arms for a brief moment as his thumbs brushed against the sides of my chest. I shivered at the touch, my heart beat fast and hard in response. His hands continued their slow caress, leaving my arms and finally coming to rest around my waist. His hands were large enough that his fingers touched at the small of my back.
    I could still feel the warmth from the trail his fingers had followed down to my waist. Any and all thoughts of resistance were gone. I put my uninjured arm around his neck and searched for his lips with mine. I was lost, confused, as something tickled at the edges of my conscience. As his lips pressed to