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so
hot and bothered that you’d literally beg at my feet for relief.”
She slipped two fingers below the waist of his jeans and felt the
hard bulge grow. “I would bring you to the brink of climax and hold
you there until you writhed in sheer agony.” Her tongue circled the
hardened nipple on his chest, making him groan. “I could make you
feel things you’ve never felt before then shut you down cold.” Her
hand curled around his hard length beneath the denim. “And
everything I did would be pure with no cultivated enhancements.”
She nipped at his ear and whispered. “I’d let you get so close that
you’d feel my heat.” She stroked him slowly, teasingly.
    He released a
jagged breath and closed his eyes. “Please…don’t stop.”
    “And as much as
I want you to lay me down right here, right now and make wild love
to me…” she purred while kissing the corners of his sensual mouth.
“I can’t. But that, my love, is not your punishment. You
will always wonder if a child, your child, is wandering
around out there slaying dragons or breeding more offspring. That is your punishment for what you’ve done tonight and I
can’t top that.” She slid her hand from his jeans then stepped
back.
    A pained look
flooded his eyes. “I think you just did.” He moved toward her.
“Please, end my torment. Love me or hate me, anything but the
in-between.”
    “You still reek
of her.” Flame wrinkled her nose in disgust.
    “I’ll shower.
Just don’t leave, okay?”
    She nodded then
walked to the sofa and plopped into it. “And for the record…that
kiss was not just for show.”
    A charming
smile beset his gorgeous face before he trotted up the stairs.
    Her night of
uninterrupted sleep had been shattered. She didn’t feel up to
seeking out a hotel at this hour. While Raef showered, she watched
early morning television. Naami’s surprise appearance added to her
already complicated situation. With trust issues already on the
table, she had no idea how to sort this mess. No doubt, Raef would
question her about the Satellite once his guilt began to subside,
thanks to a jealous queen. Flame knew that once this war ended that
Naami would lose her crown because of her underhanded tactics.
    Seducing
another woman’s boyfriend, even if unbound, was unethical but not
unforgivable given the nature of her breed. However, snooping in
Flame’s personal belongings to secure an address and stealing from
the lab were definitely criminal acts in their underground nation.
Naami would be stripped of all privileges and sent to live in the
common grounds if not worse. Though Flame was furious with her at
the moment, she felt sad over the inevitable outcome. Treachery
within their peaceful colony rarely occurred. When it did, everyone
felt the shame.
    “Do I smell
better?” Raef returned clad only in a towel about his waist, and
slid onto the couch behind her.
    “Much.” She
snuggled into his embrace.
    “Maybe we can
start this day over,” he murmured. “I won’t ask you about the
Satellite and you can show mercy on me for my indiscretion.”
    She rolled over
to face him and smiled. His easy-going nature was hard to resist.
“Did you kiss Naami?”
    “No, not once.
The whole thing feels like a strange dream. I wasn’t even sober and
that scent…odd. I couldn’t seem to resist it. Is that what your
sisterhood will give women who want what they can’t get on their
own? Not everyone is as stunning as you.”
    “Ah, flattery
from a guilty heart,” she teased.
    “Mm, you know
I’m sincere.”
    “Yes, I do.”
She petted his still damp hair while gazing at his face. “And the
potion is still in the testing phase. At the last meeting, the lab
techs reported progress but were not ready to release it for
experimentation. They said there are still some concerns about
serious side effects.”
    “And Naami knew
this?”
    “Yes, but she
was obviously willing to risk her health to have you. Can’t say I
blame her. You are