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as their empress. He sighed. Then Rynlyn will be installed as my successor. It s going
to be a gods-be-damned long night and it will be late into the morning even
noontime before we will be able to slip away to& He looked away. To our
apartments.
She knew what had interrupted his words. She knew he was terrified of making her
a Lady-Reaper. Her pain was ever in the forefront of his mind and she sensed it like a
lurking cobra lying in wait to strike at him when he least expected it.
What does it look like? she asked to distract him.
Ryden s eyebrows drew together. What?
The gown, silly! she said. What does it look like?
His forehead relaxed. It s dark red silk with solid gold threads running through it,
fashioning the Royal Seal of Aduaidh Prime.
Her gaze went to the tattoo on his shoulder.
Along the ten-foot train is a three-inch band of gold wire tatted into lace.
It sounds beautiful, she said.
Not as beautiful as the woman who will wear it, he said. He snaked his hand
around her neck to draw her lips down to his. His tongue slid seductively across her
lower lip before easing into her mouth.
Umm, she said then drew back. She gave him a look that made his cock swell.
You know what I want?
You can have anything your heart desires, he said, and meant it.
She pulled his hand from her neck to her breast to mold his hot palm over the
softness. Her eyes fused with his.
I want to pretend.
Ryden s brows shot up. Pretend what?
She licked her lips then pressed his hand harder against her bosom.
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I want you to conquer me, Ryden Bakari, she said in a husky voice that made his
entire body clench. I want you to be the marauder who rides down from the mountain
with your hoard of ravaging warriors on your cold black steed to attack my village.
His brows came down with confusion. You want what? he questioned.
I want you to see me hiding near my tent and I want you to be so overcome with
lust that you can think of nothing but ravishing me.
I do that already, he reminded her.
I want you to rein in your mount, throw a leg over its head, slide to the ground
and come running after me with pure devilment in your golden eyes.
He arched a single brow. Pure devilment, eh?
I ll turn and flee shrieking to the heavens that I have a ravisher hot on my
heels and I ll run into the jungle. She licked her lips again. And you will come after
me in tireless pursuit until you have run me to ground.
His cock was so hard he had to shift position on the mat. Then what?
You will grab me around the waist, spin me around, bend me backward and kiss
me until my knees buckle. Then you will toss me over your shoulder and carry me to
your lair where&
I ve got a lair in your jungle? he questioned.
She swatted at his shoulder. Pay attention, Burgon!
His lips twitched. I m all ears, wench.
She frowned. Where was I?
I was carrying you to this lair I seem to have on your world, he reminded her.
Oh aye. She licked her lips a third time and it was all he could do not to pounce
on her. Then you throw me to a soft bed of furs in your lair and have your wicked way
with me, thrusting my flailing legs wide apart with your knees, falling on me and
rutting like a man crazed.
Crazed, no doubt, with lust, he added.
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Of course, crazed with lust! Her eyes sparkled. Can we pretend that?
He squeezed her breast gently. No, wench, not right now.
Miri blinked. What? she all but shrieked at him, her eyes wide with disbelief.
He pulled his hand from her grasp and stood. Right now, I ve got to go see Tarik
and have a conference with him.
Now? she demanded, hands on her bare hips. You ve got to go see Tarik now?
Right this minute, he said, wishing the hard erection poking straight out in front
of him would subside as he reached for his pants.
Ryden! she protested in a little girl voice.
He had difficulty stuffing his aching shaft into his pants but he managed. He turned
to chuck her under the chin. When I come back, we ll play. How s that?
Tossing her head, she sent him a murderous glare then ignored him as he walked to
the door. She was hurt that he was taking her suggestion as though it were of no
importance. To her, it was very important. It had taken her a while to work up her
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