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shehaltedassheheardtheunstakablesoundofsteelagainststeel,likethesoundshedheardinahundredsovies.”tarik”shesaidunderherbreath,thenstayedstillandlistened.hesoundagain,shedidatebutpickedupherskirtsandbeganrunningthroughthegrassandanwhohadhis

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artroundtariksthroat,ahugepedontothebaan,bringingthero”areyouallright”kadyaskedasshethresaroundtariksebackforyou,but”

shebrokeoffbecausesheuldfeeltarikhug,asinlaughter.

slohindlookedupathisfausent.”illexplaihinginafirstithierlookaftergrandfather.”

asintriguingasthis.forthelastseveralhoursshehadbeenfranti,ashadluke,buthereheagain,sotolookatthenontheground,kadykeptlyputhisarroundhershouldersandledherbaanontheground,self.”areyouallright”tarikasked,lookingdoan.

kadydidntan,assheeodo.butanlookedupather,shealstgasped,forheedarkeyes,thesalips,thesalookofsensualitythathadaladekadyskneesweak.

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herfirstrea,butsheheldherground.insteadoflookingathishestaredoffintospaan.”thisiskady”thenaskedinanaeof.”

tariktightenedhisgriponkadysshoulders.”andsheisou,”shehissedasshehithintheribsakehieleaseher.”youletlukekno”

,hesothedherhairbae.”

forthefirsttishelookedupathiandatter,aslongashebutstill...

readingtheexpressioninhereyes,tarikhuggedhernothungry,butiurethepeoplebaeahe”

theoldernpfonthesideofhisforehead,aguiltyforit.ansfa”itisnothing,”thensaidashebenttotakeherhandandkisstheairaboveit.”suchasiaothytokissoneasbeautifulasyou.”

kadylookedupattarikasthoughtoask,isthisnforrealbuttarikadeherthinkheonoend.ovedout