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her spine and caressing her hair was any
indication, he did.
Against her better judgment, Tess found
herself melting against him. She didn’t know him—had never seen him before
today. And yet…there was something strangely familiar about this man. His arms
around her were comforting and his broad, hard chest against her cheek felt
warm and good. Tess could hear his heartbeat, even and slow. Also, being this
close to him she couldn’t help noticing that he smelled absolutely amazing.
God,
what is that scent? Some kind of alien aftershave? But the warm, rich aroma wasn’t like any aftershave or
cologne Tess had ever smelled. There was nothing artificial about it —it was
just a warm, clean musk that was dark and spicy and somehow completely
masculine. Like someone managed to bottle
the basic male essence or something, Tess thought dreamily. They should call it Ode de Hunk or Essence
of Hottie or something like that…
The warrior pulled her even closer and
lowered his head to bury his face in her hair.
“Gods, you smell good,” he rumbled in her
ear, his warm breath caressing the sensitive side of her neck. “And you feel
good in my arms.” He sighed deeply, his broad chest expanding with the gesture.
“I’m so glad I found you before it was too late. My blood was boiling but
you…you sooth it, little one.”
I do?
How? We haven’t even done anything yet.
Almost as though he’d heard her thoughts,
the big warrior pulled back a little and looked down into her eyes.
“Come,” he growled softly. Keeping an arm
around her shoulders, he led her the few short steps to the bed.
Oh my
God! Okay, here we go…
Tess’s heart, which had almost slowed down
to normal, started pounding again and she felt her entire body go tense. Was he
done cuddling now? Was he going to turn mean? Strip off her clothing and throw
her on the bed and—
But the big Kindred simply sat down on the
side of the big bed and pulled Tess between his legs. She stood there stiffly,
facing him, uncertain of what he wanted.
“Closer,” he murmured, pulling her into
his arms again. He was so tall they were almost face to face, even with him
sitting and her standing but he ducked his head and pressed his cheek to her
chest, just above her cleavage.
Now
what? Tess thought. But his gesture tugged at
her heart somehow. It was almost as though the big warrior was asking for
comfort, even though he didn’t say it out loud. Without meaning to, she found
she was carding her fingers through his thick, black spiky hair and humming
softly. His cheek against her chest was slightly rough with stubble but Tess
found she didn’t mind—she liked the scratchy sensation and the warmth of his
skin against hers.
She had the strangest feeling she knew him
from somewhere but that was crazy—she’d never seen him before in her life, she
was sure of it. After all, it wasn’t like he was someone you could forget. With
his huge, muscular physique and those pure, deep turquoise eyes fringed with inky
black lashes, he would stand out anywhere.
“Gods, I can hear your heart,” he murmured
at last.
Tess stiffed in his arms, her hands frozen
in his hair.
“I…uh…”
“It’s truly amazing, this Kindred
technology,” he continued, nuzzling against her. “If we had such things on
Rai’ku, perhaps…” He trailed off with a sigh.
Perhaps
what? Tess was relieved that he’d put her very
real heartbeat down to amazing artificial technology but this one-sided conversation
was becoming extremely frustrating. Where was Rai’ku? Was he not really
Kindred? He certainly looked Kindred
although she hadn’t seen any other warrior with such extraordinary eyes before.
Also, what was his name? She found herself wanting to ask but she was afraid a
real Pairing Puppet wouldn’t do that. From what she’d seen, they acted very
mechanically—wanting to know their client’s name probably wasn’t in their
programming.
“If only you were real,” he
indication, he did.
Against her better judgment, Tess found
herself melting against him. She didn’t know him—had never seen him before
today. And yet…there was something strangely familiar about this man. His arms
around her were comforting and his broad, hard chest against her cheek felt
warm and good. Tess could hear his heartbeat, even and slow. Also, being this
close to him she couldn’t help noticing that he smelled absolutely amazing.
God,
what is that scent? Some kind of alien aftershave? But the warm, rich aroma wasn’t like any aftershave or
cologne Tess had ever smelled. There was nothing artificial about it —it was
just a warm, clean musk that was dark and spicy and somehow completely
masculine. Like someone managed to bottle
the basic male essence or something, Tess thought dreamily. They should call it Ode de Hunk or Essence
of Hottie or something like that…
The warrior pulled her even closer and
lowered his head to bury his face in her hair.
“Gods, you smell good,” he rumbled in her
ear, his warm breath caressing the sensitive side of her neck. “And you feel
good in my arms.” He sighed deeply, his broad chest expanding with the gesture.
“I’m so glad I found you before it was too late. My blood was boiling but
you…you sooth it, little one.”
I do?
How? We haven’t even done anything yet.
Almost as though he’d heard her thoughts,
the big warrior pulled back a little and looked down into her eyes.
“Come,” he growled softly. Keeping an arm
around her shoulders, he led her the few short steps to the bed.
Oh my
God! Okay, here we go…
Tess’s heart, which had almost slowed down
to normal, started pounding again and she felt her entire body go tense. Was he
done cuddling now? Was he going to turn mean? Strip off her clothing and throw
her on the bed and—
But the big Kindred simply sat down on the
side of the big bed and pulled Tess between his legs. She stood there stiffly,
facing him, uncertain of what he wanted.
“Closer,” he murmured, pulling her into
his arms again. He was so tall they were almost face to face, even with him
sitting and her standing but he ducked his head and pressed his cheek to her
chest, just above her cleavage.
Now
what? Tess thought. But his gesture tugged at
her heart somehow. It was almost as though the big warrior was asking for
comfort, even though he didn’t say it out loud. Without meaning to, she found
she was carding her fingers through his thick, black spiky hair and humming
softly. His cheek against her chest was slightly rough with stubble but Tess
found she didn’t mind—she liked the scratchy sensation and the warmth of his
skin against hers.
She had the strangest feeling she knew him
from somewhere but that was crazy—she’d never seen him before in her life, she
was sure of it. After all, it wasn’t like he was someone you could forget. With
his huge, muscular physique and those pure, deep turquoise eyes fringed with inky
black lashes, he would stand out anywhere.
“Gods, I can hear your heart,” he murmured
at last.
Tess stiffed in his arms, her hands frozen
in his hair.
“I…uh…”
“It’s truly amazing, this Kindred
technology,” he continued, nuzzling against her. “If we had such things on
Rai’ku, perhaps…” He trailed off with a sigh.
Perhaps
what? Tess was relieved that he’d put her very
real heartbeat down to amazing artificial technology but this one-sided conversation
was becoming extremely frustrating. Where was Rai’ku? Was he not really
Kindred? He certainly looked Kindred
although she hadn’t seen any other warrior with such extraordinary eyes before.
Also, what was his name? She found herself wanting to ask but she was afraid a
real Pairing Puppet wouldn’t do that. From what she’d seen, they acted very
mechanically—wanting to know their client’s name probably wasn’t in their
programming.
“If only you were real,” he
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