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affected by the nearness. Mace smelled so good, she’d been salivating since the moment he’d pulled her up in front of him. And his arms felt so right around her. Not to mention his devastating masculinity, intelligence and hidden depths. He was a complete package and Krysta was more than attracted to him. She was perilously close to becoming hopelessly enamored of the young knight.
Nellin landed with a lighter step than she had expected and all too soon, Mace was hopping down. He turned back, reaching up to catch her as she too dismounted and she liked the way he held her against his hard body for just a moment. He wasn’t fresh, but he was letting her know in subtle ways that he was as attracted as she was.
He was taking things slow, which suited her at the moment. Krysta had commitments to the Jinn he would need to understand and accept if she decided to take him as a lover.
It didn’t appear Mace knew much about the Jinn and she’d have to educate him a bit before this went any farther, but for the moment she was truly enjoying his slow, almost shy seduction. It was altogether sweet and something she hadn’t experienced in far too long.
Mace made her feel feminine. And treasured.
Krysta hadn’t felt either of those sensations in too long a time. It was only right to take a moment to bask in this honorable man’s flattering attentions. There was time enough yet to grab him by the hair, wrestle him down to the ground and have her wicked way with him.
All in good time.
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Mace didn’t know exactly what was going on behind those lovely grey eyes, but he liked Krysta’s reactions to Nellin and flying with the dragon for the first time. If Mace wanted to get serious with a woman, it was vital she accept his dragon partner. And Mace wanted to get very serious, indeed, with Krysta.
She was a woman of many facets and he liked each one he’d so far seen. She was a warrior, but she had a quiet femininity that appealed to him on a basic level. She didn’t compete with men like so many female warriors always seemed to feel the need to do.
No, Krysta was comfortable in her own skin, confident of her superior abilities and secure in her femininity.
The result was all too attractive for Mace to ignore. This was a woman to be admired—and won. Mace wanted to win her heart in the worst possible way. He wanted her as his lover, but if the Mother of All were smiling on him, he would have her also as his life partner. His wife.
Nellin liked her and she appeared to get along with the dragon. Now it was up to Mace to court her and pray that she found room in her heart for him, his dragon partner, and whoever Nellin’s eventual mating brought into the circle of their family. For to be a knight’s mate meant the woman must accept two knights into her life, and her bed.
It was the way of dragons and knights, though it was often difficult for women who hadn’t been born and raised in Draconia to understand or accept. Still, Krysta was an exceptional woman in all ways. Perhaps she’d be more open to the idea than other women not of this land. Mace could only hope…and pray.
They sat on the soft moss under the promised leafy branches of a small grove of trees. From their vantage point they could see the lazy current of the river and hear its gentle trickling sounds. They could also see the meadow that was overgrown with colorful and fragrant wildflowers. The scent of the blossoms floated sweetly on the gentle breeze that soughed through the trees overhead.
The afternoon was perfect. It was magic.
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Nellin rolled in the meadow, enjoying the idyllic setting in his own way, skipping through the river for a while, chasing and catching a few fish that he quickly gobbled up.
Mace watched Krysta watch the dragon. All the signs were favorable. She seemed truly interested and not the least bit frightened of Nellin, which was all to the
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