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felt him—felt his essence. She’d felt his love for his family, his devotion to justice, his determination to let nothing stand in his way of doing the right thing.
    That same determination was flowing from him now. In every heavy thrust, in every achingly sweet kiss, she felt a force driving him forward. Driving her higher.
    Heat from his skin built until she wondered how it didn’t burn her. In the back of her mind she knew that getting burned was inevitable. She’d grown too close to him and he couldn’t stay. All she could do was enjoy the ride while it lasted.

Chapter Six
    Toren could not possess this woman enough. He was melded to her as close as a man could be, and yet he still wanted more.
    The sweet, liquid clench of her body around him drove him wild. Like a beast, he moved within her, unable to slow down. Power radiated around him. He could feel it shimmering in the air, gliding out of him despite his need to conserve what little magic he had left.
    It was as though the magic controlled him—something he’d been taught from childhood he should not allow. And yet entwined with his Adreeahbenwah, he could not hold it in.
    She gripped his arms and pulled her legs high against his sides, giving him room to move as he chose. Each of his hard thrusts was absorbed by her soft flesh. He marveled at that miracle for only a moment before the next clinging glide of skin on skin removed all thoughts from his mind.
    He needed to claim her—to mark her in some way for all to see. It was selfish for him to desire such a thing, but the urge was driving him on, loud and unyielding in its demands.
    More power gathered below his skin, heating it further.
    Her voice rang out in a note of surprise and surrender as he sent her spiraling through yet another climax. The rippling flow of her delicate muscles tipped him over the edge. He tried to hold back to give her more pleasure, but his own could not be stopped. It burst down his spine and out of his body.
    Power roared through his limbs and gathered against his will. It spilled from him, filling her clenching body in time with his release.
    She gasped and arched beneath him, holding him as tight as her slender arms would allow.
    Slowly the storm eased, leaving them both limp and spent.
    Toren braced his weight on his arms, but could not bring himself to slide from her warmth. He wanted to feel every last flutter of her pleasure.
    His skin cooled. All his heat was now pooled in her belly, along with whatever magic he had spent. If he had his way, he would have stayed inside her all day, but he could sense her growing discomfort in the way her legs kept shifting slightly.
    He eased from her and curled against her side. His thigh settled over her legs, and his hand splayed over her stomach. He could feel no lingering power within her. Whatever he’d done, it was gone now—a mystery he would likely never solve.
    She wiped her hair away from her damp face and turned to him. “You have a hell of a way of distracting a woman.”
    “Distracting? I meant only to bring us pleasure.”
    “You definitely succeeded there.”
    He trailed his fingers over her skin, enjoying the flush of satisfaction he’d given her. “Once I eat, I will please you again.”
    “Oh, no you don’t. You have work to do.”
    “Work?”
    She sat up, looking at him with anxiety tightening her expression. “Please tell me you remember.”
    Toren searched his mind for the work she seemed so concerned about, but his efforts revealed nothing. “Remember what?”
    Fear bloomed in her eyes, so plain he looked behind himself to see if some creature was there to attack.
    “Tell me what you remember.”
    His mind was hazy, which he didn’t think was right. “I remember you and me. The feel of your skin on mine. The scent of your hair. The sound of your voice as I please you. I remember watching you sleep.”
    She swallowed nervously. “Is that all?”
    “What more is there?”
    Based on the way her