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instead. He didn’t release it until he once again had his blood hunger well under wraps.
Rolling to his side, Denger shifted Nyx in his arms so she lay with her head pillowed on his chest. It was a special kind of torture to have her lying naked against him, his blood hunger clawing at his guts, wanting to feed from her to be absolutely certain she was indeed his mate. But it was a torture he wouldn’t give up for anything. Now that he’d slept with her, he couldn’t put off telling Nyx what he truly was for too much longer. Already, his blood hunger had increased to the point where it was more than just a minor nuisance. And eventually, the chances of him slipping up and 53
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giving her a good flash of his fangs were good. Having to hide what he was from the rest of mortal kind, Denger hated that he still had to keep it hidden from Nyx. He looked at her when he felt her body go lax against his. He smiled. Her eyes were closed and her chest rose and fell with each even breath she took in sleep. He’d give her a week to become closer to him, then he’d tell her about him being one of Ra’s Chosen warriors.
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Nyx slowly came awake when the hard, warm body she snuggled against shifted out from under her. She blinked open her eyes in time to get an excellent view of Denger’s muscular chest before he bent over and picked up his jeans from the floor. Still facing her, he stepped into them and did them up. She sighed with regret. At the sound, Denger smiled when their gazes met. “You’re awake.”
She lifted her head and rested it on her hand. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to fall asleep on you.”
He bent and gave her a quick kiss on the lips before he picked up his t-shirt. “You don’t have to apologize. I didn’t mind.”
She followed his movements with her eyes as he pulled his shirt on and tucked his long hair behind his ears. His gaze then went to the floor as if he were searching for something. “You’re leaving already? You don’t have to, you know?”
Obviously spotting what he was looking for, Denger bent to pick it up. Nyx saw it was the piece of leather he’d used to tie back his hair. He pulled his hair into a ponytail and retied it, which caused her gaze to follow the flexing of his large biceps. Denger nodded. “Yeah, I have to go. I wish I could stay longer, but I can’t.”
“When will I see you again?”
“Do you work tomorrow?”
“No. Since tomorrow is Sunday and Janet doesn’t open the bookstore, I’m off again.”
“All right. Then how about I take you out for lunch tomorrow?”
Nyx pushed herself up to a sitting position and took hold of a couple of belt loops on Denger’s jeans. She used them to tug him closer to the side of the bed. “How about 55
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instead you come and take me out for supper, then we can spend the rest of the night together?”
He brushed a lock of hair out of her eyes. “I wish I could, but my nights are usually not my own.”
Nyx let go of his belt loops and trailed her hands around his sides and down to his muscled ass. “I thought you said you didn’t work.”
Denger bit back a groan when she kneaded his ass with her fingers. “Ah…I don’t, but I have a commitment I have to keep. Something I do every night.”
She inched closer to the edge of the bed and rubbed her cheek against Denger’s abs.
“Are you sure I can’t convince you not to do whatever it is you have to do tomorrow night. It’s only for one night.”
“I’m positive. By the gods, Nyx, if you don’t stop touching me like that I won’t be able to leave.”
Nyx lifted her head to look at him. “I said you didn’t have to leave. I’m sure we can find lots of things to do to pass the time.”
Denger gently pried her hands off him and took a step back. His chest rapidly rose and fell and there was an impressive bulge in his jeans. He shook his head while his heated gaze ran over her naked body. “With
Rolling to his side, Denger shifted Nyx in his arms so she lay with her head pillowed on his chest. It was a special kind of torture to have her lying naked against him, his blood hunger clawing at his guts, wanting to feed from her to be absolutely certain she was indeed his mate. But it was a torture he wouldn’t give up for anything. Now that he’d slept with her, he couldn’t put off telling Nyx what he truly was for too much longer. Already, his blood hunger had increased to the point where it was more than just a minor nuisance. And eventually, the chances of him slipping up and 53
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giving her a good flash of his fangs were good. Having to hide what he was from the rest of mortal kind, Denger hated that he still had to keep it hidden from Nyx. He looked at her when he felt her body go lax against his. He smiled. Her eyes were closed and her chest rose and fell with each even breath she took in sleep. He’d give her a week to become closer to him, then he’d tell her about him being one of Ra’s Chosen warriors.
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Chapter Seven
Nyx slowly came awake when the hard, warm body she snuggled against shifted out from under her. She blinked open her eyes in time to get an excellent view of Denger’s muscular chest before he bent over and picked up his jeans from the floor. Still facing her, he stepped into them and did them up. She sighed with regret. At the sound, Denger smiled when their gazes met. “You’re awake.”
She lifted her head and rested it on her hand. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to fall asleep on you.”
He bent and gave her a quick kiss on the lips before he picked up his t-shirt. “You don’t have to apologize. I didn’t mind.”
She followed his movements with her eyes as he pulled his shirt on and tucked his long hair behind his ears. His gaze then went to the floor as if he were searching for something. “You’re leaving already? You don’t have to, you know?”
Obviously spotting what he was looking for, Denger bent to pick it up. Nyx saw it was the piece of leather he’d used to tie back his hair. He pulled his hair into a ponytail and retied it, which caused her gaze to follow the flexing of his large biceps. Denger nodded. “Yeah, I have to go. I wish I could stay longer, but I can’t.”
“When will I see you again?”
“Do you work tomorrow?”
“No. Since tomorrow is Sunday and Janet doesn’t open the bookstore, I’m off again.”
“All right. Then how about I take you out for lunch tomorrow?”
Nyx pushed herself up to a sitting position and took hold of a couple of belt loops on Denger’s jeans. She used them to tug him closer to the side of the bed. “How about 55
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instead you come and take me out for supper, then we can spend the rest of the night together?”
He brushed a lock of hair out of her eyes. “I wish I could, but my nights are usually not my own.”
Nyx let go of his belt loops and trailed her hands around his sides and down to his muscled ass. “I thought you said you didn’t work.”
Denger bit back a groan when she kneaded his ass with her fingers. “Ah…I don’t, but I have a commitment I have to keep. Something I do every night.”
She inched closer to the edge of the bed and rubbed her cheek against Denger’s abs.
“Are you sure I can’t convince you not to do whatever it is you have to do tomorrow night. It’s only for one night.”
“I’m positive. By the gods, Nyx, if you don’t stop touching me like that I won’t be able to leave.”
Nyx lifted her head to look at him. “I said you didn’t have to leave. I’m sure we can find lots of things to do to pass the time.”
Denger gently pried her hands off him and took a step back. His chest rapidly rose and fell and there was an impressive bulge in his jeans. He shook his head while his heated gaze ran over her naked body. “With
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