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shocked her.
    How did he get down here so fast? She dropped to a
knee and scanned the hewn rock tunnel paths for signs of movement. Nothing. The
hair on the back of her neck stood on end. She could feel it, the itch behind
the eyes that told her she was being hunted. Really hunted. Kendra moved
quickly from tunnel to tunnel, staying to the shadows.
    “You have to use all of your senses Desh’ra .” He’d
called her that once before. What did it mean? “The mating makes all of us more
aware of our surroundings. Inhale deeply. Draw the scents in and let them roll
around on your tongue.”
    Kendra caught herself doing just that. She inhaled slowly,
dragging the scents across her tongue.
    “Think about each individual taste.” His voice was moving
away and her heart beat a tad easier. “You will be able to track your prey by
the strength of his scent alone.”
    The spicy scent and taste of Azros wove lightly through the
mineral flavor heavy in the air. Damn. He was right. She could pick the scents
apart, but how close was he?
    She moved again, using all her senses. Her hearing picked up
the gurgle of the spring and the light splash of water lapping against stone,
but no Azros. Her skin prickled. He was tracking her, and she knew it. Down to
her soul.
    Dammit. Where was he?
    She reached the hot springs cavern and paused. There were
four entrances. Two were easy to see and one was shadowed. Two of the closest
pools were too shallow to jump into without damage. The one at the back,
however, was deeper than them all. She grinned. All she had to do was make a
run for it. The water was deep enough to take a full dive.
    She kept her breathing even and braced against the wall. Her
heart raced. She took another long inhalation. His scent was stronger here, but
not powerful enough to make her think he was in the room. Yet. She exhaled and
pushed off, running toward the water at a full run.
    Water exploded from the pool in a force so great it splashed
into her path. With a cry, she tried to stop, but her feet slipped on the wet
stone. Her stomach lurched in anticipatory fear. Before she hit the ground, he
was there, cushioning her fall, and rolling their bodies across the stone. With
elbows bracing him above her, she could see the devilry glinting in his catlike
eyes. Dark lashes lowered until his eyes gleamed. Wet hair curled enticingly
close, and she could taste his lambyre like a rush of liquid sex. Her
body arched against him. It took no time to realize he was naked, and even less
for her body to respond.
    He nuzzled her cheek. “I caught you. Now I get to keep you.”
    He was burning alive to touch her again. His cock ached with
the need to bury in her tight flesh.
    “You caught me.” Her voice was husky, breathless. Damn if she
didn’t look sexy when irritated. “No one moves that fast.” Her hair was a
curtain of fire beneath them. He brushed a wet strand away from her cheek, and
Azros inhaled her rich scent. The lambyre was becoming a part of her,
changing her. His mouth watered for another taste. She would be richer, more
addicting. He wondered if she knew it yet.
    “I have always moved this fast.” He trapped her wrists above
her head with one hand. Her eyes flared with lust. “So expressive. I love the
way your eyes change when you’re irritated with wanting me.”
    “My eyes are boring. Hazel. Nothing special.”
    Surprise had him arching an eyebrow. “Nothing special?
They’re like liquid silver when you’re on fire for me. Smoky-gray when you’re
furious.” He nipped at her lips.
    “And right now?”
    “Right now you want me so bad you’ll beg me to come.”
    Her cry of outrage triggered a laugh. She struggled, arching
against him. He groaned. “Be easy on a man, Kendra. You’re already tempting me
beyond sanity.” The curves of her breasts and hips against his body were
killing him. He pressed his lips to her forehead and trailed kisses down her
cheek to her jaw. Small, whispering moans came from