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down until their lips met. He opened his mouth over hers and let her kiss him. Antonin tasted a little desperation and a whole lot of heat in that kiss. He fell into the heat with a vengeance until it folded around him like a blanket.
Her tongue flicked out to tease his and longing sizzled across his skin as his bassadone magic rose to her desire. Wrapping his arms around her, he drew her toward him, breathing in her scent.
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His hands tunneled under her shirt to get to bare skin, warm and silky. Arching into him, she pressed those gorgeous breasts against him, her rising hips calling to him—
“Son of a bitch,” Justin swore. “What the hell is going on?”
Ellie gasped and drew back, eyes blinking at her brother’s voice.
What was it about Antonin that made her lose all her inhibitions? It wasn’t just that he was gorgeous. No, there was something in his eyes, something in the way he looked at her. As if she was the most beautiful woman in the world and he couldn’t get enough of her.
“Antonin, you son of a bitch. I’m gonna kill you.” Her brother’s voice sounded again.
She glanced over Antonin’s shoulder, her eyes widening at the expression on Justin’s face.
He looked ready to crush something, probably Antonin. His blue eyes seemed brighter than normal. So bright, they practically glowed… No, not practically glowed.
They did glow as if they were lit from within.
A pit opened in her stomach and she felt as if her body was being sucked into it from the inside out.
“Justin, I do not think it would be wise to hurt Antonin.” The woman standing behind her brother laid her hand on his arm. “And I don’t think your sister is being made to do anything against her will.”
“Red—” Justin addressed the woman.
“Justin.” Ellie’s voice finally returned. “Shut up.”
Luckily for her brother, he did. Though he didn’t look happy about it.
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Reluctantly Ellie eased out of Antonin’s embrace. For a few seconds, he tried to hold her there but she caught his gaze and shook her head. When she stood up, she held out her hand to the other woman.
“Hello. I’m Fiorella Johannson.”
The redhead’s mouth turned up slightly at the corners and Ellie had to hand it to her brother. The woman was gorgeous. “I’m Scarlata. I’ve heard much about you from Justin. It’s very nice to meet you finally.”
“Nice to meet you too. And since you seem to be the only one here with any sense, would you please tell me what’s going on?”
Scarlata’s smile widened and her laugh sounded like the low growl of a big cat.
“Unfortunately it’s your brother who is going to have to do that.”
Ellie turned to Justin, who continued to glare at Antonin, now standing by her side.
“Justin, you better spill the beans now. I’ve had just about enough of not knowing what’s going on.”
Grudgingly Justin shifted his gaze to her. “Are you okay?”
Folding her arms across her chest, Ellie felt a little underdressed for the first time in Antonin’s boxers and t-shirt. But she couldn’t let that bother her now. “I’m fine. Spill.
Now. I want answers.”
Justin’s jaw clenched and Ellie thought for sure he was going to crack his teeth.
Finally he took a deep breath. “Do you remember the stories Dad used to tell us when we were kids? About fairies…” At that Scarlata huffed and Justin sent her a sweet smile that made Ellie’s eyebrows lift. “And satyrs and dryads…and elves?”
She knew where he was going with this but she only nodded. She’d been over this with Antonin already.
“Well, they’re not just stories. They’re real.” Justin closed the short distance between them and put his hands on her shoulders, a grin finally appearing on his 60
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handsome face. “I’ve seen things in the past few months, Ellie. A whole world out there that you would never know existed. And we’re part of it.”
A tickle of unease
Her tongue flicked out to tease his and longing sizzled across his skin as his bassadone magic rose to her desire. Wrapping his arms around her, he drew her toward him, breathing in her scent.
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His hands tunneled under her shirt to get to bare skin, warm and silky. Arching into him, she pressed those gorgeous breasts against him, her rising hips calling to him—
“Son of a bitch,” Justin swore. “What the hell is going on?”
Ellie gasped and drew back, eyes blinking at her brother’s voice.
What was it about Antonin that made her lose all her inhibitions? It wasn’t just that he was gorgeous. No, there was something in his eyes, something in the way he looked at her. As if she was the most beautiful woman in the world and he couldn’t get enough of her.
“Antonin, you son of a bitch. I’m gonna kill you.” Her brother’s voice sounded again.
She glanced over Antonin’s shoulder, her eyes widening at the expression on Justin’s face.
He looked ready to crush something, probably Antonin. His blue eyes seemed brighter than normal. So bright, they practically glowed… No, not practically glowed.
They did glow as if they were lit from within.
A pit opened in her stomach and she felt as if her body was being sucked into it from the inside out.
“Justin, I do not think it would be wise to hurt Antonin.” The woman standing behind her brother laid her hand on his arm. “And I don’t think your sister is being made to do anything against her will.”
“Red—” Justin addressed the woman.
“Justin.” Ellie’s voice finally returned. “Shut up.”
Luckily for her brother, he did. Though he didn’t look happy about it.
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Reluctantly Ellie eased out of Antonin’s embrace. For a few seconds, he tried to hold her there but she caught his gaze and shook her head. When she stood up, she held out her hand to the other woman.
“Hello. I’m Fiorella Johannson.”
The redhead’s mouth turned up slightly at the corners and Ellie had to hand it to her brother. The woman was gorgeous. “I’m Scarlata. I’ve heard much about you from Justin. It’s very nice to meet you finally.”
“Nice to meet you too. And since you seem to be the only one here with any sense, would you please tell me what’s going on?”
Scarlata’s smile widened and her laugh sounded like the low growl of a big cat.
“Unfortunately it’s your brother who is going to have to do that.”
Ellie turned to Justin, who continued to glare at Antonin, now standing by her side.
“Justin, you better spill the beans now. I’ve had just about enough of not knowing what’s going on.”
Grudgingly Justin shifted his gaze to her. “Are you okay?”
Folding her arms across her chest, Ellie felt a little underdressed for the first time in Antonin’s boxers and t-shirt. But she couldn’t let that bother her now. “I’m fine. Spill.
Now. I want answers.”
Justin’s jaw clenched and Ellie thought for sure he was going to crack his teeth.
Finally he took a deep breath. “Do you remember the stories Dad used to tell us when we were kids? About fairies…” At that Scarlata huffed and Justin sent her a sweet smile that made Ellie’s eyebrows lift. “And satyrs and dryads…and elves?”
She knew where he was going with this but she only nodded. She’d been over this with Antonin already.
“Well, they’re not just stories. They’re real.” Justin closed the short distance between them and put his hands on her shoulders, a grin finally appearing on his 60
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handsome face. “I’ve seen things in the past few months, Ellie. A whole world out there that you would never know existed. And we’re part of it.”
A tickle of unease
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