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“I can’t read you, haven’t been interested in food for centuries before today, or sex for that matter. But I am now . . . and we’re having a shared dream. Yes, you’re my life mate.”
    Teddy stared at her for a moment, desire battling with a frown on his face, and then he asked, “This is a dream?”
    That question really wasn’t the reaction she’d expected. She hadn’t really been sure what to expect, protestations maybe, the cut-and-run scenario Marguerite had got her worrying about. But this question left her unsure how he was reacting to the news. Biting her lip, Katricia nodded, and then gasped when he suddenly flung aside the top of the unzipped sleeping bag. Katricia’s arms instinctively tightened around him to keep him from leaping up or rolling off of her.
    But he didn’t do either. Instead, Teddy bent his head and rubbed her nose with his, murmuring, “If it’s a dream we don’t have to worry about getting cold.”
    â€œNo,” she agreed in a whisper, her hold on him easing as he brushed his lips over hers. Katricia was almost sorry she’d loosened her hold when he suddenly shifted off of her, but he was only moving to lie next to her on the sleeping bag, and he continued to kiss her, just toying with her lips, brushing and then nipping at them. Teasing her, she decided and was about to open her mouth and deepen the kiss herself when he suddenly raised his head to peer down her body.
    Teddy’s eyes widened as he took in the over-large T-shirt that was her only covering, and he plucked at it lightly, one eyebrow rising. “Where did your clothes go?”
    â€œThis is what I normally sleep in,” she whispered as his hand slid down her side to the outside of her upper thigh where the T-shirt ended.
    â€œI like it,” he announced. “Simple and sexy.”
    Her eyes widened and she bit her lip as his hand slid under the hem to ride up her outer leg to her hip. He watched his hand and wrist disappear under the cloth, and then shifted his gaze to her face and asked, “If this is a dream, why aren’t I young and handsome for you?”
    â€œYou are young and handsome to me,” she said huskily, and reached up to slip one hand around his neck. “I like you just the way you are. I find you sexy just as you are. I want you just as you are.”
    Teddy’s eyes narrowed on hers, searching for the truth in her words and Katricia stared back. He was her life mate, the most beautiful man in the world to her. She didn’t have to lie about that and met his gaze, unflinching, until his head lowered and his mouth covered hers. His hand continued upward then, skimming along the side of her waist and then gliding smoothly up to cover one breast under her T-shirt as his tongue thrust into her opening mouth.
    Katricia moaned, her body arching as the double assault stirred hot desire to life in her. It raced through her like a forest fire, stronger than anything she’d ever experienced before, and she kissed him back with the desperation suddenly claiming her, her arms slipping around his shoulders and pulling him to half-cover her. She ran her hands over the flannel covering his back, wishing it wasn’t there, and suddenly it wasn’t, and she was caressing his warm skin, her fingers gliding over shifting muscle.
    When Teddy suddenly broke their kiss and removed his hand to pull away, Katricia’s heart actually stopped beating briefly and she blurted, “Please don’t run.”
    Teddy had been ducking his head, but paused and raised it to peer at her with surprise. “Run?”
    Katricia nodded. “Marguerite warned me that I should let you get to know me better before I told you we were life mates. She said you might be overwhelmed if you knew too soon and might run. I—” She paused when he suddenly pressed a finger to her mouth to silence her.
    â€œTricia,”