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wash it.”   If she touched him, he
would forget that he was supposed to be forgetting his attraction.
    “I’m a nurse.   Let me look at it.”
    He wanted her touch so desperately, but something
inside him wanted to push her away.   Confusion warred in his mind. “I don’t need medical attention.   It’ll heal.”
    “Let me see.”
    He shook his head, wanting to stay clear of the woman
as much as possible until he’d sorted out his feelings.   His control was only now leashed because of
his pure exhaustion, but if she touched him, he would demand more.   He knew it.   She settled onto the edge beside him and pulled up his pants leg.   As soon as her fingers brushed him, he felt
the energy swamp him.   Lust sliced into
the core of him, and he felt his cock thicken and lengthen.   He wanted more.  
    She was a drug.
    Britt leaned down to get a closer look, dragging the
edges of his too big sweater up her arms.   “The skin is knitting together.”
    The incredulity in her tone made him chuckle.   She was seeing the truth firsthand.   Now, perhaps she would believe his story.
    She lifted and looked at him, her eyes large and
round.
    “Do you believe me now?”
    Britt looked back to his rebuilding wound.   “I saw your skin healing some in the
emergency room, but it was much slower.     I’ve never seen anything like it.”
    “I’ve never seen anything like you.”
    She turned at his soft tone.   Her gaze met his, and he felt the building
storm within.   “The two of you overwhelm
me.   It’s unfair to gang up on me like
this.   Is this how you subdue your women?   You take turns in seducing her?”
    “Our women?   Matthias hasn’t had a woman
in over a decade, if not longer.”
    “Oh.”   Her face
reddened.   “But you haven’t been so controlled?”
    “I wouldn’t say I’m not controlled, but a man can only
wait so long.”
    “Patience is a virtue.”
    “Are we going to start trading maxims?   Good things come to those who wait; patience
wins the race and all that?”
    “ Patience will
achieve more than force.”
    “Ah, so you’ve read Edmund Burke’s stodgy retelling of
the French Revolution, hmm?   I was there
for the French Revolution, and it was much more interesting a tale than he
published, believe me.   I prefer John
Dryden.   Beware the fury of a patient man .”
    “Should I be wary of you?”
    Yes!   “No.”   He moved closer and pressed his lips to hers
before she could refuse him.   She
stiffened a moment, and he thought he was lost.   He surged forward, drawing her closer.   He swallowed her moan as she softened in his embrace.   Slowly, she moved her arms around his neck,
pulling him closer to her.   She responded
to his kisses, giving back as equally as he was giving.   After a few moments, she froze and began
pushing him away.
    A door banged shut, breaking the spell over him.   Matthias had picked the exact wrong moment to
come back.   Inwardly, Nicolas cursed him.   He clasped his jaw as he pulled away
from Britt and stood.
    “At least Matthias tells me the truth.   He told me I needed to be careful of
him.”   Britt rose from the tub and began
to walk away.
    Anger whipped through him, and he caught her
wrist.   “What does that mean?”
    She tugged out of his hold and stared him down.   “It means you’re the more dangerous of the
two.   I sense the darkness inside
you.   Can’t you see it?”
    “All men have a dark side.”
    She trembled as she looked at him.   He reached out and tucked the loose sprig of
hair behind her ear once more, and she reacted in the same way, shivering at
his touch.   Her eyes grew wide as she
twisted on her heel and sped from the room.   Nicolas followed her out, and the pair encountered Matthias standing in
the kitchen, a slab of cleaned fresh meat on the counter.   His all-knowing stare followed them as they
approached.   His head dipped as he noted
Nicolas’ leg.   “What happened?”
    “A