Beth Mikell

Do you play cards?__er lips tingled from the light kiss, __n theory. Why? Do you have a hankering for Old Maid?_ She teased, flashing him a smile.He placed his glass down and reached for an intricate metal crafted box. __ot even close. How about a little strip poker?

Do you think I would look good in leather?__is lips lifted in a half smile, ____ sure they make a bikini top and thong that would be perfect.__er laugh deepened, __ut the hard part will be convincing me to wear it._ Savannah weighed her hands in the air up and down like a scale, __exy couture in public, absolutely. Trashy, revealing ho--not so much.

He flipped back the covers. __ome here, I want to show you something.__he raised a brow impishly, __ou still have moves I haven__ seen? Impressive.

Tell me something, princess, if I make a liar out of you_will you forgive me?_ Hex James, Hex upon Me

Jenera reached up to hold his face between her hands, staring into the face of the man that changed her world within a few days. __ may not understand every part of your life and race, but I soon will. If you can accept a human for a bride, I can take every part of you. When the time comes, you will take everything.__arién ached to grab her and bury his mouth into her throat to prove her wrong, but he clenched his fists at his side instead to steady the urge. __ome_we should return to the citadel,_ he said gruffly, standing up and striding away.

Now, what would you like for dinner? Steak? Chicken? I, for one_I am thinking_Chinese.__tunned, Jenera stopped and looked between Nylora and Aleta, __h_I don__ think you mean sweet and sour pork, right?__he older handmaiden laughed heartily, __ou catch on quick, my lady._ She winked, __othing says delicious like a short Chinese man in a darkened alley to whet my appetite.

Do women always take this long?_ Darién sprang forward to find out what was keeping his bride, but Maxim, Shara and Serone stepped in front of him, blocking his path.__he__ late!_ the prince fumed, his heart pounding, and his breathing ragged. __aybe she changed her mind,_ he said before Maxim snapped a picture of him with a digital camera, blinding him. __hat the hell?_ Darién shook his head to clear the momentary stun from the flash.Maxim shrugged nonchalantly, his wicked dark eyes glittering with humor, __leta put me in charge of photography--something about making a scrapbook_or whatever. Anyway_nothing says good times like a stressed-out groom on the verge of nuclear._ He smiled, wagging his dark brows up and down. __riceless.

You haven__ fed for several days. And you refuse to drink from me_so go_and come back soon.__e shook his head, his dark eyes bleak as he gazed upon his wife. __ can__ leave you,_ he whispered. __ast time I left you alone_ he couldn__ even finish_totally devastated. He knew he needed to feed, but how could he leave her unprotected?Jenera moved close and took his hands in hers, peering up into his face. __hall I come with you?_ She smiled impishly, threading his hands with hers__alm to palm, relishing their skin-to-skin contact. Would she ever feel enough? Want enough? No_never she realized.He paled and snorted a small laugh, __od no! It__ not something for my wife to witness.__till smiling, she lifted a brow over her branding tattoo, __hy? Is it gruesome? Carnal? Sexually explicit?__arién__ mouth dropped open in shock, __h_none of the above, kelis. It__ impersonal like eating a hamburger would be for you.

Easy_kelis,_ he whispered, sweat beading his brow. __ want to savor this moment. And this_ Darién licked over Jenera__ lips with his tongue, planting small kisses at each corner before trailing over to her ear and he nibbled on her lobe. __ will fire you gently, simmer you sweetly,_ he breathed, smiling against her throat. __nd burn you completely.