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d　won。　Her　lips　moved

against　his；　tasting；　savoring。　The　corners　of　his　mouth；　his　firm　lips；

his　tongue；　one　small　nibble　led　to　another　until　she　returned　his　kiss

with　matching　passion。

〃Oh；　Ross；〃　she　breathed　raggedly　when　his　lips　left　hers　to　trail　fire

along　the　sensitive　cord　of　her　neck。

〃That's　it；　princess。〃

〃No。〃　That　word。　That　past。

His　breath　warmed　her　ear。　〃You'll　always　be　my　princess；　Chloe。〃　He

nibbled　at　her　lobe。　〃It　has　nothing　to　do　with　the　past。　Right　now

you're　my　princess。〃　With　a　groan；　he　pressed　her　to　him。　She　felt　his

desire　as　she　tried　to　deny　her　own；　but　that　same　coil　of　need　gnawed

within　her。　She　was　on　the　verge　of　losing　control。

〃No！〃　Her　scream　echoed　back　through　her　with　such　force　that　only

Ross's　arms　kept　her　standing。　As　she　sagged　against　him；　he　eased　down

onto　the　sand；　turning　her　to　sit　with　her　back　to　his　chest；　her　knees

bent　and　bounded　by　his。　He　said　nothing；　just　held　her；　his　arms

wrapped　around　her　middle。

Chloe　couldn't　have　moved　if　she'd　tried。　Drained　by　emotional　strain；

she　closed　her　eyes　and　breathed　in　deeply　of　the　slow…cooling　air。

When　Ross　spoke　long　moments　later；　she　was　surprised　to　hear　humor　in

his　voice。　〃Not　bad　for　a　novice。〃

〃What？〃

〃That　scream。　For　someone　who　says　she　doesn't　do　that　kind　of　thing；

you　sure　let　loose！〃

She　let　out　a　breath　and　grinned；　feeling　oddly　calm。　〃I　guess　I　did。

You　have　a　way　of　doing　the　weirdest　things　to　me。〃

〃I　certainly　hope　so；〃　he　drawled。

〃　Ross…〃

〃Shh。　I've　heard　enough　from　you　for　a　while。　I　want　you　to　listen。〃

〃But…〃

〃Shh！　I　hav