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The bodice gaped and Alana wiggled. The satin fabric whispered down her body to her ankles.

Stefan swallowed. "My imagination didn't come close."

She smiled, lifting the gown from the balcony floor and tossing it onto a lounge chair. There was something decadent about being on a balcony in nothing but her lingerie, she thought. And even more decadent with Stefan eating her alive with his eyes.

"Man, oh man." His hand coasted up her side, over her iridescent lavender stockings, the thin strap
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    He opened his eyes. "Hi."She smiled. "Hi yourself, detective," He squeezed her buttocks. "I'm almost afraid to hear what you have to say.""I'm not talking myself out of anything, Stefan." She inched up, running her tongue over the seam of his mouth before she kissed him.He groaned, trapping her in his arms."We're amazing together, aren't we?" she said, and he shifted them to the side, running his hand over the curve of her hip."Oh, yeah.""So what happened when you stayed in the water for hours?"He cocked a look at her, amused. "I didn't think you were listening.""I wasn't, but that much I caught" "We finally got to come in and we ate the leftovers from the previous meal out of the trash can.""Eww," she said, sitting up. "That's disgusting.""All a matter of survival, darlin'. You're hungry, you eat what's there." From his position, her bare breast was too much of a temptation. He tipped his head and took her nipple deep into his mouth. Her sharp indrawn breath filled the r

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    Stefan smiled, knowing she wasn't listening and wondering how he could get the words out when his need to feel her body trap his had his blood pounding like an engine. Her fingers balled in the bedspread, and her hips rose in invitation."Well." The heat of his words breezed over her liquid center. "I was never very good at it," he said, then tasted her.She was ready for him, so wet, and she could feel him slipping a teasing finger over her dampness and then tracing the softness, lightly dragging the moisture up over silken skin to her sensitive nub. He knew just how to touch her and the pressure of his finger against her clit made her heart pound. Sparks of light filled her head while honey poured through her veins…Then he was parting her inner lips to lick the tender clit. She gasped as his tongue flicked across her, making her go hot and cold. The pleasure of his mouth on her was so intense it was almost painful. Her toes curled and she buried her hand in his hair, her breath com

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    The bodice gaped and Alana wiggled. The satin fabric whispered down her body to her ankles. Stefan swallowed. "My imagination didn't come close." She smiled, lifting the gown from the balcony floor and tossing it onto a lounge chair. There was something decadent about being on a balcony in nothing but her lingerie, she thought. And even more decadent with Stefan eating her alive with his eyes. "Man, oh man." His hand coasted up her side, over her iridescent lavender stockings, the thin strap of her thong. Her breasts were cupped in the sheerest fabric edged in lace. He met her gaze. "I'm done for." "Liar, you never give up. And is that any way for a detective to behave?" she said, tugging his T-shirt from his trousers and backing him into the room. She peeled his shirt off over his head, flinging it aside with a smile too seductive for words. Stefan's mouth went dry. He stilled and looked into her eyes. Her brows knitted ever so slightly, her gaze probing. Suddenly he cupped her f

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    Stefan's gaze slid over his bride, her lush body wrapped in a slim-fitting satin gown of the palest lavender. While the top portion was a simple tank style with thin beaded straps, the skirt hit the floor and fishtailed in the back. It was the sexiest wedding dress he'd ever seen, and it showed off her curves to maximum effect. All he wanted to do was push everyone aside and explore each of those curves. Being in a chapel and surrounded by friends quashed that idea, and he moved up beside her, wrapping his arm around her. Alana smiled at him as he rubbed her spine and pressed a kiss to her temple. "Come on, let's feed these people, get them all drunk and slip away." She tipped her head to look at him, her lips twitching. "Detective, you've planned for everything." He grinned. "Just looking out for every contingency." She smiled and he whispered for her ears alone, "You look more beautiful than I've ever seen you, Alana." "I feel that way." She touched the side of his face, ignorin

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    "What are you thinking?" Stefan whispered softly. "I can see those gears grinding in your head."Tears welled in Alana's eyes, but Her lips curved gently. "No, you can't.""You're trying to talk yourself out of marrying me.""No, I'm trying to be sure you really want to give up your freedom for us.""I love Juliana." He said, “And I love you too. That's why,” “My feelings are jumbled and Lord knows I've tried to piece them together since you came back." She pushed out of his arms and dug in her purse for a tissue, then tossed the handbag on a chair. "I just feel like I'll never know if you care for me or love me because of Juliana or for myself.""You'll have to trust my word."She couldn't quite bring herself to do that. Not yet. Not completely. There was still a huge part of her that didn't trust a man to tell the truth and mean it. She'd thought the other men in her past were decent men, good men, up until they betrayed her. Or was she just not seeing them for what they were at th

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    This house was made for the sound of children’s laughter. As Alana followed Stefan through room after room, she felt that there was a sense of ease in the house. As if the building itself were taking a deep breath and relishing the feel of people within its walls again.“Stefan…” The kitchen was amazing, but she hardly had time to glance at it as he led her straight through the big room and out the back door.“Come on, I want you to see this,” he said, stepping back so that she could move onto the stone patio in front of him.A cold ocean wind slapped at her, and Alana realized the house was sitting on a knoll above the sea. The stone patio gave way to a rolling lawn edged with trees and flowers that looked as she imagined an English cottage garden would. Beyond the lawn was a low-lying fence with a gate that led to steps that would take the lucky people who lived here right down to the beach.She did a slow turn, taking it all in, feeling overwhelmed with the beauty of the place a

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