CHAPTER 22

          Darius awoke and stretched, feeling good. The week had been a whirlwind of activities, but he’d found himself having some long overdue fun. He tried telling himself it was nothing more than fun, but as he’d spent every hour of every day with Alannah, he’d found himself needing to be with her.

          He’d forced himself to tone it down a little, but he couldn’t pull fully away. At least not yet, he couldn’t. He didn’t know how the two of them were surviving on so little sleep. They hadn’t yet made it through an entire night without waking at least once to make love again.

          Twice last night, he’d woken with an urgent need to take her, to lose himself in her warmth… The first time, she’d been just as hungry, and they’d come together quickly, a tangle of arms and legs. The second time had been more leisurely, both of