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Author: Aurelia Skye
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After a moment, his expression cleared, and he shook his head. “Nah, I don’t think I could handle two desserts.” He nodded down to his. “Would you like some?”

“I don’t like bavarois cream.” She said it abruptly since it was a lie. She absolutely would’ve adored a bite of his dessert, but the idea of eating it on his spoon—and she was certain that’s how he would’ve fed it to her—was just too intimate. It led her to thinking things she shouldn’t think about on an outing with friends. To him, it was probably nothing more than a casual sharing he would’ve done with any female acquaintance—perhaps even some male ones, though she had a hard time believing he would’ve let one of his friends or cousins feed him—but to her, it took on too much complexity and too many nuances that she shouldn’t interject into the encounter.

He looked briefly disappointed. “That’s too bad. It is delicious.”

“So is mine, so I’m good.”

After they’d finished dessert, and she was trying to maintain the pretense t
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    35His mouth moved lower, changing from nuzzling her neck to nipping downward until he reached one of her breasts. He drew it to him and sucked on the plump, unscarred nipple, making her moan and writhe. His other hand lifted to cup her left breast, tugging very lightly at the overly sensitive nipple and in opposition to the rhythm his mouth set. It was maddening but exciting, and she shifted restlessly under him as he worshiped her breasts. When his mouth went lower, she held her breath, feeling just a hint of anxiety at allowing him in such an intimate place when he was more shifter than human tonight, but she quelled any tension at the thought when he started licking her.He wasn’t at all gentle. He was rough and frantic, swiping her with his tongue so quickly it almost seemed like he couldn’t get enough and was afraid someone would take away his treat before he finished. She almost laughed at the idea, but she was incapable of sustaining amusement for long, so consumed by emotions

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