Forty FiveTrisha POVGavin settled me back on his lap, his strong arms a secure cage around my waist. The position should have felt demeaning, childish, but with every word he and the others spoke, it felt more and more like an anchor in a storm-tossed sea. They took turns explaining their world, and as the words washed over me, I became acutely aware of every point of contact between us.The solid muscle of his thighs beneath me, the warmth of his bare chest against my back, the rhythmic rise and fall of his breathing that I unconsciously began to match. His scent was a constant, heady perfume, and the pleasure sparks were a low, steady hum under my skin, a constant reminder of the bond that tethered us. Some things I already knew from the books, but hearing them spoken aloud, in Gavin’s deep, rumbling voice, made it terrifyingly real. I learned we were part of the Red Lily A
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