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then leaned over her, on top of her. But she hesitated, holding him back,

pressing a hand to his chest.

They had one more bridge to cross . . .

“Wait. I—I trust you.” Her words trembled.

His dark gaze caressed her with gratitude and love. “I wouldn‟t have it

any other way.”

As he tried to envelop her in his embrace again, she stayed him once

more. “Luc. I trust you with everything that used to scare me. Cure me of it.

Replace it with something better.”

For a moment, his thoughts raced; then understanding dawned.

“Sugar, are you sure? We don‟t have to do this now—or ever if you don‟t

want.”

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Alyssa didn‟t hesitate. “I want to. Please . . .”

Luc reached for his belt and pulled it through the loops of his pants. He

secured it around her wrists and pulled tight, then tilted her body down to

loop the other end under the leg of the sofa.

Her breath caught. The restraint was more symbolic than binding, but

for her, for a first start, it was enough.

“Are you scared?” he asked.

She sent him a tremulous smile. “Not with you.”

“I‟ve loved you for so long. I would never hurt you. Ever.”

His whispered vow made her heart beat even harder. “I think I fell in

love with you that first night. After Deke left, and you made love to me for

hours . . . I knew there was something special about you that was meant for

me.”

His lips skated across her cheeks, her lips. “I probably fell for you that

night, too. I was just too damn scared to admit it. I‟m so glad you forced me

to live up to my obligation, canceled my hotel room, and seduced me. I‟m

so glad that a miracle happened for us.”

As he caressed the tiny baby bulge just starting to grow, she smiled.

“Me, too.”

In the next moment, Luc lodged himself in the cradle of her thighs and

began to plunge inside her slowly, deeply. She was wet, eager to take

every hard inch of him now. But he surged in by degrees, maddeningly

slow, and she gasped as his cock scraped every sensitive part of her flesh

until he finally buried himself to the hilt.

It was impossible to have him so deep inside her and not feel pleasure

so extreme, it almost defied words. And what passed between them now

was even more breathtaking for its sheer honesty and tender passion. He

unleashed a firestorm of need with his slow thrusts that quickly had her

gasping and tightening around him. Luc brushed her lips with his own, then

melded their mouths together. In its own way, having her wrists bound and

being completely helpless to Luc‟s touch was freeing.

She‟d never felt more alive.

Alyssa didn‟t just feel Luc‟s passion, but his silent promise to be the

best husband possible to her each and every day. It came from his soul as

he drove into her with measured, relentless strokes that quickly brought her

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to the brink of a blinding, breathless orgasm that had her tightening her

legs around him and bucking beneath him in exquisite pleasure. Shouting

her name, he followed, emptying himself deep into her.

“Please don‟t ever leave me again,” he panted against her lips.

Never
. “Whatever happens in the future, we‟ll work it out. I promise.”

Luc unbelted her wrists, then took her hands. “Thank you for your

trust.”

“Thank you for healing me.”

His thumbs caressed across her fingers; then he looked at her hand

and frowned. “Where‟s your wedding ring?”

A glance told her that he‟d never taken his off. She bit her lip, then

fished around the floor for her jeans. When she found them, she reached

into the pocket and pulled out the large, sparkling diamond.

He took it up from her with shaking fingers and a smile. “Mrs.

Traverson, would you do me the honor of remaining my wife?”

As he slid the ring back on her finger, tears of joy fell down her cheeks.

“I will. Always.”

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Shayla Black

The author of more than twenty-five sizzling contemporary, erotic,

paranormal, and historical romances, national bestselling author Shayla

Black (who also writes as Shelley Bradley) lives with her husband, her

munchkin, and one very spoiled cat. In her “free” time, she enjoys reality

TV, reading, and listening to an eclectic blend of music.

She has won or placed in more than a dozen writing contests,

including Passionate Ink‟s Passionate Plume, the Colorado Romance

Writers Award of Excellence, and the National Readers‟ Choice Awards.

Romantic Times has awarded her Top Picks, a Historical K.I.S.S. Hero

Award, and a nomination for Best Erotic Romance of the Year.

A writing risk-taker, she enjoys tackling writing challenges with every

book.

Visit her website a
t www.shaylablack.com.

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