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her rosy nipples, still wet from his tongue and one of them holding the faint imprint of his teeth. He liked that.
    Perhaps a bit too much. Alarms went up through his brain.
    When she reached for him, he pulled back, but saw the need in her beautiful eyes and knew he couldn’t leave her like this.
    Gently, Jared pushed her back on the bed, lowering himself between her soft thighs. He wouldn’t go any further than this, but he owed her something.
    He wouldn’t leave her unfulfilled and needy. He would bring her pleasure and lull her back to sleep, then seek his solitary bedchamber. Even if it killed him.
    And it probably would.

    Sighing, knowing this was the one time he would allow himself to feel her feminine response, Jared lowered his head to her slightly rounded stomach, biting gently. Adora giggled and he pushed lower. The giggle turned to a gasp and then a moan as Jared brought his fingers and tongue to her secret folds.
    Gently, he probed, learning her body. He’d never wanted so badly to bring his partner pleasure before, never cared more for the woman’s response than at this very moment. Adora was special.
    Too special for the likes of him.
    Jared parted her nether lips, blowing a current of air over her distended little clit. She sighed as her body trembled, hips moving in an uncontrollable rhythm. Covering her clit with his lips, Jared tongued her lightly at first, then more steadily as her temperature rose.
    She moaned, her body thrumming against his lips as he took her higher.
    She tasted of warm honey and sweet woman, creaming over and over for him.
    Delving inside with his fingers, Jared curled just the tips, looking for that magical spot that would take her over the edge.
    Adora cried out when she came, a sob of relief offered up to the night as he rode her through a glorious climax. Clenching around his fingers, Jared nearly died at the thought of how she would feel clenching just the same way around his cock. How he wanted to experience that! How he wanted to take her and make her his own!
    But he couldn’t. It wouldn’t be right.
    Adora deserved a whole man—one who could love her with a whole and unscarred heart. She didn’t deserve a broken down, second-hand knight with ice in his veins instead of blood. He would not let her make such a sacrifice, but he would enjoy the few stolen moments this night gave him. Jared licked her widely with his tongue, lapping up every last bit of her excitement and taking it within himself.
    He would never taste such ambrosia again.
    After a while, she settled down and he found the strength to move away from her tempting thighs. He kissed his way up her soft body, pausing for a long tender time at her full breasts. Then he found her lips with his own and kissed her delicately as if he never would taste her again.
    And he never would. He kept that thought foremost in his mind. Adora deserved better than the likes of him. Kissing her long and sweet, Jared cuddled her close as her sleepy eyes closed and her breathing returned to normal.
    “Go to sleep, Adora.”
    “But what about—?” Her voice was already dreamy with satisfaction and the sound of it sent tingles down his spine, straight to his hard cock. But he wouldn’t trespass further. She was too good for him.
    He stroked her hair tenderly. “It was just a dream, Adora. Sleep now and have no fear.”
    As he smoothed his hands over her soft body and shining auburn hair, he could feel her drifting closer to the edge of peaceful oblivion. He felt good that he’d been able to soothe her, but knew she would be hurt when he turned cold on her in the morning light. Still, it had to be done.
    Rising regretfully, Jared watched her sleep for a moment before finally steeling himself enough to leave her side. Kelzy was there, of course, partially blocking the door, staring at him with her wise blue topaz eyes.
    It’s for the best, he said, knowing she would understand.
    I disagree, but you must be the judge of your