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she was not the person that folks had to run to for help. She felt rather vulnerable in this situation. No job, nothing to do and no one to take care of.
    “Your ability to access the database is turning a five-day job into the work of hours.”
    She snorted. “You are humouring me.”
    He took her hand in his. “I am not. We are beginning a partnership, you and I. I may have the books, but you have read them. While I deplore the changes and implant in your body, it is a very handy thing.”
    “Why do you deplore them? They were for your benefit after all.” She chuckled and took his data pad from him, setting it aside.
    Jherin blinked in surprise and sat back as she insinuated herself between the desk and his body. Cautiously, she put her hands on his shoulders and kissed him.
    He gripped her arms and gently pushed her back. “Are you trying to prove something to me or to yourself?”
    She smiled and touched his jaw. “Neither. I have nowhere to be, nothing to do and unlimited privacy with a man I find very attractive. What is your objection?”
    He blinked and a slow smile crossed his features. “No objections. I just wanted to make sure that you weren’t using me to prove a point.”
    Chuckling, she let him draw her down to him once again. This time, he did not push her back, but rather, his hands shifted to hold her waist and back as he drew her across his lap with her legs together to one side.
    He kissed her and sighed, “You are perfect. More than I ever dreamed of.”
    She chuckled. “You are exactly what I dreamed of and a little bit extra.”
    He drew his lips across hers and slipped his tongue along the seam of her mouth. She invited him in and moaned when he tasted better than she remembered.
    Jherin held her close as they made out until her pulse pounded in her ears and her thighs were slick and pressed tightly together against the throbbing pressure building inside.
    The kiss turned violent; he growled and she felt the prick of his teeth for the first time. Whatever he was feeling, that tiny taste of her had triggered an urge for something more. He bolted to his feet with her in his arms, and with heavy strokes of his wings, they were on the level with the bed in moments.
    He continued kissing her as he took them into the bedroom. With light bathing her from all sides, he stood her on her feet and tore her gown in half with two fingers.
    She blinked in surprise, but he was picking the pins out of her hair until the locks flowed down and around her shoulders.
    She shook off her shock and stepped toward him, reaching behind him to stroke the base of his wings and watch his reaction.
    He threw his head back and groaned. “Where did you learn that?”
    “I read that book, and I am very serious about my reading.” She bit her lip and reached for the tip of his braid. She slipped the leather tie from the base and worked her way up as far as she could reach.
    Jherin was running his fingers over her skin, and when she stepped back, he paused. “Did I do something wrong?”
    She stepped onto the bed and beckoned him. She snickered, “No, I am just too short. Come here. Turn around.”
    He was a little surprised by her taking charge, but he presented her with his heavily muscled back and wings without comment.
    She unravelled his hair until her fingers were on his scalp and he groaned once again. She swept the waves of hair to one side over his chest, and she pressed small kisses to his spine, slowly kneeling until her lips caressed the area where his wings sprouted, and her hands moved between wing and body to stroke his skin.
    Kee could hear the riot in her mind; the music had gone from orchestra to heady drumbeat. While she stroked him, he stripped off the Roman-style skirt and tossed it in across the room.
    When she smirked and smacked his backside, he turned on her and flared his wings. She couldn’t help it; she fell backward as the mythical predator moved over her.
    He pinned her between his hands