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folds.
    Annie’s orgasm slammed into her so hard and fast that she cried out in wonder and surprise. She’d never had such an intense climax and it seemed as if it would go on forever. Her hips bucked against his face and she pulled against her restraints. But he kept on, causing one aftershock after another.
    When he finally stopped, Annie was as limp as her old Raggedy Ann doll.
    Karn rose up so that he was standing before her. He clenched his fist in her hair and brought his mouth to hers in a fierce kiss, and it surprised her to taste herself on his lips and tongue. When he pulled away his eyes were smoldering and she half expected him to take her virginity right then and there.
    And she wanted him to. “Are you going to, ah…” Her face burned and she couldn’t finish the question.
    Apparently he understood her only too well. “No, not yet,” he said in that maddeningly low tone that gave her shivers. His grip on her hair tightened. “But do not mistake me. What you have to give is mine to take—mine and mine alone, just like you, kitten.”
    Annie wanted to deny the thrill his statement gave her, but she couldn’t. For all of her education, books, and learning, she could find no words to deny this sexy, powerful man.
    “Forever mine,” he rumbled with the same word-slaying certainty that kept her from refusing him.
    As Annie pulled against her bonds and felt the electric brush of his rough skin against hers, she had no idea why words were so important anyway.

 
     
    Chapter Four
     
    Annie barely held back her tremors as Karn finished soaping her body with vanilla-scented gel. The rinse was even more sensual. The way he seemed to enjoy the full curves of her body made her beyond excited for him.
    By the time he freed her from her bonds, her desire for him had increased tenfold and she wanted to jump the man. The series of orgasms he’d given her merely whetted her appetite.
    She was long past ready to lose her virginity.
    But what about pregnancy?
    “Do you have condoms?” she asked while Karn toweled her off with a thin but amazingly absorbent piece of cloth. “I don’t want to get pregnant.”
    His eyes met hers and he gave her an amused look. “The only time men of my species can impregnate a woman is if we release our seed when we reach simultaneous climax with our mates. Our mates must also be in heat.”
    “Oh.“ Annie watched the play of his muscles and enjoyed the feel of his hands rubbing her with the cloth. “What did you mean by your species?”
    He shrugged. “My people.”
    By his closed expression, it was obvious that he wasn’t in the mood to explain further. But she still needed to find out more information about her cousins. “Where are Alice and Alexi?”
    “Silence, kitten.” Karn scowled and flexed his muscles. “If you wish to be punished I will gladly turn you over my knee and spank your ass.”
    Annie shivered. The look in his dark eyes made it clear he was serious. She swallowed back a retort and stood still as he finished drying her from her hair down to her toes. Oddly enough, the thought of being spanked by Karn excited her. Why, she couldn’t say, but she had to admit that it did.
    “These are your quarters,” he said as he took her by her upper arm and brought her into the bedroom.
    Annie pushed aside thoughts of scaling this mountain of a man. She sure as hell wasn’t going to beg the man for sex.
    Instead she let her gaze drift over the room and simply enjoyed the beauty of the place. Countless candles flickered throughout the bedroom from where they were arranged on top of dressers, tables, and chests. The soft lighting played over rosewood furniture and delicate flower print cushions, giving the room a lovely, dreamy feel. If she had been asked to design the perfect room for her, this would be it.
    There was even a bay window with a cushioned seat, and the drapes were pulled back so that she could see the storm was still in full force. Since the time she