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huh?" Laney was grinning. She knew that was an understatement. She set off on one of the paths. "Come check out the waterfall."
    Despite her advanced pregnancy, Laney set a brisk pace. Kendall had to smile. No matter how their lives changed, Laney would always be the soldier. As they moved through the lush landscape though her smile slipped as anticipation took hold in her chest. She felt watched, pursued. It wasn't an uncomfortable feeling and when they broke into another clearing, she wasn't surprised to see Daggar waiting. Her expectation of his presence was so strong she didn't even notice the waterfall at first.
    It wasn't very big, only about thirty feet high, and obviously manmade, but stunning nonetheless. Water flowed 23
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    over a ledge into a large clear blue pool. It drained into a small stream that disappeared into the bushes. Mossy banks surrounded the other three sides. She could see why Laney was so enamored of it. It was lovely. And peaceful. Kendall approached the edge and knelt down, trailing her fingers through the warm water. Heated?
    She looked up to see Laney standing close to Daggar and laughing up into his face. An unexpected tendril of jealousy snaked through her and she stood slowly. Clenching her hands against a possessiveness she didn't have a right to, she tried to smile and took a step towards them. Laney winked at her and grabbed Britt's hand, tugging her down a different path. She called back over her shoulder.
    "Don't forget dinner, Daggar."
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    by Loribelle Hunt

Chapter Three
    Daggar responded something affirmative but it didn't register to Kendall. For the first time they were alone and she'd become completely aware of him, every sense focused on him as he sauntered to her. He crossed the feet separating them in seconds and his hands delved into her hair, pulling out the pins and allowing it to fall down her back. His sexy, masculine scent filled her nostrils and she closed her eyes as he leaned closer.
    "What is this fascination you Earth women have with restraining your hair?" he murmured the question but didn't let her answer as his lips fused over hers. It was not the frantic meeting of lips she'd expected. It was a slow exploration, a gentle claiming. He merged with her effortlessly, as if he'd been kissing her for years and knew exactly what she needed. Gradually it changed. Became commanding, controlling, demanding she submit. One of his hands twisted firmly, with a little sting of pain, in the hair at the nape of her neck, holding her still for his marauding tongue. The other wrapped around her hips and pulled her in close, pressing her against him so she had no doubt of his interest. His erection was a hard shaft against her belly. She didn't feel him pull her shirt from where it was tucked into the back of her slacks, but suddenly his hand was on her bare skin and it seared her. Lust took over her mind and she forgot all the good reasons that existed for not getting naked with a stranger as she pushed her hands up under his shirt. 25
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    She wanted him. Craved him. Had to have him or she thought she might combust. Oh God. He was smooth and hard. And oh so hot. His skin seemed to burn under her touch. Growling, he broke the kiss and leaned back, pulling her shirt completely free of her pants and ripping it open. The buttons on the silk garment flew through the air before he yanked his shirt over his head and tossed it behind him. The shirt was one of her favorites but she didn't have it in her to protest, to think at all, as he moved against her again and her skin came into direct contact with his. A fever of arousal raged through her system.
    She didn't protest when he spun her around and unsnapped her bra. She shrugged her shoulders forward letting the straps on the garment slide down her arms and drop to the ground. He shifted her hair over one shoulder, nibbling his way