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flicker of uncertainty that flashed across her face. The becoming red flush spread a fiery path from her cheeks all the way down her decadently exposed throat to the valley between her tightly pressed breasts. “Manners dictate that I obtain someone of both our acquaintances to make the necessary introductions, but I am sure you will pardon me this lapse.” He bowed and gently kissed the heated pulse just above her glove.
    “This is most unseemly, my lord.”
    Aiden did not miss the way her eyes darted around quickly, searching. He rejoiced in the slight tremor of her fingers. She wished to flee, and he was having none of that. Without releasing possession of the fragile-boned fingers, he pulled her toward the open doorway. “Perhaps a breath of air in the courtyard will dispel my rude behavior.” And perhaps my lips will sweeten that denial so ripe on yours.
    She finally managed to tug her hand away, but thankfully only after they’d achieved at least some measure of privacy. “I do not care to be dragged around like a lapdog on a leash, my lord.”
    “Neither do I. That is, after all, what you did the other night before dashing off. Think of this as compensation for your own earlier kindness.”
    “I have nothing to say to you.”
    “Oh, but you have so much to offer. Begin with telling me how you managed to find me. And pray, do not waste time with titles. Aiden will do just fine.” He leaned negligently against a nearby balustrade. But all he wanted to do was sink his fingers into the mane of hair and tug it free. He longed to pull her body flush against his own and test the texture of her lips and flesh.
    “You are not exactly a hidden relic, my lord. News of your escapades, I assure you, is most well-known.”
    “Noted. Now tell me how you came by the knowledge that you are my mate?” He smiled as she shook her head. “Do not deny it, my dear. You knew exactly who you were baiting that evening you set your trap.” And he knew exactly how to lure her. After all, sinful rendezvous in the dark was his forte. His mouth fairly watered. She was just his flavor, sweet, savory even if she was also sassy and as spiced as a bird’s-eye chili.
    She licked her lips, agitated. The action sent a bolt of fires straight to his flaccid cock, jerking it upright none too gently. “It was simply a feeling.”
    “Ah.” He stepped closer. “And do you always take such daring actions based solely on a feeling ?” The skin on her cheek was soft petals beneath his gentle fingertips. “Would you like to know what I do with my feelings?”
    His fingers dug into the hair at her nape as she made to escape his hold. “Why do you run? Do I scare you?” Her bottom lip was not just full in appearance. The plump flesh depressed easily beneath his thumb. Much too easily. She was a ripe morsel all right. Desire, hot and unrestrained, strummed through him. “Just a taste.”
    He could sense her arousal. Her breath escaped lightly, shallow. The heat of her skin seared his fingers. The sound of her blood throbbing through her veins thundered in his ears until the drone overpowered every other sense in him. As his head lowered slowly to replace his thumb, he asked huskily, “What is your name?”
    “ Tienna .” The name floated in his mind, the daintiest flutter of butterfly wings, and yet it consumed him like flowing lava. Her lips were fully sealed by his own slowly exploring ones. She could speak in his head, how divine. But he soon lost all further wish to inspect that particular avenue as her taste graced the tip of his tongue.
    Sweet. Smooth. Silk. He lapped leisurely at her lips until they parted on a sigh. Slowly, patiently, he snaked his arms around her waist and brought her body to fit against his hard one. Her softness melted into him. The heat of her mouth was so inviting. He could not resist any further. Frighten her or not, he could no longer delay. His tongue passed the boundaries of her lips and dipped deep into her