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and hungry. His clever fingers delved under silk and lace.
    When his tongue brushed against her fangs, he paused. Then, with exquisite slowness, he ran his tongue down the length of one throbbing fang.
    Dominique jerked against him. When he touched the sensitive nub between her thighs, she shuddered. "Yes."
    "Do you like that?" he asked, voice harsh. He nudged her legs apart and stepped between them. His finger circled her clit, stroking, teasing.
    "Yes." Her hips moved against her will. "Show me what it should be like."
    She'd never felt like this. Never felt the desperate coiling low in her belly, the liquid fire between her legs.
    One long finger parted her folds. Her hips canted forward. He slid one finger inside her.
    Her head fell back. That finger plunged in, out, in again.
    "You're so tight, Dominique." His voice was serrated.
    Another finger joined the first, stretching her. A cry caught in Dominique's throat. All the sensations were too much.
    "Easy," he murmured. "I've got you."
    The feelings grew, multiplied. When that thumb stroked her again, she shattered, her hands digging into his shoulders.
    He moved, but she was too exhausted to care. Felt too good to worry about opening her eyes. Strong arms wrapped around her. Her head rested on his shoulder and she heard him sigh.
    "Tell me why you need me?"
    Thoughts of what--who--she was running from filtered through her pleasure. Her muscles tensed.
    "Who are you so afraid of?"
    Dominique's remaining lassitude evaporated. She lifted her head and stared into moss-green eyes. "My fiance."

    Fiance. The word tore through Rand like an exploding bomb. She belonged to someone else.
    He stepped away from her, his gut cramping, the scent of her desire still strong in his senses.
    Dominique brushed her dark hair back from her face. "My parents betrothed me to another ajna the day I was born." She shivered. "Everyone believes Vilein is perfect...but behind closed doors..."
    Helpless against the terror in her voice, Rand cupped her cheek. "He hurt you?"
    She pressed her face against Rand's palm. "Yes." It came out a tortured whisper. "A preview of life once we're joined, once I belong to him." She wrapped her arms around her middle. The first few times I was too shocked to fight back. This last time I thought he'd kill me.... I flew to Las Vegas the next day desperate for a way to stop him." Her gaze was steady on Rand's. "To find you."
    The shadows in her eyes made Rand want to wrap her up and take her away. She was stronger and more powerful than him, but it didn't change his feelings. "Tell me."
    She bit her lip. "He likes games. Likes tying people up, ripping off their clothes and whipping them." She pressed a hand to her mouth. "I scream, I cry...but he doesn't stop. He enjoys it."
    Rand fought the energy churning through him. He wanted to find this bastard and shove a stake between his eyes. How could anyone want to break this woman? "He hasn't raped you?"
    Her gaze dropped. "He's waiting for our joining. He wants a pure wife."
    Jaw aching, Rand choked down the fury. It wasn't what Dominique needed right now.
    "I think he's killed some of his lovers. He's cold, controlled, ruthless, but my gut tells me he's unbalanced."
    Most of the vampires who let their energies out of alignment were wild, filled with jagged, raging energy. But occasionally Rand had seen the ones who coated their unstable power with icy control.
    Like the one who'd killed his father.
    "Expose him at court. Surely your parents can help?"
    She shook her head. "They don't know. Only see what he shows them." She breathed deep. "And he threatened to kill them if I say anything. I won't risk them."
    Rand understood the need to protect. His father had died helping Rand escape the vamp who'd killed him.
    "They're ajna--"
    She shook her head, the move fierce. "Vilein is older than them. Stronger. He'll kill them."
    Her hands gripped Rand's wrists. "I tracked you down because my only chance is to ruin myself for