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there, too. When he bit into the flesh there softly, I almost accused him right there of lying to me about me being his first girlfriend, because he was way too good at this. But then his imprinted body knew me inside and out. It knew exac tly what to do to drive me insane for him .
    So I felt it out to see if I could do the same to him.
    As if on instinct, I leaned forward to nibble under his chin. It was coarse and scratchy, but in a very good way. He leaned his head back on the seat and let out a smothered moan as his hands gripped me tighter.
    "Hell, Maggie," he repeated his earlier sentiment.
    Why was i t so hot when he said it like that?
    I moved my attention to the spot under his ear and he made a completely new noise I'd never hea rd before. It fueled me, spurred me on. So I took his earlobe into my mouth and bit down gently.
    The noise had more than doubled by then. I felt powerful. For once in my life, I felt like I was out of control in the most controlled way , and I smiled against his skin.

 

Chapter Four
    Caleb

     
    She was doing this thing with her tongue. I couldn’t handle another second of it. I was about to lose it in every way. I moved my face to connect with hers once more and then her tongue was mine. But that was worse. Oh, man, so much worse.
    This was beyond making out, or kissing, or…whatever else you wanted to label it. And my body was singing for it. But she was upset about her friend, and her body had finally just gotten calmed down enough after all that drama to start feeling her need for me in full force. It wasn't right to let her do this.
    It pained me, but I took one last long pull from her mouth and then released her. I still gripped her in my hands, but her mouth was free. I started immediately so she'd understand that this wasn't rejection. "Baby, there's a line. A very fine line, and we are straddling that line right now. If we cross it, I won't be able to go back. You feel so good. Your body, your lips, your skin…all of it. I'm drowning in you. So , please, we've got to just hold on a minute ."
    She hesitated and I barely breathed waiting for her words. "What if I don't want to stop ?" she asked breathlessly.
    My heart skidded to the pace of a dead man. "Maggie…"
    " I know." She squeezed her eyes tight. The war waging in her was waging in me, too. I could practically taste it in the air. "I know I've always thought that I'd wait. And you said your kind waits until marriage, too. I just… I feel… We're going to get married anyway, right? This isn't puppy love. I know I'm going to marry you, so I don't think it matters when we both…want to."
I stared. It was all my muddled brain would do. Then finally, "It's just too much for you right now. With your body…reacting to the imprint so strongly and your friend and all the stuff that happened in London. I just think we should wait. My number one issue with the scenario though is the fact that we're out in the mountains, looking for your lost friend, and we're in the backseat of my uncle's SUV. I refuse to be a cliché teenager." I tried to smile, but she seemed deflated. "Baby, I don't want that for our first mem ory together, do you ?"
    " No, I don't," she sighed. " So the tyrant is protecting me…from myself?" she asked softly.
    "It looks that way," I chuck led. I pressed my nose to hers and exhaled. But i f she was ready for more, so was I. "But there's plenty we can do, lots of things that straddle the line." Her eager glazed eyes had me pulling her tighter once more.
    "Show me," she demanded eagerly an d kissed me again, her lips soft, but demanding .
    And so I did. My fingers dug into the jeaned flesh of her backside and thighs, and I showed her exactly what I meant. I inched the innocent strap on her tank top a little lower on her arm , and a s I melded our minds I realized how amazing our ease with each other was. Maggie trusted me with every inch and piece of her and that was a very satisfying thing.
    A long while