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“I’m sorry I do not have the proper medicines to ease your pain.”
    â€œYou have no reason to be sorry. I’m grateful for what you’re doing and hope to repay you in kind some day. Not that I desire you to be injured,” he added quickly. “I do not.” Horror blanched his features. “I would hate such a thing. Truly. I only want to see you healthy and whole.”
    Her lips curled into a slow smile. “I understood your meaning.” Finished with her ministrations, she settled her hands in her lap. She didn’t move from her position between his legs, because an idea had taken root in her mind. Perhaps he wasn’t ready for her to remove his armor—he was so sensitive about his appearance, after all—but that did not mean he would refuse her…other things. And he’d seemed to enjoy having her hands on him. “May I ask you a question, Geryon?”
    He nodded hesitantly. “You may do anything you like to me.”
    Had he meant the words to emerge so sensually? So husky and rich? “Are you…do you like me?”
    He looked away from her and gave another nod. “More than I should,” he muttered.
    Her pulse fluttered madly. “Then I would like very much if you would kiss me.”

CHAPTER TWELVE
    Kiss her? “I shouldn’t. I can’t.” Though gods, Geryon wanted to, desperately, and found his gaze straying to her lips. They were lush and red. Glistening. His mouth watered for a taste of them. His horns, sensitive to his emotions as they were, throbbed.
    Those pretty lips dipped into a frown. “Why not? You said you liked me. Did you lie to spare my feelings?”
    â€œI would never lie to you. And I do like you. You are beautiful and strong, the finest thing I have ever known.”
    â€œYou think me beautiful? Strong?” Pleasure lit her expression. “Then why won’t you kiss me?”
    â€œI will hurt you.”
    Her face scrunched adorably in her confusion. “I don’t understand. You’ve never hurt me before.”
    â€œMy teeth…they are too sharp.” He didn’t add that his hand were too toxic, his strength too mighty. Were he to lose control of himself and squeeze her, which was a possibility considering how much he desired her, she would be hurt. Scared, too. Perhaps even irreparably damaged.
    â€œI’m willing to risk it,” she said, placing her palms on his thighs and burning him soul-deep.
    He both hated and loved his half-armor at that moment. Hated because it kept him from skin-to-fur contact. Loved because it blocked her gaze from parts of his monstrous form. “Why?” What reason could she possibly have for wanting to place her luscious lips on something so…disgusting? Mere curiosity would not drive a female to such an act. Evangeline had vomited the moment she’d first spied his changed appearance. “I could tolerate what you were, but I can not tolerate… this ,” she’d thrown at him.
    â€œBecause.” Twin pink circles painted Kadence’s cheeks, but she didn’t turn her gaze.
    â€œWhy?” he insisted. He placed his hands atop hers. Gulped at the headiness, the silkiness.
    â€œYou saved me.”
    So she was grateful. His shoulders sagged in disappointment. Did you truly expect her to desire you ? No, he hadn’t expected it—but he had hoped. “It would be dishonorable to kiss you for such a reason.”
    Though she remained on her knees, she rose until they were merely a whisper apart. “Then do it because I’m desperate, needy. Do it because I’ve suddenly realized how quickly something can be taken from me, and I wish to know some part of you before I’m—”
    â€œBefore you’re…” he managed to choke out. She was desperate? Needy?
    â€œDo it,” she pleaded.
    Yes. Yes . Geryon could no longer resist, dishonorable or not. He would be careful,