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feet and stood up to loom over her. “That's what little girls get when they're naughty."
    His expression said it all. He saw her as a child, a little sixteen-year-old brat without a brain. Heat flooded her cheeks, and she tightened her lips. “I hope you enjoyed yourself.” Her sneer didn't even faze him.
    He grinned. “I did.” The smile dropped away, and his large fingers lifted her chin. “Don't throw yourself at trash like me, Carina Tao. I'm not worth it."
    Then he melted into the night...
    With his harsh breath blowing against her forehead, she wondered if he still thought of himself as trash. Could he be any worse than a professional killer?
    That thought reminded her that to protect his sorry ass, she had to get away from him. But when her knee came up to incapacitate him, he was ready for her this time. He pinned her leg with his, and his body draped across her torso. “Tsk tsk. I told you. None of that. I'll have to punish you."
    She shivered, remembering his punishments. For a moment, he backed away, giving her an opening, and she took it. She turned to sprint, heedless of direction. Xandros gripped her coat, a stupid choice for a disguise since he used the collar to yank her back toward him. All she managed to do was free her arms from the coat before he caught her now bare arm with his implacable grip.
    He started to drag her into the darkness, unaffected by any of her efforts to free herself. Where the hell was he taking her?
    "Let me go."
    "Afraid I'll kiss you again?” He didn't slow down, but his hand tightened on her arm.
    Panic drove her insane, and she lashed out, all her training rising to assist her. But he countered every move. Though she forced him to release her arm, he trapped her against the building. His hands gripped her wrists, and he pressed his body against hers, his breath hot on her cheeks.
    "Fuck you.” She struggled to free herself and only succeeded in arousing her body. She'd heard rumors that the mate mark, even incomplete, changed a person's chemistry. It led the two Nyrals to want each other desperately. Proximity made it worse. She had to get away from him.
    He pinned her wrists with one large fist as his other hand ripped away her wig. “Oh, I intend to."
    Stunned, she froze and stared into his face. Did he mean that? So cold, so impersonal? He'd just insert tab A into slot B and call it fucking? “I didn't think rape was in your line."
    His lips thinned, and his eyes narrowed. “You want me. You wanted me before I partially marked you.” He pressed his lips against the red marks on her inner arm. She longed for her coat, discarded in the alley, to protect her from his erotic touch. His voice was low and gritty. “Completely unintentional but not regretted."
    "Get. Off. Me.” She heaved and tensed, trying to free herself.
    He pressed his lips to her ear and said in a sexy whisper, “Let me give you what you've always wanted."
    Tears gathered in her eyes, and she was terrified they'd fall. When he bent his head to slide his tongue along the burned flesh of her arm, she shuddered. Her nipples hardened, and she gritted her teeth, trying to resist the intense pleasure of his mouth on that mark. His hips pressed into hers, his cock hard against her clit.
    Suddenly she knew exactly what she wanted, what she'd wanted since she was sixteen. This might be the only time she'd be able to have Xandros. It would never happen again, and she was probably going to be killed. Why not give into the temptation she'd felt the first time he'd touched her on Shanie's porch?
    Deliberately, she lifted her legs and wrapped them around his waist, pressing her hips against his. His head jerked up, and he met her gaze. For a breathless moment, they were both still. A dull throb of the machinery's repetitive sounds vibrated the wall.
    Xandros didn't rush, even though he had her permission. His hands still gripped her wrists, and he nudged her head aside so he could bite her neck with an erotic