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to next. But from the few conversations Claire had had with Mira via phone, she knew that both of Tariq’s brothers had been imprisoned with him—brothers he was still desperate to free.
    She wanted to ask but knew better. In the end, it didn’t matter if Ashur was related to Tariq or not. Claire wasn’t here because of Mira’s new husband. She had other things to worry about.
    The look on Ashur’s face also warned Claire not to get too personal. He was suspicious of her intentions. She needed to remember not to rush things and let him think he was driving the seduction.
    Which meant she needed to be at least a little vulnerable.
    She drew him toward the bed, then turned to face him. “You want to know why I summoned you?”
    He lifted one brow in question.
    “Because I’m tired of going through the motions of life. I want to feel .”
    It wasn’t a total lie. It just wasn’t the whole truth.
    “Any human male could do that for you.”
    “No, I don’t think he could.” She knew for certain he couldn’t. “I don’t want any messy entanglements when this is over. I want to be able to walk away when I have what I want.”
    He ran his fingers over the fire opal at the base of her throat. “And when will you have what you want, Claire?”
    When you take me to the djinn realm .
    “When I’m thoroughly satisfied, of course,” she said, her pulse picking up. “The ball’s in your court now, djinni.”
    He chuckled. “You play this game well, maya . I have one question before we get down to your…satisfaction. Where did you get the opal?”
    Her stomach tensed, the nerves warring with the heat swirling in her veins as he stroked the opal. From what Mira had told her about her interactions with Tariq when he’d been a pleasure slave, she knew Ashur wore one too, but his wasn’t visible in this realm. When she crossed to his world, she’d see it.
    Where did he wear it? What did it look like against his tanned skin? And why couldn’t she seem to think straight when he was touching the opal like that? Oh, he was good. His hands weren’t even on her skin yet and she was ready to melt.
    “ Maya ?”
    Princess. He kept calling her princess. She wanted to laugh at the absurdity—she was far from being a princess—but some place inside her warmed to the word. Had he called his instructors that when they’d been teaching him how to pleasure a woman? Or was she somehow…special?
    His eyes darkened with desire as he leaned close to her ear before she could tell herself that was a stupid question. His hot breath rushed over the tender skin of her neck, sending a shiver down her back. “You keep me waiting, maya . Do you not want my touch after all?
    His lips barely grazed the outside of her ear, and heat flooded her veins. She closed her eyes and leaned into him. “No. I mean…yes, I want it.”
    Ever so gently, he trailed his lips down her neck, a whisper of a touch, until a shiver rushed through her entire body. “Then answer the question.”
    “I…I found it.”
    “Where?”
    She lifted her chin as he grazed those lips along the hollow at the base of her throat and moved up the other side of her neck. Oh wow. That felt good. Better than she’d expected. He’d obviously been trained well. “On the beach.”
    “On this island?”
    She nodded. Then trembled when he brushed those wicked lips across the skin just below her ear. Lifting her hands, she gently rested them on his chest. His hard, warm, muscular chest. “Yes.”
    “And how did you know it was linked to a djinni?”
    His lips grazed the outside of her other ear. Instinctively, she moved closer, until the long, lean line of his body pressed against hers.
    Oh, he was hard. His erection pressed against her belly, telling her he wanted her just as much as she suddenly wanted him. Tingles spread from her belly between her legs. And vaguely she realized she’d never reacted to a human like this. But right now she didn’t care. He felt too good.