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irritably.  She jerked and
disappeared under the water for a moment before popping back up, coughing and
sputtering.
    “What?”  She shouted back.
    “Get out of the water.  We’re leaving.”
    She nodded and began to swim towards shore with long,
powerful strokes.  He envied her obvious confidence in the water.  He
could swim, but it was little more than a doggy paddle and deep water made him
nervous.  He would get her to teach Sophia to swim, he decided.
    As she drew closer, a strange scent drifted to him and he
closed his eyes and inhaled deeply.  He turned his back to the lake and
stared suspiciously into the trees before inhaling again. 
    “Hurry up, girl!”  He barked over his shoulder. 
Dimly he was aware of her splashing her way on to shore as he stared into the
trees.  The scent was fading rapidly, if it had even been there in the
first place, but he continued to stare intently into the trees.
    “What?”  She asked, peering curiously over his
shoulder.  “What do you see?”
    “Nothing.”  He turned around and faced her.  “But
we should get back to the others. It’s getting late and we need to get back on
the road before – “
    He stuttered to a stop and stared at Avery.
    She was wearing a short white shift that the water had
turned translucent.  The wet fabric clung to every curve of her pale body,
and he could feel himself growing hard as he stared at her.  The grey
dress had done an excellent job of hiding her curves and although it was
obvious she was much too thin, the fullness of her breasts and the swell of her
hips had him aching to touch her.
    He looked up at her face.  She had bathed and scrubbed
her face and body clean, and he could see a tiny smattering of freckles across
her nose.  Her skin was the colour of milk and other than the freckles,
completely unblemished.  He was suddenly itching to touch her skin and see
if it felt as soft as it looked. 
    “What’s wrong?”  She frowned at him.
    His eyes dropped back down to her breasts.  The wet
fabric and cool air had hardened her rose-coloured nipples and he had a sudden
image of sucking gently on them. 
    She looked down at herself.  “Gods!”  
    She blushed and pulled the wet fabric away from her body
before searching frantically for her dress.  She spied it on the grass but
before she could reach for it, Tristan had taken her by the arm and pulled her close.
    “My lord...”
    She gave him a warning look and he grinned wolfishly at
her. 
    “You smell much better.”
    “Thank you.”  She tugged against his hand but he
refused to let her go. He reached out and pushed the wet strands of hair from
her cheek.  She inhaled sharply when he ran his fingers along her
cheekbone. 
    “You’re too thin.”  He informed her.  She didn’t
reply, just continued to stare at him with her clear green eyes, and he
frowned.  “You need to eat more.”
    “Whatever you say, m’lord.”  
    He scowled at her insolent tone before cupping the back of
her head and pulling her forward.  “You belong to me now.”  He
whispered.  “You will do what I tell you to.”
    She scoffed in his face.  “I belong to no one.”
    He bent his head until his mouth was hovering over hers.
 “You belong to me.”  He repeated himself, his warm breath washing
over her face, and Avery felt a surge of warmth in her belly despite her
annoyance with him.  “And I want you to kiss me.”
    She shook her head.  “No.” 
    She hoped she sounded more confident then she felt. 
She had no idea what was happening to her.  His deep voice and warm hand
was playing havoc with her system.  She felt weak and disoriented and when
he had told her to kiss him, she had damn near obeyed him immediately.
    “Yes.”  He demanded.
    “No.”  She swallowed hard, her lips trembling.
    He ran his thumb over her mouth and at his touch, her lips
parted.  He groaned a little when her tongue flicked out and licked at her
dry lips, brushing against