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to hers. She gasped slightly and parted her lips. Jaren did not waste the opportunity, and his lips again moved softly against hers. This time he swept the tip of his tongue gently across the small part between her lips, testing her to see if she would open them and allow him entrance. A sigh tore from him as her lips parted and his tongue moved to taste the sweet gift she offered. His tongue found hers and began to twirl and slide along hers, bringing a soft moan from her. To his delight, she began to move her tongue over his, hesitant at first, but with more confidence as his shallow breathing gave testimony of his desire. He had never known a kiss to be so intoxicating, and he felt like he could stand there and taste her forever.
     
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    Kari had sometimes wondered what it would feel like to kiss a man, but her imagination didn’t do justice to what Jaren was doing to her. The suddenness of his approach and fierceness in his eyes had sent momentary panic through her, causing her to expect his lips to be hard and crushing against hers. Instead, she felt the softest brush against her lips, like the barest touch of velvet. Then his tongue delved into her mouth, and she was swept away in a flood of feelings. Jaren’s lips and tongue were fueling a fire in her, creating a need that she didn’t understand and didn’t know how to fill.
    He took the cup she was still somehow holding and set it on the table. Then she felt his other hand slide down her neck and cup her right breast. His thumb rubbed over the tip through the filmy material of her costume’s bodice, sending an unfamiliar electrical jolt directly to her clit. She gasped at the contact and her back instinctively arched, forcing her body closer to his and pressing her breast into his hand.
    Her hands went to his hair, her fingers fumbling to untie the band that held his hair back. It fell in a curtain around his shoulders and she wound her fingers into the silky black strands. The luxurious softness of it against her skin was fascinating to her.
    Somewhere in the back of Kari’s mind, she knew she should stop. Having lived a sheltered life, she had never been allowed to be alone with a man, much less had one touch her in such an intimate manner. But something about this man called to her, even though she didn’t even know who he was. Maybe it was the ordeal of the escape, the thought of being alone for the first time in her life, or the knowledge that she almost ended up spending her life being raped and beaten. Whatever the cause, her mind had apparently decided to let go of all that she knew was proper and just let her body feel the pleasure of this moment. Kari relaxed and let the tension leave her body.
    Jaren pulled back and looked into her eyes. “My sha-lia ,” he whispered against her lips while holding her gaze. “You have never joined with a man before, have you?”
    Kari slowly shook her head. “I’ve never even been kissed before.”
    Jaren lightly ran his fingertips along her cheek and down her jaw before tracing the outline of her collarbone. The feel of his light touch sent tingles across her skin.
    “I will not take you tonight, my precious sha-lia . I do not want to move too fast for you. But I would like to show you the pleasure your body can feel. Will you let me teach you?”
    The fact that he asked her permission touched something deep inside Kari’s soul. She put her fingers to his lips and traced their fullness.
    “I trust you.” As she said the words, she knew they were true. She had just met this man, didn’t know anything about him, but every instinct she possessed told her that she could trust him completely.
    Jaren held her gaze as he moved over her, pushing her down so that she was lying on the bed, his body raised above hers. He looked into her eyes for a long moment before lowering his lips to hers. His kiss began just as gently as before, but Kari sensed more urgency this time. His lips claimed hers with a