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and her agony.
    “Alex, please...” Her cry sounded weak and wanton—urging him on. He drove harder, faster, until Kate’s orgasm exploded around his shaft, tightening then releasing again and again.
    He held on until that moment and then with one final shuddering plunge, he let go, releasing within her, losing himself inside her softness with a force he’d never experienced more completely.
    He collapsed against her, his heart racing in time with hers as the world around them splintered then spun out of control.
    Slowly Alex eased his body away from her, but he didn’t release her as he rolled over onto his back taking her with him. She lay weak and exhausted on top of him. She was crying softly. He wanted to be sure he hadn’t hurt her.
    “Are you okay?” He brushed his thumb across her wet cheeks in wonder.
    She shook her head, “Thank you, Alex,” she said through the ragged sobs before abandoning talk altogether. It didn’t matter. He understood. He felt the same way.
    Alex’s breath left his body in one sharp sigh before he switched off the bedside lamp and wrapped her in his arms, letting her cry.
    “It’s okay. We don’t have to talk about it now. There will be plenty of time for talking. We have all the time in the world.”
    * * * *
    Kate’s breath came in labored gulps. There was so much she wanted to say to him right now. She’d never felt this way before. He made it special for her. Alex made her believe in romance again. But she couldn’t manage even a single word. For the first time in years—since Seth’s betrayal, Kate cried.
    Alex’s hand moved over her breast, stroking it slowly. She caught her moan, but couldn’t stop her body from reacting. Her nipple hardened beneath his expert touch.
    “It’s okay, Kate.” She couldn’t possibly answer him. She couldn’t breathe over the pounding of her heart. It slammed against her chest from sheer reaction to him. Her last coherent thought disappeared the moment his lips replaced his hands upon her breast.
    “It’s okay...” he whispered once more, and then Alex stopped trying to comfort her with words. His lips found Kate’s once more. For one second she hesitated, and then she was struggling to touch him as well. To be closer to him. She couldn’t get close enough to him.
    Alex made love to her in the same controlled way as before. It drove her wild with desire.
    They slept very little. Kate awakened many times throughout the night to the feel of Alex’s skillful touch.
    He pulled her back against his body, his arms circling her waist. His hands moved over her familiarly, igniting buried desires and longings inside of her, his lips touched the hollow beneath her ear, feeling her awaken to his touch before he whispered gently against her ear.
    “Wake up, sleeping beauty...I need you again.” She thrilled in response to his lips, his caresses, his words. His body took possession of hers once more and Kate gave herself to the pleasure she knew she could never find again in another’s arms.
     
    Chapter Three
     
    When Kate awoke the following morning, she was alone in bed. Alex was gone. He left her a note promising to call soon. But he never did.
    At first, Kate thought maybe his work had taken him out of town suddenly. Alex told her he was a corporate attorney, and at times, the job required extensive travel. But when several days passed still without any word, Kate forced herself to accept the truth. He’d lied just as Seth lied. Alex seemed too good to be true. Perfect in almost every way. She was almost certain he had to be hiding something major. Apparently, it had been the fact that he was a creep as well.
    Kate had tried to keep from getting her hopes up again as she did with Seth. She couldn’t believe she’d actually begged Alex to make love to her. God, she cringed just thinking about how pathetic she must have seemed to him. He was probably married or worse and just out for a little fun. She was such an idiot for