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massaged his fingers. He pulled nearly out then thrust back in.
    “Aye! Fill me.”
    Determination surged through him at her plaintive cry. He explored her belly with his lips and pushed his fingers deeper. She arched. He thrust, offering her a teasing glimpse of what they both wanted. Maintaining a steady rhythm with his fingers, he found her swollen nub with his tongue.
    She gasped. “Oh aye!” Her fingers tangled in his hair, pulling him closer.
    He circled her again and again as his fingers moved steadily. Her body responded, coating his hand and tantalizing his tongue. Pushing deep, he concentrated on her nub, flicking and sucking until her inner muscles clenched his fingers. She shuddered and sighed, but it wasn’t enough. He wanted to devour her, to hear her cries of pleasure.
    Climbing onto the bed, he knelt between her thighs. She opened for him, the invitation unmistakable. He trembled. What sort of man seduced an angel?
    “I’m not an angel, and I seduced you.”
    Her whispered words scattered his hesitation. He positioned his cock at her entrance and sank into her slick passage. She wrapped her legs around his waist, drawing him deeper. He gritted his teeth. She felt so good! He pulled back. She tightened around him, heightening the pleasure and building the need.
    Again and again he filled her. She arched, stroking his arms and chest as he thrust faster, deeper.
    Passion.
    Pleasure.
    Hope.
    Joy welled within him. He covered her mouth with his, infusing the kiss with tenderness and gratitude. Wrapping his arms around her, he clutched her to his chest as he thrust to the hilt and surrendered to desire.
    Pleasure inundated his senses, washing over him in languid waves. She clung to him, whispering his name. Peace swept in on the heels of desire, leaving him trembling and sated.
    They slept for a time, her head pillowed on his shoulder, his arms holding her close. He woke to her lips teasing his skin, her warm hands caressing, reawakening his arousal. He ceased to care if insanity had claimed him. She was the sweetest delusion anyone could invent.
    Straddling his hips, she slowly sank onto his hardened cock. She moved with hypnotic grace, her features lost in shadow. Her hair streamed down her back, teasing his thighs as she took him deep over and over.
    Release came gently the second time. She collapsed across his chest and kissed his mouth as waves of pleasure bathed them in warmth and contentment.
    He lay sprawled on his back, breathless and replete as she silently slipped from his bed. His sluggish brain refused to comprehend she was leaving until she was fully dressed.
    “Wait.” His heart lurched. Fantasies weren’t meant to last, but this had felt so real. “Will I ever see you again?”
    Silhouetted by the moon, she paused and looked back at him. A golden glow emanated from her body, revealing her face. Dazzled by her beauty, he couldn’t move, couldn’t speak.
    “It’s time, Nathaniel. You’ve regained your strength. You don’t need me anymore.”
    Before he could reply, her wings unfurled, knocking the breath from his lungs. Delicately scalloped, translucent and shimmering, her wings muddled his thoughts. She arched her back, her wings rippling, showering the room with sparkles of light. He reached out to touch her, but she disappeared, leaving him alone in the dark .

Chapter Three
     
     
    “You’ve been unable to learn anything?” Lailah tried to keep the disappointment from her tone, but no mystery had ever been this important to her. And Daniel had never failed before.
    “He was attacked by paid assassins. I’m sure that comes as no surprise. I don’t know who hired them. If you hadn’t waited so long to confide in me, I might have been more use to you.” He paused. Leather creaked as he shifted position, most likely uncrossing and re-crossing his legs. “I’ve learned who he is, and I think I understand why he can see you.”
    She hesitated. Leaving Nate had been one of the