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again
    looking into his eyes.
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    “This was all a trick, wasn’t it?” Nikki
    didn’t look disappointed, only resigned, as if
    she suddenly saw the big picture and knew
    there was no way she could ever go back to the
    way things were.
    Li saw no reason not to be honest with
    her. He intended on spending the rest of his life
    with her. There was no way he’d start it out
    with a lie. “That all depends on what you mean
    by ‘trick.’ I wanted you for myself, and I was
    willing to do everything I had to in order to get
    you in my bed and keep you there.”
    Her brow furrowed as she thought about
    it. “But where do we go from here? The bet was
    that you’d make me come five times. The count
    is four. Since I never thought I could have more
    than one or two at the most, you’re obviously
    going to win, but why? How long do you intend
    to keep me with you? The month from the bet?”
    Fear crept into her eyes then, and Li knew he
    had her. She opened her mouth to go on, but
    stopped, pursing her lips.
    “Nikki, you promised me you wouldn’t
    hold back. That means you say what you want,
    what you need. Tell me what you feel.”
    “Li, I can’t.” Tears shimmered on the
    surface of her dark eyes, threatening to spill
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    over. Li knew Nikki never showed such
    telling emotions. She might get angry or
    frustrated or any number of things, but if she
    cried, it was never in the presence of anyone.
    “Then I’ll go first. I made this bet because
    I knew I could give you any amount of pleasure
    you needed,” he said. ”I’m a trained Dom,
    Nikki. I recognized the sexual submissive in
    you and knew I could set that side of you free,
    opening a whole new world of pleasure for you.
    But more than that, I wanted you for myself. I
    wanted you because, over the years we’ve
    worked together, I found you were the special
    ‘something’ missing from my life." He framed
    her face with his big hands. "I love everything
    about you, Nikki. I was willing to do anything
    to get you. I’ll do anything I have to do to keep
    you. I love you, Nikki. With all my heart, I love
    you.”
    He flexed his hips for emphasis and felt
    her responding squeeze around his cock.
    Knowing she needed time to collect her
    thoughts, to form the words she needed to say,
    Li kissed her. This was a kiss to show her how
    much he truly loved her. It was tender yet all
    consuming. Li knew everything important to
    him in his life hung in the balance. This was the
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    moment he had both dreaded and waited for
    since he’d first met Nikki. His heartbeat
    quickened, and he struggled to help her hold on
    to the moment. If she got lost in his kiss, he’d
    never get this moment back. She had to make
    her decision now. The bet was but a ploy, a
    reason she could give herself to let him have a
    chance. He didn’t really need to prove himself.
    She already knew more about him than most
    anyone in his life. Their close working
    relationship guaranteed that. Two people could
    not hold life and death in their collective hands
    without forming a bond and without each of
    them knowing the person beneath.
    Knowing he had to, Li reluctantly parted
    their lips and pulled back to look at her, forcing
    her to do the same. “Tell me what you want,
    Nikki,” he whispered. If she needed him to
    seduce her into giving him her heart, he would.
    Finally, she let the tears fall and a little
    sob followed. “You! I don’t want this to end, Li.
    Not after a month, not ever. I love you so
    much!”
    He grinned at her. “Then give me my last
    orgasm and we’ll get on with our lives.”
    She barked a laugh through her tears.
    “You can’t stand to lose, can you?”
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    “That’s not it at all. I promised you I’d
    do something and I intend to do it.”
    When he began to move again Nikki
    groaned, picking up his rhythm immediately.
    “If we keep this up, we’ll