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.”“I blamed myself.” Maybe that’s why I had been so reluctant to believe the rumors, even when someone as reliable as Madison confirmed them.“Sorry.” He frowned and tossed me a sideways glance.“I seem to be saying that a lot lately.”I smiled and tried to make light of the situation.“You better watch it, or people won’t be properly afraid of you anymore.”“You never were.” He lay his hand on top of mine, linking our hands in a simple touch that nevertheless awakened my senses.I pulled my hand away from his.It still tingled where he had touched me.Yes, I was definitely still under the influence of that kiss, and I needed to get away before I did something I would regret.“Anyway,” Evan said, “When Master Wolf found out about it, he told me no girls while I was apprenticed to him.”“Oh.” I put another couple of inches between us.“So does he know I’m here?”“No.Last night was the new moon.He was out doing a spell all night.”The thought that I might have gotten Evan in trouble because of my actions made me realize that I hadn’t apologized for my role in all this, and I cleared my throat to do so.“Evan, I’m sorry I threw myself at you yesterday.I hope I don’t get you in any trouble.”He reached out and took my hand again, pulling it and me closer to him.“I hope I don’t get in trouble, too, but if I do, it’ll be worth it.”A shiver ran down my spine, but whether of dread or anticipation, I had no idea.I couldn’t deny the attraction between us, but my reservations remained intact, especially since I suspected the attraction, at least in intensity, was the lingering result of the kiss.I also realized that he hadn’t really explained how it worked.“So, um, what, exactly, does that gift of yours do?” I asked.“It depends upon the intensity, and the girl.” He looked away as he spoke.“It’s mostly intensely arousing, and I think it kind of makes it hard to think.A full dose has been known to induce an instant climax.”I nodded, grateful he had been completely honest, even if the facts made me feel awkward.“How long do the affects of the kiss last?”“It depends.If I tone it down, only a few minutes.Never more than an hour.”I choked on a laugh.“There’s no way it only lasts an hour.”That was a mistake.I had to stop talking without thinking, especially around Evan, who was not at all slow on the uptake.He turned my face to look at him, and his eyes sparkled with amusement.“It really does,” he said.“I’m told it’s addictive, though.”With that, he leaned down and captured my mouth in a kiss that drove me, quite literally, senseless.It didn’t take me straight over the edge, the way it had the day before, but drove me crazy with wanting, with needing.Reason walked out the door, leaving behind raw pleasure that went on and on.Unlike the day before, he didn’t leave me aching and empty.He stayed to kiss and touch, torturing me with teasing caresses.He had one hand on my back, the other on my leg, moving slowly up to the hem of my shorts.At one point, I cried out.I wanted to touch every part of him I could reach–his back, his chest, his shoulders–but when my hand strayed lower, he captured it and drew it upward.“Please,” I whispered.“We need to stop.”At that moment, I couldn’t imagine why we would want to do such a thing, but he took control, drawing me against his chest while he stroked my back in gentle, soothing circles.Suddenly, his bedroom door banged open, and Evan drew away from me as if I were on fire, jumping clear of the bed to stand by our intruder.Earlier, I must have cried out a little too loudly, because Henry Wolf stood framed in the doorway, not looking a day over sixty, though no one was fooled.I didn’t know how old he was, but something in his eyes said he’d seen things no one else had.“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” Mr.Wolf asked.Evan, who stood at least six feet two inches and towered over his smaller master, had the look of the boy I remembered from grade school [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]