Reckless Love

Moved beyond words, Ja

"I won't let you go," Ty said finally. "Don't ask me to. Don't beg me to. I can't do it, Ja

"Ty, don't," she whispered achingly, trying to still the trembling of her body, failing. "I want so much for you to have your dream."

"I dreamed of you every minute I was away. You're my dream, Ja

"But you said-you said that you'd seen past the clothes, that I wasn't a fragile silken lady."

"Yes, I'd seen past the clothes, and I thank God for it."

Ty turned his head slowly, kissing the smooth breasts that smelled of roses.

"Listen to me, Ja

Ty smoothed his cheek between Ja

He kissed the velvet tips of Ja

"My sweet satin butterfly," he said in a low voice. "Let me love you again." His hand eased between her legs and he groaned to feel her heat once more. " Ja

Ja

With a dark yet oddly tender smile, Ty caught Ja

When he was as naked as she, he lay next to her on the bed, gathered her against his body and kissed her as tenderly as though she were a frightened maiden. The caresses he gave her were equally restrained, almost chaste, but his words were elemental fire.

"Your body is all satin, strong and hot and sleek. You're perfect for a man who is more rawhide than silk. For me, Ja

Ja

The evidence of Ja

"Once," Ty whispered, "I saw Lucifer go to you, put his head into your hands with such trust that I was reminded of the legend of the unicorn and the maiden. It made me… restless, baffled, angry. I felt sorry for the unicorn, trapped by his reckless love.

"And then the maiden opened her hands and let the unicorn go, for she loved the unicorn too much to hold it against its will."

Ja

"The unicorn ran off and congratulated himself on his clever escape, and then…" Ty turned slowly, covering Ja

When Ty neither spoke nor moved to join their bodies, Ja

"What did the maiden say?" she whispered.

"I don't know. Tell me, Ja

Tears magnified Ja

She felt the emotion that shuddered through Ty's strong body as he bent and kissed her tears away.

"Yes," Ty said, watching Ja

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