and she refused to be trapped in another marriage where her husband
 
 didn’t really want her. But she was stuck for now. Why not enjoy
 
 what he could give her? She had just taken her birth control shot
 
 before she’d gotten kidnapped. Why not enjoy a little sex? Even if it
 
 wasn’t as mind-blowing as before, it would be better than anything
 
 she’d had on the Earth plane. She would just have to make sure she
 
 came off as vanilla as possible so he didn’t get angry with her again.
 
 She let her hand find his sculpted chest. “All right.”
 
 He sighed, and she felt that strange connection between them open
 
 slightly. It tingled there on the edges of her consciousness, and she
 
 opened eagerly to it. She could feel his arousal. She could feel how
 
 much he wanted her. It made her feel special and desirable. He closed
 
 it down immediately. Meg was alone again.
 
 “Sorry.” He eased her onto her back. “I have to get used to the
 
 bond. It’s particularly strong when we make love. I promise I won’t
 
 flood you with it again.”
 
 “I didn’t mind,” she said as he touched her lips with his. It was a
 
 gentle touch, a light melding of lips. She found it slightly frustrating.
 
 “Of course you did,” he murmured as he kissed her, a little harder
 
 this time.
 
 He pressed his mouth over hers. His tongue requested access. Meg
 
 allowed herself to soften beneath him, and his tongue lazily plunged
 
 in. He explored her mouth, mating his tongue to hers, devouring her
 
 softly. His hands gently framed her face as he stroked her hair.
 
 Meg shuddered as he moved from her mouth to her neck. He was
 
 so big against her. He tried to keep his weight off her, but she wanted
 
 to be crushed under it. She wanted him to hold her down or tie her up.
 
 She couldn’t ask him to do that. He would probably turn away from in
 
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