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black silk sheets cool against my legs.

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ting. The arrogant

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loor was warm, but

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n't

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ling fingers in his dark hair. "

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mint and danger. *The spark wasn't just phy

cent scales along his ribs-beautiful armor. And when he moved over me, I

owled, eyes f

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ehead to mine, and I felt his energy-cool, dark, infin

t time in two lifetimes, the burning fever in

months

chment. A "Celebration of Life"

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as mas

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a silent shadow at my s

cies smell m

ng fruit and sulfur. And

aby, Bella," I said. "

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ies instability," I said.

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ward. He stared a

raco said. His voice cu

Bella sc

raco said impassively. "None

g her stomach. "Get out! You

to the quick. She knew. She knew something was

d. "But Bella... don't

lutter in my lower abdomen. N

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