“Dair.” Serenity breathed out and he couldn’t tell if it was a plea to stop or to continue. He wasn’t ready to stop, not by a long shot, but one word from her and he would. Her fingers had delved into his hair and she kept pulling him closer any time he pulled even the smallest bit away. Dair bit down gently on her neck. He remembered when she’d done the same to him in the parking lot of the vet clinic where she used to work. She gasped and pushed her body up, trying to get closer. When Dair felt as though he was approaching the point of no return, he forced himself to remove his lips from her body. He put just a little distance between them, but he didn’t stop touching her—he couldn’t. It was as if her touch was the only thing keeping him alive at the moment.” “Please don’t ever be afra