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Here Kitty Kitty: Chapter 18.1 by Carol Pedroso
Kitryn let out another long sigh and sat up, the covers pooled around him. Simon let out a mumble and tugged them back to his side of the bed.
“Go back to sleep, the sun has only just set, I can still feel it. Anyway, you should still be tired out from…well, you know.”
Kitryn suppressed a grin. After all they’d done together, Simon still couldn’t bring himself to mention a simple act between two people.
He rolled over his mate and kissed his way up to Simon’s ear. “You mean when I spent the early morning hours pounding you into
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Adrift: Chapter 26 by J. Alan Veerkamp
Covered head to toe, Roku appeared and sounded noticeably calmer. Arad wasn’t sure if that was a good sign but decided he could sort Roku’s mental state once he had pants on again. The shirt in his hand was wrecked with bodily fluid and whatever constituted that amniotic fluid stuff Roku had been floating in. He also didn’t want to explain why his trousers were in a ball on the floor of Daiko and Serene’s quarters.
Roku followed without instruction as Arad took them to his own room and threw the dirty shirt aside.
Waiting for Theodosia by Julie Lynn Hayes
Spring in New York City was iffy at best. Surprisingly lamblike at times, more often it revealed the face of the lion in its chilly ferocity. Tonight was a night of infinite leonine grace. Aaron Burr pulled his cloak tighter about himself, fending off a stiff breeze. The cold in and of itself was not worrisome to him. He’d endured far worse as a soldier during the ill-fated march to Quebec. His concern was entirely for his daughter, Theodosia. She would be arriving soon, and he did not wish her to catch cold.
The docks of New York were quiet at night, silent ships riding gentle lapping waves. A stark contrast to a time when British ships held sway. So many ships they’d resembled a veritable forest. Thirty-two thousand troops under the joint command of the Howe brothers. But that was long ago now.
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Denied: Chapter Sixty-nine by Cia Nordwell
Anyas clapped his hands. A servant approached and handed him a cup. Oddly, I saw him also palm a device that detached from the base, slipping it under the table. It was tiny, the many sides each having a different button. He pressed his finger to the top, and it emitted a hum. I twitched and winced.
“My apologies. Just ensuring we are secure now.” Anyas went from reclining in his chair to sitting upright. “Please remain seated, but you may move if you have need to shift or get comfortable. Now, now we can really discuss your odds.” The
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