““Let me go." Holding her with gentle implacability, he loomed nearer. His answer was a whisper upon her tingling lips. "Oh, no, Sidonie. Never ask me to let you go. Not yet. Not before we've discovered paradise." "Stop it." Her heart thumped so hard she thought it might burst. "I would if I could." She tensed against his grip. "Balderdash. You're just playing with me." "Most definitely, tesoro. But your dilemma is your own fault. You're so irresistible and I find myself unable to... resist." "Command your willpower, Mr. Merrick. Defeat this weakness." "I try, dear lady. I try." "I'll bite you," she said savagely, although she didn't move. "I'll bite you too before I'm done." His gaze sharpened upon her lips, making her heart hammer a panicked warning. "Eat you like a ripe peach, all juice and sweetness. And lick my lips afterward.””
