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.Stone to act as a natural insulator.The marble saton limestone bedrock, and the wooden shelter was constructed with no nails,containing not a single scrap of metal."Wow!" Tinker whispered.A massively complex spell was inked out onto the shelter's stone floor.Evenwithout knowing the spell, Tinker recognized it as a major enchantment.Shestudied the design, trying to find any components she knew.She could pick outthat they built in an error-testing loop, and a slight blur on the tracingsindicated that they had done a debugging run already."Take this off." Windwolf slid her jacket off her shoulders."There is metalwoven into it."Tinker shuddered at the thought of wearing metal near an active spell.Shestepped out of her high heels, balancing with one hand on Windwolf's arm; hershoes might have a steel shank worked into them.Jacket and high heels wentonto a wooden table beside them, well outside the shelter.Tinker fishedthrough her bra until she found the key to her loft.The key joined the otherson the table."So, what is this?" Tinker asked."I thought we were going to make love.""We will." He kissed a line up her bare shoulder to the nape of her neck."Oh, good." She reached for him and found his shirt still unbuttoned, allthat wonderful, warm skin to explore.He unzipped her dress and eased it off her, murmuring, "This too must go."She pressed against him, using him as a shield against prying eyes."What ifsomeone comes?""No one will come." He held her close as he dropped her dress onto the table."They know we wish privacy.You have more metal on.Once we remove it, thecurtains will shield us."She glanced downward at her bra and panties."More metal? Where?""This." He indicated the bra's wire under her breasts and then the tiny hooksclasping the fabric tight."Remove my bra?"Yes, Einstein, you have to take off your clothes to make love.She swallowed down the jolt of fear, and, turning her back to him, shefumbled with the hooks."Let me." Windwolf undid the clasps his knuckles brushing her back and herbra went loose.She trapped the fabric to her chest, as the straps slid downover her shoulders, making her feel suddenly naked."Do not be afraid." He kissed her on her spine."Nothing will happen that youdo not allow."You want this.You want him.Stop being a coward.She tossed her bra towardthe table and turned to face Windwolf.Amazingly, a moment later, in his loose hold, skin touching skin, she nolonger knew why she'd been so scared.It seemed that the more nerve endingsPage 118 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlwere involved, the better kissing became."Much as I wish there was more time, we must start." Windwolf stepped awayfrom her, voice husky, and unbuttoned his pants.Tinker turned away from him, blushing furiously.She had just gotten used tothe concept of being half-naked in front of him.Despite being raised by men,she had never seen a male nude outside of Lain's anatomy books."What's therush?""The spell must start while the moon is high."The spell? She'd forgotten all about the mysterious design inked out onto thewhite marble."Wha-wha-what exactly "He eased her back to settle against him, only the thin silk of her pantiesseparating them.Naked and aroused, he felt like a shaft of polished wood.Awareness of him forced the air out of her lungs."We are at a branching." He held her, letting her grow accustomed to hispresence."To the left, every path leads to death.No matter which way you go,you will die.""Me?""Yes, you." He nibbled lightly on her ear lobe."And I do not wish to loseyou.You have become very dear to me.""I'm going to die?""If we do this spell, no.It is the path on the right, which leads to life.Iwish there was more time for you to decide, but the full moon rises, and theplanets align tonight.This is the perfect time, which will quickly pass."She huddled in his arms, stunned by her mortality.She was going to die? Herstay at the hospice must have revealed something.She shuddered, rememberinghow quickly her grandfather died once he fell ill
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