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hovered over her and could barely regain her feet when he finally sat back and motioned
her dismissal with his head. She crawled weakly down two steps and lay down again as
if she was too weak to move further. When she moved, another woman took her place.
As tempted as Maura was to move closer to see if she could see better from
another vantage point, when a third woman assumed the position, she fought the urge to
watch and turned around to face the bar.
She was aroused, she discovered, just from watching, so much that her hand
shook when she tried to lift her drink to her lips. The burn of the alcohol didn t soothe
her a hell of a lot either.
She didn t understand the arousal any more than she understood the sense of &
betrayal she felt, jealousy, resentment. None of it made any sense to her at all, but she
decided she d seen enough.
Emptying her glass, she set it down on the bar and turned to leave. A jolt went
through her when she discovered Daegon was standing directly behind her. She stared at
him in stunned disbelief as he leaned toward her, bracing a palm on either side of her
against the bar.
At such close range, she saw he had a hell of a lot more going for him than a
physique sexy enough to make pretty much any woman that looked at him wet. He was
so handsome it took her breath literally. Without a word, he lifted his right hand from
the bar, settled it on her bare thigh, and slid it upward until his thumb was resting on the
pulse at the top of her thigh. Lightly, he brushed the pad of his thumb back and forth.
Maura s nipples tightened painfully. Her kegels began to spasm so wildly she
thought for several moments she would come. Disappointment jolted through her almost
painfully when he withdrew his hand and straightened.
Anger glittered in his strange golden eyes.  It s useless to try to resist, he
murmured.  I always get what I want.
BEAST MASTER S SLAVE Desiree Acuna 23
Chapter Four
Maura was still thoroughly rattled when she got back to her apartment, her hands
shaking so badly it was all she could do to ring the damned keyhole with her key. Relief
flooded her when she d gotten inside and locked the door behind her, but it was minor.
Her body felt as if it was on fire. It had since he d touched her.
She was almost inclined to think she d had some sort of bizarre hallucination.
She didn t know him! Tonight was the first time she d ever set eyes on him. She d never
so much as spoken to him! She found it hard to believe that he d even spotted her in such
a crowd. Why would he walk up to her as if he knew her? Touch her as if he had every
right? As if she & belonged to him?
And what had he said? It s useless to try to resist. I always get what I want.
Her response had been a gut reaction, not the product of thought, unfortunately.
News flash, buddy! Nobody gets everything they want & no matter how pretty
they are!
She squeezed her eyes closed, wondering if she d actually said that or only
thought it. She was pretty sure she d said it. Rage had glittered in his eyes, but
something else, as well. Curiosity, she thought, surprise, maybe.
And she didn t doubt he was! Not only did she think he was the most gorgeous
man she d ever lain eyes on, but it was clear all of the women who frequented the club
looked upon him as if he was a & movie star & or a god!
She could hardly congratulate herself when the words had merely popped into her
mind and fallen out her mouth! It hadn t been any part of her plan to insult or antagonize
the guy! She hadn t really expected to get the chance to get close enough to him to pump
him for answers, but she certainly hadn t had it in mind to totally blow the opportunity if
it arose!
 Shit! she spat in disgust, shoving away from the door and heading to her
bedroom.
She was seriously burning, she discovered in dismay when she d peeled the
leather off and flung it across the room. Was this what the drug X felt like, she
wondered? And, if it was, how had she gotten it?
Her drink?
She d watched the bartender mix it. She didn t believe he d had an opportunity to
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