Inside Sanctuary (Power and Pain, Book Three)

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An Excerpt From: INSIDE SANCTUARY

Copyright ? CYNA KADE, 2010

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Cave Publishing, Inc.

Chapter
One

Stephen
pulled on his jeans. He?d spent the night in a dive of a motel because he couldn?t
prevent the itch that had plagued him during the last month. It was time to
return to Sanctuary. He faced the decision with mixed feelings. He hadn?t
finished exploring the outside world but his libido had increased to a
dangerous point. It was time to go home. Time to go back to Sanctuary. Time
to find a willing clan woman before he exploded and used a human to slake
his needs. He?d tried that once. Luckily, he?d gotten control just before
he?d crossed the line into true danger and harm to the woman.

He
remembered Darla?his first and only human. He had pushed beyond her limits
during their encounter. Just as she?d commanded, he hadn?t forgotten her or
the promise he?d made. He hadn?t touched another woman since. He simply
couldn?t guarantee the safety of a human. Darla had survived the encounter.
He?d come to his senses and restrained himself before permanently hurting
her. She had been able to walk away from their brief joining.

He
sighed. Despite his reluctance to return to Sanctuary he knew he had
satisfied his curiosity. Humans were isolated within their own minds,
compared to his clan. Humans had no way of connecting their minds. Oh yes,
a few were sensitive but that was far removed from the hive mind his people
could form. While his people?the Abaeterno?couldn?t
read minds, they could share emotions. They could feel what others felt and
that sharing was incredibly satisfying.

Located
on a remote mountaintop, the clan property was beautiful and breathtaking.
Nothing he?d seen outside compared to the long vista on a summer evening.
He?d run away from the lack of privacy and now he was lonely. He missed the
easy connection with others. Until he?d left Sanctuary he hadn?t
appreciated how the hive mind helped him untangle his emotions. The
bouncing echoes in his mind fine-tuned his feelings and he never had to
work to understand another?s intentions. Trying to read body language just
wasn?t as reliable. He?d been wrong too many times and not being able to
feel how far he?d gone?not having anyone to help, no one to spread the pain?just
made things downright dangerous for a human, as Darla had taught him. He
wouldn?t ever make that mistake again. Time to go home.

He
picked up his pack, took a last look around the motel room and then walked
toward his truck. He was ten feet away when he realized there was a woman
standing next to it. He stopped and cocked his head.

He saw
a vision of her naked under him. He stilled and expanded his mind. He could
see his hand holding her wrists over her head. The other stroked her face
before slipping a finger into her mouth. She sucked on it, trying to keep
it inside. He smiled and denied her. He planted a quick kiss on her pouting
lips before trailing his tongue down her neck to her breasts. She squirmed
beneath his weight. He licked one nipple and then the other. She tasted
like mangoes?sweet with a tangy undertone. He knew he?d never get enough of
this woman.

The
vision disintegrated into kaleidoscopic images. Naked, writhing flashes of
him pounding into her. Explosive sex so graphic his cock hardened and he
nearly went to his knees. He shook off the fantasy and concentrated on
reality.

He?d
heard of this kind of connection with a clan woman but he?d never
experienced it and had underestimated the intensity of it. He took a deep
breath and focused.