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in air. Her eyes flew open to see Iron s face hovering inches over hers, concern showing in those
beautiful eyes.
Are you all right? I didn t mean for that to happen. Speak to me. Tell me if you need a
medic. Why the hell did you attack me? I reacted without being able to stop myself. I m sorry,
Dawn.
She took another breath, pretty sure the pain in her back was fading and that no major
damage had been done. It wasn t as if he d hit her, which would have definitely caused damage.
Nope. They d only fallen off the bed and he d landed on her. He was a big damn guy and heavy.
Her hands shook as she reached up. She half expected him to grab her wrists to stop her,
knowing damn well he had reflexes that fast but he let her cup his face with her hands.
I wasn t making fun of you or mocking you. She licked her lips, wetting them. Nor
was I taunting you. I call you baby as an endearment. Since you don t like that one, I was trying
to find one you d like and I was trying to make you laugh. You tend to take things way too
seriously. I was amused, sure, but it wasn t in a mean way. I want to call you something sweet.
He searched her eyes, probably trying to judge if she were telling him the truth. She
stared back at him and didn t look away or try to hide her feelings from him. Her hands caressed
his jawline and cheeks. His tense body relaxed a little. She saw regret flash in his eyes before he
slowly nodded.
I believe you. Did I hurt you when I landed on you?
I think I m good. She wasn t about to mention that she was sure her tailbone was
bruised. It throbbed and ached but she would rather suffer a little pain than risk making him feel
worse. I want to call you something besides Iron when we re intimate.
Why?
She hesitated, trying to think of an explanation he could relate to. Anyone can call you
Iron but I m not just anyone. I m yours and you re mine. I want a nickname to give you that no
one else can call you.
It s a strange human custom, isn t it? He looked irritated.
Yes. She smiled. It is.
He lifted a little more off her body as he eased away from her and got to his feet. He bent
down to help her up. Dawn managed to hide the wince she stifled as her back protested being
upright. Iron steered her around and then, to her surprise, he crouched behind her. His breath
fanned on the curve of her ass as his fingertips brushed her back.
You have red marks from the floor.
I m good. She turned her head to peer at him over her shoulder. Nothing is broken.
Iron straightened to his full height and turned her to face him. Do not attack me like that
again, Dawn. Sometimes it is instinct that takes over before I can stop myself when I m not
expecting you to do those kinds of things. Do you understand? Luckily I just rolled to get you off
me but I could have struck out with my fist. I never want to accidentally harm you.
I wasn t attacking you. I was tackling your ass to make you listen to me before you
could storm out of here thinking I was being a mean bitch. You re way too paranoid.
What am I going to do with you? His tone was soft, almost a whisper.
Sleep with me to make it up to me that you landed on me like a house?
A small smile played at his lips. No.
I could have a concussion. She smiled as she said it to let him know she was teasing.
You re supposed to wake the injured party every hour. She winked at him. We could fool
around.
It wouldn t be the intelligent or logical thing to do.
Welcome to my world. I rarely do what I know I should but sometimes it all turns out all
right.
An eyebrow rose. Give me an example.
Dawn lifted her hands, curving them around his hips. You.
What about me?
I know I shouldn t want you. You kidnapped me and brought me here against my will,
tricked me into agreeing to be your sex slave but& She pressed against his body, staring into
his eyes. I do want you. I want you to sleep with me so I can enjoy how you make me feel when
I m in your arms. I really love it when you hold me. I could have killed you the day you brought
me in here but I didn t. I wouldn t, she said softly. I know it s stupid, but damn, I enjoy
spending time with you even when you drive me nuts with the way you like to keep your
distance from me.
You are little and you can t harm me, Dawn.
As she stared up at him, she realized he was always going to be suspicious of her. I m a
mechanic, Iron. You know that.
He nodded. What does that have to do with anything?
She hesitated. He would either finally realize she meant him no harm or he d tie her ass
to the bed forever. You made mistakes, like leaving the cleansing unit on for my use. If you lift
the grid plate along the left side of the wall next to it, you ll find active wires to give it power.
She paused. She didn t look away from him as she said words that would either get him
to finally believe her or he d be even more suspicious. It was a risk but she wanted him to trust
her. It had become important to her. He was becoming important to her.
There s about five feet of surplus cable, just enough to go under the floor plates to hook
anywhere I wanted to on the metal grates that vent the room with fresh air. I could have hooked
live wires to the plate by the dresser where you walk every damn time you get out of bed with
me to dress. You never would have known what hit you and you never use the damn cleanser in
here so you wouldn t have had a clue I d disabled it. The energy level is enough to kill you if I
tear out the regulator sensor which is accessible in that panel. It would have been easy to fry your
ass if I wanted you dead.
Iron stared at her mutely for long seconds, his grim expression telling her that he wasn t
happy with what she d said. He jerked out of her hold, went the wall and then tore the plate off
that she d mentioned. He studied it for a good minute before he turned back to her. The plate in
his hand dropped, clattering loudly to the floor. The look in his eyes told her he knew she was
right and he d verified with his own eyes that it was possible to do.
Why didn t you do it? His voice was soft.
The last damn thing I want is to hurt you, Iron.
He took a deep breath. I ll sleep here tonight. We ll try it.
Chapter Nine
Dawn woke to the hard press of one very aroused male doing a heartbeat impression
against her ass and thigh where his cock was tucked downward. The room was dark, the lights
still off in sleep cycle, and a sexy male was pressed firmly against her back. The arm around her
waist was heavy but she enjoyed the weight pinning her. Her cheek rested on Iron s biceps, the
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