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| Chapter Sixteen |

| ONE WEEK LATER |

| The early morning light was just beginning to stream through the cabin window. Sipping coffee, Sasha sat cuddled close beside Ashton on the floor before a cozy fire. "Ashton, except for my worries about Lightning since she has been missing, this past week has been the happiest of my life," she murmured, still warmed clear through with rapture from their lovemaking of only moments ago. |

| "It could have been that way every morning since I met you had you just allowed it," Ashton said, setting his tin cup on the floor. He took Sasha's cup and set it aside, then lifted her chin with a forefinger, brushing a kiss across her lips. "But, darling, you were too stubborn." |

| Not wanting to break the spell of happiness, Sasha wove her fingers through his hair and drew |

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