Galena’s green eyes were huge and filled with tears, but those had been there before he’d put a stop to this disaster. In fact, they were one of the reasons why he’d had to. Dec held her wrists gently but firmly. “I don’t think I can stand it.” She yanked her arms from his grip. “I’m sorry the task is so repulsive to you.” Dec laughed bitterly. His cock was throbbing with need, and his heart was still pounding. His entire body was alight with hunger, with the desire to bury himself inside her. “You’re the scientist. I think you’ve got plenty of hard evidence that I don’t find you repulsive at all.” She looked away. “Then why can’t we keep going?” He rubbed his hand over the back of his neck. “What was going on for you just now? You were remembering your attack, weren’t you?” Her eyes squeezed shut. “I was trying not to.
