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“I don’t have a lot of time, though,” he said, glancing at Richard.

“Then you’d best see a lot of her in the next few weeks,” the older man said, softening his tone with a smile. “She has a connection with you, remember? She called out to you when she was taken. That doesn’t happen easily with demi-Immortals. Theo believes you two are meant to be together. Trust that what he said is true. Immortals are usually right.”

Chapter Forty-Nine

Returning to dancing was like returning home. Every movement of Sabrina’s body was an expression of joy. Her spirit joined with eternity as she warmed up, worked through her moves, and learned the steps for the many dances in The Nutcracker. Every step felt like a spiritual renewal. She’d always enjoyed dancing, but now it felt like she was being reborn every time she learned something new.

The only hard part about her newfound joy was that her body seemed to be extra sensitive to touch. When she and Jayson had danced together before she was taken, it was hard enough to keep her body under control, but it was even harder now. His hands on her waist as she performed a pirouette, on her legs or hips when he lifted her... It was all so incredibly arousing, she felt ashamed.

She knew Jayson had no clue. She could sense him even stronger now, and when he danced, he was completely focused and had no idea what he was doing to her.

How could she be thinking about sex so quickly after all those horrible things Neil had done to her? What was wrong with her?

Thursday night, her dreams were filled with naked men doing wonderful things to her. It was like when she was with Ramon, except they weren’t trying to hurt her. They were trying to please her. But how could they think beating her would bring her pleasure? It wasn’t nearly as hard as when Ramon did it, and it didn’t hurt as badly. It actually felt good.

Why can’t I just be normal? A normal girl with normal sexual desires? Why did she dream of being spanked? Why did she dream of having multiple men worship her with their bodies?

What would Chase think of such a thing?

Maybe she should just go be Richard’s mistress. Everyone seemed to think she’d fit in there. Then she could be the whore she really was.

But the thought of not being with Chase made her chest ache.

*****

Sabrina was determined to put the last two days behind her as she dressed for her date Friday evening. Well, the sexual frustration of the last two days anyway. The dancing had been wonderful. Even Martin had praised her and Jayson at the end of rehearsal earlier that day. She felt like a real ballerina now and couldn’t stop the smile from creeping across her face when she thought back over her dancing.

Just push aside the dirty part of you, Sabrina. Pretend to be normal. Pretend your whole body isn’t quivering with desire for someone to touch you. She swallowed and shook her head. I can do this. She smoothed her purple skirt over her hips and adjusted her soft white sweater so it wasn’t twisted around her waist.

Someone knocked on the apartment door, then she heard Ethan talking. Sabrina slipped on her shoes and walked out of her room to see Chase just inside the doorway. He smiled when he saw her, and her heart leapt in her chest.

“Hi,” she said softly.

Chase turned to her. “Hi,” he said, beaming. “How are you?”

“Good.” She smiled.

“Okay then. Have a good time.” Ethan grinned at Sabrina, then went into the living room.

“Ready?” Chase asked. “Have your coat?”

Sabrina scolded herself as she ran back into her room for her coat and purse, then hurried back to Chase, who waited with a smile on his face. “Sorry.”

“No worries,” he said, reaching for her coat to help her into it. When his fingers slid against her neck, she shivered and felt her body awaken.

She closed her eyes and swallowed, trying to get her body under control.

“Ready?” he asked.

*****

Chase felt Sabrina shiver as his fingers trailed over her neck. His own body reacted to her soft skin and he scolded himself. Down, boy.

He knew he wasn’t susceptible to her “abilities,” but she was still an extremely attractive and desirable woman.

Chase and Sabrina walked down to the same sedan he’d borrowed from his mother the previous week. As they rode to their destination, he stayed quiet and hoped she wouldn’t run away from him this time.

Downtown, they walked into an exclusive restaurant. This one was quieter, so he hoped Sabrina wouldn’t feel as overwhelmed as she had last week. He glanced at her as the hostess led them through the maze of tables covered in white linens to a table near a tall arched window that looked out on a small park.

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