" Say it." " Don't do this to me..." I whispered painfully. " We can't do this again." " You're a horrible liar," Eli growled as he pressed his fingers into my thighs. He watched me, his gaze all-consuming, and said, " Your eyes are as dark as a castle moat by midnight, mi cielo. Lower your drawbridge and let me cross; let me in." " Eli, I-" " Forget him. For the next hour and a half, you're going to do everything that makes you wonder in this world. And then I'm going to love you again. "