"I'm sure." Valyn reached for Shana's hand and kissed it, gently. "I'd rather be able to enjoy this. We've never been intimate before, and I don't want to simply do so because I'm in need of a physical release. I want to enjoy you, Shana, and I want to have the time to enjoy every part of it, every part of...you."

Hopefully he hadn't lost his touch for charming her.