As his hand took hers Dawn shivered and inhaled shakily, this is what she had wanted for so long, what she had longed for. And now, here it was before her and she wasn't sure she was ready. But Roarke would take care of her, she believed that. His magic was all around her, his power and she sank into it, letting her magic flare around her in welcome to him, in surrender. "I trust you Roarke...to guide me in what I do not know and to let me be yours."