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Ronin brought both wrists into her lap and began to rub "Any numbness?"

"Yes But no pain Not yet"

"Soreness anywhere else?" He rubbed her forearms and up to her biceps

"Just ies for that"

"It’s not funny I’ to feel it for the next day"

"Good I want you thinking about ed her hand and kissed her fingertips "Thank you for tonight But, baby, why are you crying?"

"A rush of adrenaline er It ize You are beautiful, honest, and real And you are also cohed and relaxed into him Then he undressed her and tucked her in his bed where she belonged

CHAPTER ELEVEN

"WE’VE got to stoplike this," Shiori deadpanned

"Are you afraid people will start to talk?" Alasses "That’s the question of the day, isn’t it? Why did you suo over my questions on the contracts In private" A after everyone in the office had gone for the day She still hadn’t shared with her friend and officemate Chaz why she and Ronin had broken up in the first place Now that they’d reconciled, Ronin’s family connections didn’t matter--at least not to her But if sexy, mysterious Shiori Hirano sauntered into the office, Chaz would grill her So the best way to deal with the potential headache was to avoid it

At least for now

While Shiori wandered around Alasses with ice "What would you like to drink?"

"Just water I’?"

Shiori took a seat at the breakfast bar "I enjoy teaching far ht I would"

"I’m surprised you have time with all the responsibilities of so there anyway if I weren’t teaching My sensei in Japan re is just another way to learn"

"Philosophical Are all ood ones are"

"You sound like Knox"