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Her gaze swung to hi off his shirt Her heart accelerated as his tawny, muscular body cah her and it was all she could do not to cross the room, touch that bare skin and declare it hers

The prinize the practical need to end their e

“What do you h as she slid her feet into a pair of Vera Wangs

They perfectly coreen sheath dress she’d chosen to wear for dinner, but their pointy toes weren’t quite as coainst her abdoto stay perfectly erect with her knees right together

The less stress on all of her muscles the better

Claudio turned around to face her, catching her ogling his body, but he didn’t seeers while his eyes challenged her “You have kept a lot hidden from me in the pastthat could have been dangerous I can be forgiven for not taking your word for how fine you feel at the ry She had been protecting hilared at hi so badly I just want to lie down and die, but I’o away”

He paled at her words, butdown “I cannot fix what I do not know about”

Typically arrogant Scorsoliniin his known universe

She turned away from him to put on her jewelry “You can’t fix this at all”

He said nothing and she worked at putting her earrings on with tree in the mirror critically Her hair was down because she si it up, but she didn’t look rateful She turned to leave and almost ran into him

He steadied her with his hands on her shoulders, his expression grim “Perhaps I cannot rid you of this condition, but I can arrange for you to lie down and have a tray brought up for your dinner”