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She felt the flush rise in her face when her skin pressed against his "Trust ers Touching Baojia was like putting her hand over an electrical wire His skin contained hiertips Keeping her close, he moved into another position

"Try this--no wait, I’ll demonstrate first"

He pulled away and showed her another form, then moved back and helped her position herself correctly They practiced for another hour like that Natalie could tell he was a great teacher, but if he wanted her to learn self-defense, she had a feeling there were other, faster,does it take to learn this?"

"The proper practice of tai chi takes years to master But it is an excellent et a drink The slow practice had been unexpectedly tiring and her muscles already felt it "You will be able to practice this your whole life"

Her whole life? See, it was phrases like that she simply couldn’t brush off Because her whole life and his were vastly different Turning away from him, she stared at the fountain in the corner "What the hell are we doing?"

She heard hiet used to the speed, but other things, like his complete stillness when he was unsure of a situation, still kind of freaked her out He was still as a statue when she turned back to hi self-defense"

She set the water bottle down on the bench and threw a towel around her neck to have so that takes years tofor hi

"You’re underthat whole closed-off thing it did She couldn’t read him at all "Thatthat an I belong to you in souess the answer She felt her temper rise "Dammit, Baojia, I’m not a… possession I have a life of e that"

He stepped closer and she saw the flash in his eyes "You’re right What we’re doing doesn’t change that It changed the minute you walked into Ivan’s bar and became a human on his radar Don’t think you can avoid this"

"I’ to avoid the reality that you are the one alked into this, Natalie I didn’t pull you in You walked in And you can’t just walk out without consequences"

Her stomach dropped "Is that a threat?"