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She leaned forward, looked at the screen and sue sense of dread, Aret you?"

She shook her head "No"

"What’dya e

He read: Good I’

Confusion nearly crossed his eyes "You told hi a hand into his hair again, Ar

When the room went quiet his heart stalled Wide-eyed, he realized that Merissa had turned off the television He tracked her every move as she replaced the throw pillow in the corner of the couch, then stood and carried her boots over by the door The finality of the lock clicking into place juain

He shifted around and watched her re heat washed over him She tucked the socks into the boots and left the folded sweatshirt on top

Noearing only skinny jeans and a big SBC T-shirt, she came back to him and held out a hand "Come on, Armie I’m ready for bed"

CHAPTER FOUR

MERISSA HAD NEVER felt so daring in her entire life Leading Ar feats For soh to make so the violence Maybe it was how Arallantly protected her

Maybe it was her brother’s encouragement--and tacit permission

Whatever the reason, she was here, and she illing to fight dirty to get what she wanted

Arers were very loosely laced together Gaze intense and big body taut, he ca quietly, perhaps a little stunned Sexual tension filled the air, thick enough to trip on

She didn’t know her way around Armie’s place so she peeked into roos mostly tidy, but was far from immaculate His black-and-white bathroom had a towel on the floor, another over the shower rod A laundry hamper overflowed and she saw his bloody flannel shirt on top

It leveled her to re to take a bullet Eht it She wasn’t a crier, never had been, and saw no point in it

These were very different circuht break down--but not on Arh today, iven he’d offered up his life to protect her

She didn’t always understand hiht, that seeh

Next to the bathroo her lip, anticipation keen, she peeked in Heavy black furniture do-size with a directional light overhead On the wall facing the bed was a gigantic mirror Otherwise, it looked like the rest of his apart close to her back, his voice dark and silky with hts?"

She shook her head

"Looking for my whips and restraints?"

She spun around to see him, which meant they stood very close, eye to eye, mouth to mouth "Do you have them?"

His fir that he only wanted to scare her off, she taunted him "I don’t think you do"