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I arched a brow "Don’t you?"

"Not in that area of h you’re far froer to twist the thu on that same hand I’d noticed he’d done that before when he’d seemed uncomfortable A tell? That could come in handy "Any man would’ve been, so don’t read more into it than that"

"Far from your type" How could that comment wound me? "You’re not exactly mine either, Siberian" Probably not the best idea to taunt the assassin I rose "You seeht with me I’m not interested in either" I turned away and et there"

He called afterI told Kovalev about your personal life is that you have no current lover to leave behind I won’t ht"

I stiffened, turning at the door of one of the suites "Why were you so angry at the bar?"

He finally drank that vodka dohich gave hter of a greatmyself? Are you insane? I introduced"And I really hope you’re not going to try to slut-shao off like a bottle rocket!" It was tiinity embarrassed me

He stood, then stalked up to me With his every step closer, my breaths shallowed What would he do? I had no idea--excitement warred with uneasiness

He towered over me, toe-to-toe, and I craned ry, his eyes appeared hard and glinting, like cold aold, like now

"Of all the irl" His voice had gotten huskier, his accent rougher; I responded to it as if he’d touched me "And it wasn’t to talk about classes"

Inner shake "I picked you because you were a mystery I can read men with ease, but not you That made me curious"

He rested his hand on the wall above les me out"--he leaned down to et fked She looks at the scars and tattoos and knows she’ll get fked hard"

I gasped,for him

"Is that what you wanted ofht froether

"Th-that’s not why I approached you" That ht have been why I’d approached him