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Stepping out of the shower, he wrapped a towel around his waist, ran a coh his hair, brushed his teeth

He knew the asp fro over his shoulder, he saw Brenna standing there, gaping at him She wore a pair of jeans that outlined the sweet curve of her hips and a white sweater that clung to the swell of her brsts No one, looking at her, would ever guess that she had been born in another time and place

"I… I'm sorry," she stammered, her eyes wide, her cheeks rosy "I… I didn't know you were in here I was just… "

Her gazeredder by theup, she met his eyes, then turned and fled

Roshan stared after her, his e over the down the hall to the bedrooht a smile to his lips

Brenna shut the bedroo nothing but a toas as close as she had ever coe she would not soon forget Placing her hand over her heart, she took a deep, cal breath She had never known a man's body could be so beautiful or so finely sculpted And he was beautiful, froed with s

She jumped when she heard a knock at the door It could only be Roshan

"Brenna?"

She felt the heat cliain Was he dressed now, or still clad in nothing but a towel? "Yes?"

"Are you all right?"

"Yes, of course, why do you ask?"

There was aon the other side of the door, his long black hair da like dewdrops in the curly black hair on his chest

"I' downstairs," he said quietly "Will you joinon the bed, she removed her boots and socks, then paced the floor for a fewseveral deep breaths, she opened the door Her heart was pounding as sheroo in front of the fireplace A cheery blaze crackled in the hearth It provided the only light in the roo to storm," he remarked as she sat down on the sofa

"How do you know?"

"I feel it co flashed across the skies, closely followed by the low ru down on the other end of the sofa, "how did you spend your day?"

"I went into the city"

He nodded, his gaze intent upon her face as he waited for her to go on

"I did not go to thethe street There are so

Roshan se to go exploring in a new city on her own