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She pressed her lips together as if regretting having spoken ‘I don’t think she’s disappointed you didn’t pursue music as a career She’s very proud of your work, as any decent parent should be You’re good at what you do Brilliant, actually Everyone raves about your designs They’re so innovative’

He gave her a wry look ‘A compliment from the cynical Aiesha Adams Well, I’ll be damned’

‘Make the ain’

She moved past him to leave but he captured her ar to touch her until he felt his fingers wrap around her slih the soft velour of her tracksuit sleeve he could feel the snap-crackle-pop shock of his touch on her

She glowered at hiht one then keep on doing what you’re doing’

‘What a?’

‘You’re touching me’

He kept his gaze locked on her fiery one as his thu touched by ht that was your plan To seduce me’

She pulled back froroin ‘I’ve changed my mind’

Her ga on so strong He had got too close Seen a part of her she didn’t want to reveal He had neverperson She was all smoke and mirrors Secrets and cover-ups It made him want her all the

He ardenia-like flowery scent of her, watching as her black pupils in that storreider Her nostrils flared as if she, too, were breathing in his smell like a she wolf did a mate Primal need overruled his cos of hisoff a source of power, rerouting it to where it was needed the roin He felt it surging there in a hot turgid tide that no sandbag of rationality was ever going to withstand

He hadn’t realised it would be so hard to fight it To deny it To ignore it His desire for her had s but a look or touch to set it raging ‘You don’t like it when someone else is in control, do you?’ he said ‘You like to dru end of it That’s way too submissive for you, isn’t it?’

She continued to glare at hiaze would flick down to hishow it had felt to have it fused with her own The tip of her tongue passed over her lips, leaving the She could have moved away if she wanted to He had deliberately relaxed his hold; his fingers were barely more than a loose bracelet around her wrist