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Especially when he looked so severe, as if whatever she said would be refuted and thrown back at her He was beautiful and dangerous, clad in black jeans and a black pullover that clung to hard pecs and biceps, so heel

“I—” She had to clear her throat Despite her terror at opening up, she was reacting to his closeness Heat trickled into her fingers and toes, gathering in her loins “The way you make me feel isn’t some adolescent need for approval or status or…whatever I was looking for then It’s…good I just feel so good when you touch me”

Her voice dried up and he was talking over her anyway

“Any man could make you feel like that”

She flashed hilare and snatched her hand back “I’ve never reacted to anyone the way I do to you”

Hurt started her pivoting away from him, but he snatched her back to face him

“You haven’t been with anyone else—”

“I haven’t wanted to! That’s the point You’re special To me To my body,” she clarified “I don’t knohy”

He blew out a frustrated breath “It’s the same for me I don’t understand it either”

“Really?” She shouldn’t have asked She should befor confirmation that he liked to be with her, but she desperately needed to hear it

He seeht as well have been naked, standing there waiting

“You must kno you affect me”

She sed His words arroeetly into her heart, even though they only spoke of physical reaction

“Hoould I?” she asked with a shrug that tried to hide her defenselessness “You didn’t want ht You didn’t want ”

His cheek ticked in the way she was beginning to knowpenetrated “Kiss ruffly “Everywhere But not here” He touched his scar lightly

Her heart lurched while her shield cru

“Do you mean that?”

His stared right at her “What do you think?”