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Chanel felt his proether in involuntary response, not because she feared what he wanted but because it made her ache with a need she’d never known

“That’s not what I meant” Her voice cracked on the last word, but she pretended not to notice

The slight flaring of his nostrils and the way his eyes went just that h “What did you mean then, little one?”

“I’e in height for a woman

“Do not avoid the question”

“I wasn’t trying to” She’d just been trying to clarify, because that was familiar territory

The rest of this? Was not

Only he kne tall she was, so if he wanted to call her little one, maybe that was okay “I suppose I do seeht for ayou to Ukrainians, as that’s your country’s forene pool”

In fact, he ell above average height, certainly taller than ave her a peculiar kind of pleasure Which, likehim, surprised her about herself

She’d never thought she would enjoy feeling protected when she ith a ht would even succeed inher feel that way Maybe it wasn’t just that difference but so else about Demyan entirely

Soner sweaters and dark-rilasses

“You do not seeed at one of her red curls, a soft shts and was aht”

This time there was no conflict between the words and sincerity in his manner

But it put the times there was in stark relief in her mind “I can’t make you out”

“What do you ot the definite impression that didn’t happen a lot with him

“So you say, but then there are ti what you think I want to hear”

“I have not lied to you” Affront echoed through his tone

“Haven’t you?”

“No” Dead certainty, and then almost as if it was drawn fro about myself”

“I didn’t expect you to bring along an information dossier on our first date” Of course she didn’t know everything about hi process, wasn’t it? “You don’t know everything about me, either”

His gaze turned cold, allasses and the look disappeared “I knohat I need to”