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His actions were brisk Purposeful As ifinto it with a woman in his arms, was everyday stuff

He’d forgotten pillows It didn’t hed and put her head on his shoulder

He went very still

Another sigh She flung her ar over his He could feel the race of his heart

“Sienna,” he said, and cleared his throat, “Sienna…”

She ainst his jaeet Lord, she was killing him!

Okay Enough He could do this Roll her off him Put some space between them Not too much; she needed his body heat but—

“Jesse?”

Her voice was as soft as a summer breeze Her eyes opened and met his His heart thundered when she smiled

“Yeah” He cleared his throat again “The bedroom’s too cold I couldn’t leave you there You’re safe here I promise I won’t—”

“Jesse You came for me”

He told hi He kept telling it to himself even as she wound her arms around his neck

“Sienna…”

He bit back a groan Her skin had gone from chilled to hot; her hands were like flame on his shoulders He wanted to kiss her Put his lips to hers, see if she really tasted as sweet as she had before

She did

Sweet Honeyed And tender God, so tender, the fit of her mouth so perfect under his

Her breath hitched “Jesse,” she whispered “Jesse…”

This hen a decent man would have stopped Pulled back and said, Sienna, baby, you don’t knohat you’re doing

But he wasn’t a decenttime And when she framed his face with her hands and lifted herself to hi, rolled her beneath hied outside

CHAPTER SEVEN

SIENNA had slept, but badly

Frightening drea her Orinto her bones She’d been able to see her breath condensing in the increasingly cold room

Foolish, not to have cliht, but by the tireat and she’d tumbled back into uneasy sleep

Then, as if in a drea around her, carrying her away fro her to warmth and safety simply because he held her