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‘I’erent finality

Sa his lips ‘And that’s your choice’

Ruby gnashed her teeth together at his easy capitulation If it was her choice, why did it feelwith herself?

Frustrated, she stared out at the tranquil view but quite unable to take it in If it was her choice, hoas it that every day she saw him, every minute she spent with him, she wanted hiave in to the cheain? Who would be there to catch her if she fell?

CHAPTER SEVEN

THE FOLLOWING MORNING when Ruby stepped into the kitchen she felt bright and eager to start the day

Sanore the attraction between theht before and she’d had a great time

She’d been civil to Sa to him and Tino recount stories of their childhood and not even noticing the way his black shirt had turned his eyes the saed his muscular chest to perfection Nor had she treainst her while they’d done the cleaning up together, and her heart definitely hadn’t beat faster when she’d bid everyone goodnight and felt Sath of the hallway that led to the bedroo for an hour afterwards until she’d heard his heavy tread take him to his own room

And if she could truly convince herself of all that she’d consider dropping law to follow Molly into the theatre

The problem was that she had no idea how to switch off her e in her past experiences had equipped her to deal with how she felt when she was in his ar

Not expecting to find anyone up, she came to an abrupt halt in the doorhen she noticed Sam sprawled out asleep on the wide modular sofa

Sheas he rolled onto his side, blinking inky black lashes as he looked across at her Yawning, he rubbed his belly, his T-shirt riding up in the process,her breath hitch

As if he caught the sound, his gaze gave her a thorough sweep, htshirt over cotton panties

Should have dressed first, idiot, she berated herself

‘You can come in, Ruby,’ he rumbled sleepily ‘I won’t bite’