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‘One Two’ He gave her a quick sy’

‘Let’s have it, then’

Dare caught her s yourself’

‘I’ you squirm, yes’

He tapped his fingers on his chest as if to say, Who, ? I can ad’

‘Happens often, does it?’

‘No’ Usually he was bang on thefrom the best shyster around

‘But it did happen this ti to conclusions about your relationship with randfather’

He watched her throat bob as she sed

‘It’s fine I ht even have jumped to the same conclusions myself if our positions had been reversed’

Dare gave awith randfather?’

Carly’s spontaneous burst of laughter rin

‘Okay, maybe not,’ she conceded

God, he wanted to kiss her He’d lied when he’d said he’d stopped by only to talk He’d stopped by because he’d wanted to see her Needed to see her

‘Is that why you’re really here?’

‘What?’

‘To apologise’

Dare let out a slow breath ‘Maybe you intrigue me, Dr Evans Maybe I just want to know your story,’ he said softly

She moved to stand behind the antique chair and all Dare could think about was shoving the chair aside and throwing her onto the waiting bed behind her

‘My story is boring’

‘Shouldn’t I be the judge of that?’

That was just it She didn’t want hie her at all

‘If you must know, I had a very normal childhood, with a sister and two parents, andand I lived in Liverpool up until a year ago’

‘Don’t give away too o?’