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He saw Cara juripped her shoulders and tried to pull away but Aidan eased her up Then he did so he hadn’t even realised he’d intended and sat down and pulled her into his lap

‘Shh, Cara It’s okay You don’t have to be scared’ He stroked his hand over her back ‘I’ to hurt you Just relax’

Gradually he felt the stiffness ease out of her and as her sobs subsided she curled htly in his arms

Then she eased back and looked at him

‘You’re right,’ she said, sniffing and swiping at her eyes

Aidan reached for the box of tissues on the low table beside them He held one to her nose ‘Blow’ She took it and tried to tend to the dahtly red and puffy Clearly the woht ?

‘I’ruffly

‘I—I did gaze at you outside I did want to—want to kiss you’

Oh, hell Did she have to go and remind him of that while she was so warm and pliant in his arroin?

Arousal folloiftly on the heels of that awareness and she must have felt his body harden because she went still Then those green doe eyes dropped to his mouth

Aidan swore silently and tried to still the blood pounding through his veins

He had not brought her up here for sex He hadn’t … ‘Cara, you’re … you’re …’ Noas going to start stuttering

‘I’m … I’m what?’