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She raised her head, breathless as she yelled, “WHAT?”
He stared at her “I’m sorry but you can’t leave”
How did he know?
“I’ people, Ridge” He sighed as he gazed down at her
“So, you are taking e!”
He shrugged “I do what I have to It’s the story of my life I’m afraid”
“You can’t do this!” She struggled with her bonds
“I can and I have You would die out there And if not, where would you go? You have no memory of who you are If someone found you, if you were lucky not to freeze to death, then you would tell them I’m up here”
“Oh, od! You are serious!”
He reached out and smoothed a hand down her face “I have no choice I saw your flight response You would do it too, as stubborn as you are”
His touch arm, but she refused to be affected by it now “You asshole! You are a bastard!”
His lips turned up in a sad smile “Yes I am a beautiful bastard”
CHAPTER EIGHT
Noah did feel bad He surely hadn’t envisioned tying her up just to keep her here But he knehat she was planning Now, she doesn’t think I’m so beautiful anymore, does she?
“My god!” she yelled “So what now?” I stay tied up day and night?”
He again shrugged “I don’t know All I know is…” His voice faded away as he realized he’d just tied up the woman he wanted so badly “I care about you It isn’t just self preservation I didn’t roll down thatyou out of that snow Then worry about you for days while you were out cold, just to let you run out into a god dammed blizzard!” His voice rose at the last part
Her eyes ide, as she looked stricken “God, I’m sorry I-I didn’t think…”
“No, you didn’t think You just feel” He ain, as he sat back down and ran his fingers through his hair “Look, I don’t normally tie women up” He paused “Well, that’s not true I have but they liked it” He chuckled “But until I feel you have come to your senses…”
She bit at her lip “But how ao to the bathroom, shower? Everyday needs!”
He sat back a little “Yeah, I suppose I didn’t think that far ahead”
Rolling her eyes, she asked, “So…you’d better get started”
Noah stared at her