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‘I’ with people’s li need to alleviate it for him

Brushing it away, she answered, ‘Are we talking people generally or do you have personal knowledge of this?’

He stepped closer, blocking out the rest of the roo her no choice but to inhale his scent, to look into those unique gold-flecked hazel eyes ‘I’ve been dealt a few life lessons but I’ about you Was that why you slept with e your sense of betrayal?’

‘Why are we going over this again?’

Heto s in my mind so I can move on’

Shah her as she admitted that she didn’t want it squared away She wanted to reht; to treasure it as the special moment in time it’d been for her Of course, she knew she could never tell him that

Straightening her spine, she returned his stare ‘Morgan’s decisions and actions were his own For my part, I ed to honour and cherish And yes, before you reain, I broke that vow before he was even buried Was I upset that things turned out the way they did? Of course I arounded her to where she was ‘I also think that this is the last place we should be discussing this Frankly, I’d prefer it if we buried the subject once and for all Can we do that, please?’

He stared down at her for several le step back and nodded ‘Consider the matter buried’

She uests were looking their way, no doubt wondering why she’d coet back to work, earn the generous salary you’re paying me’

His lips pursed but he gave her enough roo you in action’

Perla wasn’t sure if it was a threat or anticipation And she couldn’t dwell on it because her insides were churning froain, it had see with him mattered to him

Far fro a distraction as he’d claiht any more than she could

Could she trust hiain? Could she trust herself not to blurt out that it’d meant more than just a means to alleviate her pain?