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“I—” He barely caught a gliht blue eyes, which was apparently enough to made his blood heat and his heart pound, before the door alain He slid his foot inside it at the last second, barely stopping her fro him out She sla to close it, her held breath escaping her in a soft whoosh of air, and pain shot up his calf “Jesus, Alicia”

The guard ca toward him, and he scowled at the man

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She narrowed her eyes “Wow It must be nice to have the power to stop a ical stare”

“It would be nicer if ical stare’ worked on you, too Or, better yet, my kisses As I recall, they worked pretty da his foot inside a bitat hisher attention back to his eyes If nothing else, it was obvious that despite her hatred for hie of satisfaction that punched hiain?”

“I’d rather kiss my own foot,” she said with a cold smile

A to beco he associated with Alicia It wasn’t just that he wanted to be with her—he had to get to the botto at hiht as he lay alone in his bed This had to stop “You can’t stay in there forever”

“No, but I can stay in here until I’m permitted to leave” She tucked her hair behind her ear “And, for the record, we have no reason to spend tiether”

He raised a brow “I disagree You may be in denial, but I see how your body reacts to me”

“You’re welco that, if that’s what you’d like”

“Letyou are,” he said, his tone low “Several times”

She bit down on her lip, her breath quickening “No, thank you”

It took all his control not to reach through the door, curl his hand around the back of her neck, and kiss her until she stopped hating hih to listen

She wore blue jeans, a gray tank top, and flip-flops She was the epitoo, but she was grown up now All wo him

His gaze dipped over her soft curves, lingering over the way the soft cotton shirt played with the natural slope of her breasts It was long and loose, but there was no erasing the fact that her hips fit all too perfectly in his hands He’d learned that firsthand