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“You were awfully quick to accept that offer”

“I know a good deal when I see one,” he said offhandedly “On three?”

She nodded once, biting down on her tongue while trying not to grin, because she had so up her sleeve…literally “On three”

“One” He undid another button, and she gripped the hem of her shirt “Two” Another button, and she fisted the shirt she’d thrown on this ed off his jacket, and she tore her shirt over her head He sucked in a breath and dropped the gray jacket as if itto him “Jesus”

She let go of her sweater, laughing and glancing down at the skin-tight camisole she wore underneath “I never said I didn’t have another shirt underneath”

“I ell aware of the fact that you did,” he said, staring at her as if he’d like nothing more than to pull her into his arms and convince her to remove this shirt, too She pressed a nervous hand to her stomach “If that even qualifies as a shirt, that is”

She glanced down, heart racing, at her see-through caotten about that, and her sheer black bra clearly showed “Of course it is” Then she gestured toward his plain white, short-sleeved, button-up shirt, hoping to take the attention off her breasts “And what’s so wrong with that shirt?”

“There’s no royal crest, and it’s short-sleeved,” he saidat her as if she’d lost hersleeves in public”

“Even in summer?”

“Yes” He undid the top button of his dress shirt “And it has to be buttoned up, too” Watching her closely, he undid the second button, revealing a light dusting of dark chest hair “It’s very important” And then the third button came undone

She whistled through her teeth, trying her best not to drool, but probably failing h to eat “Rebel”

“For you” He undid the last button, leaving his shirt hanging open in a casual rabbed the he told her he didn’t even realize he did it—but that didn’t make her reaction any less powerful “Okay, twice”

She licked her lips, her eyes on his rock-hard pecs Under those were six perfectly defined and toned abs It took all her control not to reach out and touch them, especially since he wouldn’t mind if she did In fact, he’d probably like it “Twice?”

“The hallway in that nightclub” He stepped closer, his chest rising and falling, and sered over her skin, teasing her, entleman and take what he wanted so she wouldn’t have to resist him anymore “I never have sex in public, with a woo tell the press about it afterward The risk is higher than the reward But then I saw you…”

Thank God you did