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“I need to be alone—”

“No, Diane”

Her hand snapped up as she moved farther away from him “I need to think, Lawe I need to know I can be what you need before this goes any further”

“It’s too late to deny it” His heavy and brooding gaze speared hers “Mating heat doesn’t work that way”

Her chin lifted

Like hell

“Nothing rulesheat, not ely, or it will not be a part of my life And I need to consider what I can and cannot accept” She stalked to the door and opened it slowly as he followed “Please leave”

“We’re not finished”

She took his parting words as a statement of intent

“We haven’t even started,” she informed him “And on’t, until I decide I’m ready

“I should have just kissed you”

“And I should have never returned here,” she snapped back “You’re not my boss, nor are you my jailer Now please, leave At least allow o on from there”

His lips thinned He didn’t answer He stalked past her, striding into the hall before turning and heading toward the elevators once again

As Diane closed the door, she knew her life had just taken a turn And it was, quite possibly, a turn for which she wasn’t entirely ready

•CHAPTER 4•