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“I would not let you get hurt” Thesaid, the trick is to keep your body close to the rock and climb with you feet You’ll wear yourself out if you use your arms too much”
Her gaze wandered, taking in the natural beauty around her, and she looked up Everest before she turned to hiotcha”
With little heat in his gaze, he closed the distance between them and placed his hands on her shoulders His touch burned into her fro eye contact with her “I’ll pull the rope to keep it snug in case you slip If you’re about to fall, yell ‘take’ I’ll tighten the rope to take up the slack” He winked, giving her shoulder a playful pinch “If that happens, lean back and relax”
She shivered at the slight bite of pain, held his gaze, and said in a serious voice, “If I think I’ to fall, I’ll probably yell ‘holy shit’ And you’ll know—Everest tossed me off its mountain”
He azing into her eyes “I’m there to hold and support you”
If that wasn’t a double entendre, she didn’t knoas The outright show of her trusting hi he felt was lacking Perhaps with Porter’s return he needed it even h all that had happened recently, she realized she needed it, too
She needed to depend on hihtened, re all traces of heat Apparently, when Aidan went to Porter it had causedhis manhood
Cora looked away, unable to accept that she had broken the sense of trust between theo to these extres She absently rubbed her arht, what else?”
His fir her to ive me two thumbs up” His voice became flat with his emotionless expression “Don’t hold the rope, walk backwards down the rock and I’ll let you down”
She heaved a sigh, wishing he’d show a deeper part of himself Not only arousal, but the real hi, slow breath through her nose, she looked to the dirt below her running shoes She pulled on the strength she used in scenes when her nerves started to get the best of her
“All right?” he asked, dragging his fingers down her arm
He doesn’t share because he’s re you he’s only your Dom Don’t make it personal She blew out her breath and slid into comfortable distance, and then she lifted her head “Yep, I’m ready to climb this bitch!”
To avoid his searching gaze, she glanced to the half-full backpack While she knew Aidan would think of her safety, for her own sanity, she needed to ask, “What else is in the bag?”
Aidan gazed at her with focus before he looked to the backpack With a voice containing wonder, he turned to her “A tent and blankets”
She scrunched her nose “A tent?”