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She gazed up at him

And sighed Rather dreamily

He grinned

“Don’t gloat,” she whispered in a softer voice, one not quite so dark and raw

“I can’t help it,” he told her “You’re practicallyinto me”

“I can’t help it,” she teased back “You’re seriously irresistible”

With a chuckle, he told her, “I’m okay with that”

“But…we should get going”

“We should get going,” he concurred

Still, they re at each other

Perhaps it was the prospect of what awaited them on the other side of his bedroom door that made it so damn difficult for them to move in that direction

Despite how much Damen wanted to see his ht after his latest mission—and he wanted them to meet Nikki, of course—he knew their private world would instantly shatter when they left his suite

Plus, there was no telling ould happen once they were on the ops campus and they transferred the data that was on her computer

Unfortunately, they could only stall for so long These were pressing matters to tend to

So he slipped his hand in hers and led her into the hallway and down the stairs At the landing, they veered off fro room that overlooked the patio and the courtyard, all covered with a blanket of fresh powder