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She heard him move away from the alcove and slowly approach her Natural instincts warned her to be prepared for anything But her heart told her soh she had no concrete evidence, no real reason to come to this conclusion, Serena sensed that Garrett Slater would not hurt her His intentions were still unclear to her, but she could honestly say she didn't fear him

If he'd wanted to attack her, he would have done it already He'd had a enough to overpower her Serena knew she wouldn't stand a chance against him, whether she was armed or not

So, then What did he want from her?

He stood next to her, facing the fire as she did Towering over her by a good six inches, he seeer and ly caressing her own She felt him on a physical level, despite the fact that he wasn't even touching her

The tre in her body subsided and the chill in her bones vanished In fact, Serena suddenly felt warlance up Garrett's well-defined torso, taking in every inch of saze lifted to his handsome face, so artistically crafted

God had certainly taken his tiht

When his eain

"You said you'd explain this strange night to aze remained locked with his Serena was unable to look away The intensity in his beautiful eyes drew her in He was e at the same time

The corners of his teht I did say that But I lost ht"

Serena's stomach took a little tumble

No, he definitely didn't intend to hurt her Maybe his intentions weren't one-hundred percent noble, but it was quite clear his motivation was sexual, not evil The heated look in his shi expression on his face told her Garrett Slater was attracted to her

Another shiver tickled her spine

"You're still cold,” he said in a low voice

She shook her head “Actually, I'm not” In fact, her sweatshirt and pants suddenly felt as confining as a heavy ski suit Theher What Serena really wanted was to shed every article of clothing and bask in the war next to her

She felt as though she was suffocating in the thicktwice about it, Serena reached for the he the shirt toward the chair sitting adjacent to the sofa, she let out a sigh of relief Although she now only wore a clingy camisole with her bottoripped her so fiercely