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He took a chip off her plate, dipped it generously in ketchup, and put it to her lips “I noticed you like a bottle of ketchup with your chips …” He smiled

Bold—he was always so bold

Outrageous, considering that he knew she was still annoyed with him

Just what did he think he was doing? Was he flirting with her?

She allowed hie Without hesitation she slowly, suggestively sucked the chip into her mouth, and her eyes never wavered from his oh so blue, deep blues

What she saw in the depths of his eyes sent a shiver through her

Chance silently berated hiet to hi around with a damn hard-on all the tiht hewith him? He wasn’t a youth to be so shaken by a beauty! He had been with more beautiful women than he even wanted to think about, but this wee lass, this Seelie Fae did so about her when she wasn’t near He found hi on every word she said, and when he saw that young lad … touch her, he couldn’t believe the jealousy that came over him

This was et so involved It would never work The lass wasn’t the sort to kiss and walk away She was a forever type He could feel her aura, and it was one that nested and took all matters of romance in a serious vein He wasn’t serious

He had never been serious about love and ro to start now Och no, that wasn’t what he had in ive up any for one No … no, och no, but … there were times, like nohen her voice whispered in his head, that he thought …

Bloody hell! Devil take him for a fool He dinna want to set up house—whist no!

But then she laughed, and it went through hi eyes looked so openly up at him, and he wanted so badly to kiss her!

He wanted to undress her, touch her, and hell and brimstone—he wanted to rainable way Aye, he wanted her more than he had ever wanted any woman before her

He had to keep her at a distance—aye, that was the trick of it He turned and looked at Trevor, who slid three pints across the table Trevor was so young, and it had appeared he had been willing to give up his forever for Lana …

What led across the table as she teased Trevor Then her eyes met his, and Chance had to re to do?