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Desire twisted inside hi more

The feeling stunned hiht his breath

Then he caught his sanity

“We’re running late”

Eht on her face faded He wanted to take back his gruff words, wanted to tell her that he wasn’t angry, that he was, Dio, that he was aon some kind of precipice

Instead, he looked at his watch as if it held the answers to all the mysteries of the universe

“Very late,” he said, even ruffly “The bedrooms are down the hall The one with the pale pink walls will be yours”

He’d hurt her by being so abrupt; he could see it in her eyes

“The clothes Iroom”

“I’ll need things from my suitcase”

“It will be here shortly, but as I already told you, what you ear this evening is in your dressing room”

So er Good He could deal with her anger It was her other emotions that were a problem

“Thank you forme”

“We had this discussion on the plane There was no need to consult you I provide you with a clothing allowance, remember?”

“But not with your choice of clothing You remember that in the future”