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Now he didn’t say anything Not a word

Standing with only a couple of feet between them, he just looked at her Really, really looked at her

Her whole body tre monumental was about to happen She could see it in his eyes Could feel it in the way his body called to hers

After weeks of ski her pretend she was off the hook and that he’d go along with their truce and ignore the underlying currents, Cole wasn’t planning to play nice

“I’m sorry, Amelia”

She bit the inside of her lower lip, wishing he hadn’t broken the silence, not with those words, words that penetrated deeper than any missile

“What for? You were great today” Even as she said the words, she kneasn’t talking about today She knew exactly what he was talking about and she didn’t want to discuss the past, wanted to keep her tone light and easygoing

But Cole had obviously reached a breaking point

“For kissing you, for leaving, for co you and your fah it’s what you said you wanted” He took a deep breath “I’m sorry for every mistake I’ve made”

No, she didn’t want to hear his apology, didn’t want to feel the forgiveness welling in her heart

Stocktons didn’t forgive, they got even

Yet that didn’t feel right either

“Why did you co to knohat had driven hio when he’d obviously had no probleht of his rehearsal “Surely you didn’t believe I’d welcome you? Not after what happened?”

“I couldn’t not corazed his knuckles across her cheek as if he also couldn’t not touch her “I tried to stay away, because I knew you wouldn’t forgive ainst her skin “How could you? But I couldn’t stay away”

Aht the aze, thinking hiht ever undertake “Because?”