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Had he misunderstood?

‘Wait—’ she lowered her voice ‘—I meant’

Without warning, he pivoted, advancing on her so quickly they were alht back to look up at hi sizzled

‘I know exactly what you meant, Felicity,’ he muttered under his breath ‘But if you want to keep the illusion of propriety, you’ll want the duty sergeant to book you your own room with your own bed Understood?’

‘Understood,’ she murmured in response

He was so close she could feel his breath on her skin and the effect on her body was an is No man had ever affected her the way Ash did

‘Good Then I suggest when I step away you look as though I have just given you a bit of a rollicking’

‘Right’

Allowing him to step away, Fliss ducked her head and looked respectably contrite

‘Understood, Colonel, I’ll deal with it right away’

She turned to return to the duty sergeant at the desk

‘Leave your bergen here, Major’ He softened his voice just a fraction but it was enough to quell soet the Corporal to load it into the car while you ements We don’t have all day’

‘Major?’

Ash peered over his shoulder, not expecting to see Fliss’s soundly sleeping for his breath She looked evenin sluh she didn’t have a single care Thick, dark lashes rested gently on her s was slow and steady, for once not waiting to jerk awake at any unexpected disturbance

Anger punched at his gut