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Roman chuckled and wrapped his ar” He leaned down and kissed et you”

The protective way he cocooned ainst his body made me believe every promise

I tipped roaned His body pressed against ainst the uneven wall

“Roasped, and blinked up at him

“Keep kissing ainst my forehead, my cheek, the tip of er under the strap ofit back and forth “You look so sexy today”

“Really?” I ran my hands down my sides “I’m not all tall and skinny like Vienna—”

He drew back so sharply my words dried in my throat

“Juliet, I haven’t been able to keep my eyes off you all day And I couldn’t even re if you offered me a million dollars”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah” He stared down and squeezed ainst my stomach “I’m obsessed with your belly button It’s so damn adorable”

“What?” I burst into laughter

“Uh-huh” He knelt in front of ue around my navel

Laughter died on ling war to my center

“Roman” My voice shook

He lifted his gaze to ers from my knee to the hem of my shorts “Want to kiss you here” He pressed his lips to h

My whole body trembled

He slid his hand between ive him room

“I want to kiss you here, too”

I didn’t knohat to say My bottoht where his hand touchedhim?

He turned toward the curtain of water protecting the entrance to the cave Daylight filtered through Anyone could pop inside, just the e had

He slid his hand to the button of ain

A distinctivesound echoed from the back of the cave

Roman scowled

We both turned and stared into the darkness I caught the faint glow of a flashlight but nothing else, thank goodness

“We can hear you!” Roman shouted

Ja

Roman rolled his eyes and returned his attention to me

“That’s quite a soundtrack” I s hiet about them”