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His pupils expanded, the black spilling over the e?"

Yes "No" She shook her head, deterround his teeth and took a step back, breaking the spell "Good"

"Yeah Good," she repeated softly She scratched at her ears, cleared her throat "Well," she said and cleared her throat again "Like you said, I should go"

His nod was clipped "I’ll walk you out"

She offered no protest, knowing it would do no good "Thanks"

Outside, the air was a perfect blend of war froht cale-bulb lamp on the porch

Jase opened her car door, and as shethe distance, she accidentally brushed her shoulder against his arm Both of them hissed, as if they’d just been burned

Tremors rooted her in place She stood in the open space between door and car, peering up at hi fro strands of his hair over his brow, he could have stepped straight from her fantasies

The scent of him enveloped herhoney and oats, like the soap he usedand it was both pleasant and coet closer to hiot the discoot all the reasons she’d told herself to avoid this man

Like he’d done in the kitchen, he reached out and pinched a lock of her hair between his fingers A coh her, and breath snagged in her throat What would he do next? What did she want hi closer and closer to hers Anticipation consuersher for his kiss She knew she should close her eyes, but she didn’t want towhile, his mouth hovered over hers

She breathed hier for contact Ready for it Her belly quivered She’d been kissed before--of course she had--but this would be her first kiss with awith such quiet savagery And it would be wrong for her, wrong of her, but almostnecessary

"Jase" Do it Please

The sound of her voice caused hi contact

"See you to her confused, angry Determined