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Meanwhile, all thisto overwhelht and her neck sore She rolled her shoulders for the twentieth ti to relieve so surrounded by family always see unease didn’t loosen its grip

Across the table, Aunt Louise tried to coing by the nasty look she’d sent Matt’s way, it was probably a Q or a Z

Will leaned closer, dipping his head so his lips almost brushed the shell of her ear as he whispered, “You feeling okay?”

“Just peachy” And now she’d add inappropriately turned on to all the other tension stringing her tight

Gruht it out in her Hell, usually he did it on purpose That she could handle, but this nicer side to Will? This version of hi a panic attack in her parents’ family room? Yeah, she had no idea how to deal with him, and that made her surly And hot And turned on And—daether, Hads

Deteraze focused on the gae to tuck herself up against Will

“Why?” she asked

“Because you kinda look likecloser to her so there wasn’t a single ht between theht now

“Wow” She dug deep, trying to find her usual annoyance at being near hiainst his solid frame “You really kno to flatter a woman”

He let out a low, rumbly chuckle “I like to think that it’s what else I can do with a woman that is more important”

Her breath caught as all the entle as he picked the flowers froth of hie without even trying The thrillingly harsh sound of his deainst her in a wave of want and need, nearly drowning her in desire, sending her jolting straight up out of her chair in panic

She shot her cuffed wrist into the air, taking Will’s with her “Snake!”

Aunt Louise screamed and jumped up onto her chair while Matt, Raider, and everyone else in the roo onto the furniture, or searching for a slithering intruder Well, everyone but her, Pa, and Will

Way to make it worse, Hads

Using her fingers, she let out a loud whistle to get her family’s attention “That’s the answer to the riddle”