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He looked down at her hand, then tilted his head up with an inscrutable dark gaze “No?”

Stiffening, Carrie pulled back her hand and tried to laugh “Any eet,” she muttered

Théo barked a laugh Co very close, he looked down at her “Without my cousin we’ll be alone at the castle Doesn’t that make you nervous?”

Her heart stopped in her chest

“No,” she stammered “Why would I be?”

He leaned forward to whisper, “Because, whether you admit it or not, you know you’ll soon be in my bed”

Their eyes ertips brushed as they both reached for the handle of the stroller at the sa her hands away as if he’d burned her

He took the handle in both his large hands and turned toward the square “The market is crowded, so stay close,” he said casually “I would hate to lose you”

An hour or so later, after sa cheeses and fruits and bread across the outdoorThéo feed her a piece of chocolate truffle— Carrie was congratulating herself as they left the crowded street with their bags packed beneath the baby stroller She’da total fool of herself Well…mostly

He turned to her abruptly as they left the market

“I have soe in an hour” He handed her a platinum credit card “Buy toys for the baby Clothes for yourself Gifts for your fa you want”

He was leaving her here—and paying her off with a credit card She stared down at the card in dismay “I don’t want that”

“Take it” He pushed it into her hand When she didn’t move, he lifted an eyebrow “Unless you are so enamored of my company you don’t want me to leave you—not even for a moment”

Carrie lifted her chin “Are you kidding? Being without you for sixty whole minutes? It’ll be paradise!?

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