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His body pressed hers against the vehicle, hot and hard as his breathing grew shallow

“One night”

Those two rough words were a question, a warning, and a promise all in one

She should say no She should be smart like he’d tried to be But she’d never felt more alive in her life, more wanted, than this moment with him

“One night,” she reement

Roxanna expected hirabbed her hand and pulled her with hi, and moer door, but instead of stepping aside for her to slide onto the seat, he leaned inside, grabbed solove box, then slammed it shut, and then the door

He took her hand again and they were halfway to the stables when it dawned on her he’d grabbed a condom Her stomach flipped over She hadn’t had to think about protection in a very long time She was on birth control, but that wasn’t the only consideration

At least he was prepared

At the stables, he reached behind a bush growing close to the brick wall, and a moment later he’d unlocked the side door After he put the key back, he held the door open and arched his brow at her

“Still want to do this?”

She fought a confused frown at the challenge in his rough voice Was he trying to scare her off? Get her to change heran offensive quick roll in the hay?

One look into his eyes and she saw that’s exactly what he was doing

Because it was a uided attempt to save her from herself, she overlooked the potential jerkiness of the move

Roxanna held her head high as she strode past him into the dimly lit stable Over the years, she’d come doith Asher to see the horses a few tirounded by the earthy scent of horses, hay, and oiled leather The stableneat and clean, so it had never smelled like she’d expected a barn to smell

The click of the lock behind her made her nerves flinch, and she drew in another deep breath of the soothing scents This night was hers She was going to make the most of it