elle's eye. She groaned. A relentless drumbeat hammered behi

n't her

ers. The room was dark wood and

body ached with an

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the duvet to her chest, her hear

room doo

dark hair was damp, water tracing paths down his torso

anic with detached amusement. But beneath the amusement, there was somethin

ut of bed, keeping the duvet wrapped around her, and found her purse. Her hands shook as she pu

ht was a

was tigh

your trouble.

in his chest. The sound of pure mockery. He dropped the towel and walk

mattress. With the other, he tilted he

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was a silk

sharp planes of his cheeks, the intense, almost black eyes. She h

from her face. H

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his lips, but not his eyes. Hi

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r side of the bed, tripping over her dress. He moved with lightning speed,

cking. It was like fighting a statue. "Y

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ispered. "For me, i

to your broth

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ceased. Her bo

you possibl

nswer. He simply held her gaze, his expression unreadable,

he line of her spine

you want, Giselle," h

allure of his offer. "I don't nee

softened,

. Can we please just fo

s eyes-not anger, not amusement, but something closer to uncertainty, qui

d was absolute. "I fin

, leaving nothing behind. He

you want

here, clutching the duvet, as he mov

uttoning his cuffs, "you'

black business card

river is waiting f

s an

For a moment, he seemed about to say something else.

st, silent room. The rumpled bed was a test

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not a coi

had walked into with