lling out one of the nice chai

et Leena make the rest of the adjustments herself. She hadn’t caught the scent before, but when he pushed her chair in, she notic

d just come, he waved two fingers and as soon as he walked out, two guards walked

rhaps they got a break. Perhaps they’d gotten i

at awkwardly at the end on the long side of the table. Her new guards (she pr

ed around the room wondering where exactly she was. She wasn’t sure how long she had been knoc

tic case with a red cross on it. A first aid kit. He pulled out the chair at t

d, growing slightly uncomfortabl

o reach inside. Then, perhaps remembering that there were two other p

, but Ransom closed the lid and pulled the case away. Leena froze in confusi

sh gaze at Leena. “I

on’t h

nd teasing her in the basement, but now his voice was different. In fact, ever since they’d left the basem

He was the clear boss around here, and she still

e was wanting, and when he got impatient, he grabbed her hand gently

and she was suddenly starting to feel very jittery. She focused on Ransom’s face. He seemed very focused as he hunched over her hand. His mid-length curly h

r hand and touched the sensitive creases of her palm with his fingertips. It was such

e before he put his head back down to continue his work. Did he see her blushing? Did he sense that his

th him. She thought s*x was a bit overrated and that it was just something people threw in books and movies for the butterflies in the belly effect. Sure, she found men attracti

aid, hoping to distract herself. She squeezed her legs together

air. “I want you to tell me about you

illusion of being soft, but really it was a bit gritty. “What do you mean? I already told

smile. “Maybe I already know that

he was joking or not. But something about this whole situation made her believe that he could easily get her social

nsom said, reminding her th

was clearly what was making her think that kind of crazy stuff. She twisted her head to the side and looked at a great

eamish?”

. She was just thinking about his hands? She was just thinking about the fact that he could probably easily find her social securi

s it hu

were… those eyes. She’d never seen eyes so dark before. It was amazing how much brightness they held

help it now that he was so close to her and they were i

is? she said in her h

ur eyes at me?” he asked with faux offense. “

ial expression. She just meant to think it. It was mea

chinchilla!” s

the corner of his mouth twitched with a