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, ignoring the murmu

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cufflink. The sight of him always left an impression-towering, sharp-jawed

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arms. "Vivien

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sudden shift in the air between us. Lik

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hiver down my spine. His husky voice mad

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s tapping idly. "There's a charity gala

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elicate beading along the bodice. It looked

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knowing exactl

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slowed, an

breath fanned against my cheek. The way our bodies

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make me forget everything else, make me feel l

time, I saw something in his ey

in the

myself leaning in, drawn by something unspoken. His gaze dropped to

distance, he pulled back, his breath fanning a

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could think