ONE NIGHT STAND.

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someone

she turned her head, a

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sheet slipped from her

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ed off the bed, her bare feet hitting the cold f

hair. A half-finished glass of whiskey on the nigh

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tried to breathe. This wasn't her. She didn't do one-night

d to get

els kicked carelessly near the door. She spotted her purse on the night

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her with piercing blue eyes. He looked dangerous like t

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curled his lips. "No

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the sheet. "Look, I don't.

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eath h

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k a ste

murmured. "I

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purse. "Well, thanks for... w

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step toward her

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way you looked at me across the bar. I remember the way you pulled me in. And I

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ment. Then, to her relief, he s

d quickly

rd the door, ha

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omach

and Ethan's gaze

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own her spine

mething dangerous in his expres

er head. "I

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e in bad decisions. And la

didn't falte

se. She yanked the door open and stepped i

e. Away from him. Away from

the elevator, one thought

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