r time with Julian, he had certainly hinted at
ars ago: her first time would be on her wedding night. Th
d only just met. Tonight, they were supposed to
couples do," Damian said, his gaze
, his expression unreadable. "Unl
word out, a flicker of self
d have thought this through. No one w
on't think that at all." T
ss into her voice. "We're married. Sha
close to a man so soon sent a ner
t have to get
ong moment before finally speaking. "It's getting late. I keep ear
tcase," Evelina said, the word c
but since you're here now, I'd rather not bother him,
Evelin
and looked back at her.
?" Her mind went
fted. "Start by helpin
rlier words pressed in on her. Swallowing her
nto her head: this man, this near-stranger,
t with trembling fingers and touch
at, her fingers sliding uselessly against the smooth surface. She
ly watched her, his express
in his condition. He was just waiting to see how long it wo
eadied. She set her jaw and worked through it, one
ealing the hard lines of
soap and something deeper, something entirely male. She had never been this close to
Her hands, traitorously,
flicker of her reaction, ce
brushed against the bare skin of his a
m, crashing through every defense he had. It pooled low and
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