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stretched between us l
ly sounds were the occasional clink of silver aga
dining room, her footsteps soft and respectful. S
s a call from
ped halfway
pit
h my veins. My face-already pale
ction. He gave Mrs. Gable a curt
r voice carefully neutral. "The doctor says her conditio
d my throat. I looked at Damien, my lips parting, a desperate plea already on the t
irritation crossed his face. He hated it when I looked at him
napkin, folded it precisely, an
r. We're going
eminder of my place. I never expected him to
silence, until his impatie
you wait
it. I hurried after him, my heart a
Benny White-was already waiti
re of old-world courtesy, something I was certain he had never done fo
h leather seat. He followed, settling beside me and clo
instinctively pressed myself against the door,
stared out the window, my mind c
mach. I'd always had mild motion sickne
me. He noticed the sheen of sweat on my forehead.
his voice a low command to
is expression unchanging, and the car's
a red light, barrelin
ath, wrenching the wheel
lpless against the inertia, my body lurchi
powerful arm shot across my chest and pinne
back of my head. His own body absorbed the momentum, and h
creeched
the fabric of his shirt. His scent surrounded me. I could hear his heartbeat-strong,
scaped him. That impa
rotective cage. He sat up, his jaw tight with f
e was rough, laced with
se, I saw him clearly. I saw the deep furrow between his b
d went
efenses. He hadn't calculated. He hadn't considered. He
nswer. I just
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