HE SLOWLY RELEASED HER.
She tensed.
Bryce’s breathing slowed. Not taking his eyes off her, he pulled the phone out of his pocket, then turned and walked away slowly.
He just said one word: ‘Wolf.’
He listened to the caller, then closed the phone. He turned back to her and said, ‘I’m going away for a few days.’
She felt chills up and down her spine.
‘When?’
‘In two days, so we’re getting married tomorrow.’
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* * * *
THAT NIGHT, LYING NEXT to him, she struggled to go to sleep. Her life went from one extreme to the other; from boring to overly exciting. She listened to the hum of the air-conditioning, hoping it would lull her to sleep, but to no avail.
Turning to lie on top of him, she felt his hand up and down her back.
‘Talk to me,’ he said.
‘What do you want me to say?’
‘What
