Theaella

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Brighter her cheeks flared, though her eyes were merry, laughing as readily as her lips. “You are presumptuous.”

“It’s true. But I’m always right. Statistically, it’s safe to presume.”

With another chuckle, she stepped back. I instantly wished I’d kissed her.

But if I was going to have her for my own, I had the feeling that patience and logic were the only paths to get her.

And I had both in spades.

I was about to reach for her bag in an effort to help her out. But before I could, she listed, shifting in a dangerous tilt that indicated a loss of control.

And with one step and a painful lurch of my heart, I intercepted her before she hit the ground.

Let Me Help You With That

Kathearine

“Theaella ? Theaella , wake up.”

A big, warm hand on my clammy face. His voice, tight with conce