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When Peyton’s phone chimed, she set aside the book she was reading, and turned on the oven to preheat it. Turning the bowl with the bread ball over a loaf pan, she pushed the dough into the corners, then set the pan inside the oven. When she again faced the table, she found Kai’s gaze on her.
“Why is it that you’re as comfortable in the kitchen as you are in the gym?”
Peyton shrugged. “I’m a woman of many talents.”
Kai’s lips curved in a mischievous smile. “Talents. You certainly have them. It makes me curious about the number of secret abilities you have.”
“Well, if you knew all of them, they wouldn’t be secret.”
He rose from his chair and started toward her. “I’m intrigued by mysteries.”
“And if you discovered all of mine, would you still be attracted?”
“I think there will alw
