Chapter 14-1
Chapter 14 Her jaw worked, but no words came out. Images came to mind, though. He chuckled and set her feet down but kept his arm around her shoulders. The purse fell to the floor with a clunk, barely missing her toes. “Trust me?” Him, yes, but not her voice. She nodded. He cupped her cheeks with both hands, strong yet gentle, his fingertips stirring not just her hair but emotions deep within her. Yearning, desire, a wish for impossible things. “Then believe me when I say I would like nothing more right now than to do what newlyweds would.” He kissed her, long and thoroughly, until her toes curled and she locked her arms around his waist, drawing him even closer, surrounding herself in his warmth and strength. Much, much too soon he pulled back. “But we have to make sure your men aren
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