EMMA WAS TRANSFIXED, struck speechless. The way he stared at her made her pulse pound and her belly tighten on a wave of pure need. She’d planned to stop by and just tell him how she felt. She didn’t want him to leave for the dangerous rescue of his uncle without knowing that she’d been wrong. That she cared for him more than she could possibly say.
But faced with the breathtaking heat of his gaze, Emma suddenly found it impossible to speak. His gaze darkened and his features hardened, closing off. Clovis stood up and dropped his gaze, stepping away from her. “Thank you for coming by, Emma. I’m glad you and Cilla are doing okay.”
Emma stood too, her heart pounding. She’d messed things up again. He’d misread her silence. Her fingers twitched with the need to touch him. Her mouth opened, b
