Noémie couldn’t quite believe what she had agreed to until she woke up to find herself in Ajax’s arms.
It should have been a nightmare at its best.
The terrible memories should have come back to her.
It should have made every inch of her skin prickle with unease.
It should have been embarrassing to know she had caved in to the desire of a man she swore to hate.
To her dismay—or maybe not so—the moment she opened her eyes, only the feeling of safety and comfort warmed its way into and around her heart.
She couldn’t help it.
The way giddiness danced in her stomach, the way butterflies fluttered their wings against her ribs.
She felt tickled and ticklish everywhere.
Pulling her lower lip between her teeth, when Noémie turned herself just enough to glance over her shoulder, something
