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before turning away fro

Liam said in a lighthearted to

are you talking about?" My heart poun

" Ava, who is usually perceptive, stated. "He

g to you?" I raised

grimace. "He just watc

You should come right to me if y

om," but Liam grinned,

wolf tattoo out of my head. I had put too much effort into keeping our l

door came, I was sti

unded as I looked at the wall clock and the

ully to the do

got a chill at the way it encircled my nam

ch as I hesitated. "I have no ide

ve no intention of harm

about his tone that made me want to comply. I opened the d

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dropping at his side and the other braced over his head, he reclined lazily on the frame. There

voice more steady th

that was equal parts entici

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, "Would you Mi

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I like that. His eyes passed over me and lingered fo

ghtened my hold on

d plainly, and I fel

me, I went outdoors. "Remai

e remained still. The air between

t understand," in a qui

said, concealing my shaking

h his hair and pause

led. "I don't know who you are or what y

k was against the door

went weak at the way he pronounc

hem?" My voice was little mor

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th caug

rin flickering back

ed at me as if he already knew every secret I had

ed, attempting to sound authorita

step closer. "You will," he re

as I took a deep breath. "Y

eyes, he said, "You

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to us. "The draw. The way you

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ivia," he replied, hi

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nd closer till I could feel his heat. "But I

d my face, I gasped. I detested how muc

sane," I sa

th forming that annoying grin

urge that seemed to pull me to h

ven know me," but my

nough," as his bre

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personal tone. "How zealously you defend your ch

d looked him in the

rin growing. "But so are yo

d in. My hands balled into fists at my sides as I resi

emerged, he took a step ba

ivia," he replied in a

re I could reply, vanis

e electricity of his presence as

think that things would never

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