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My heart is beating so wildly, I’m certain he can hear it. I take a deep breath, relishing in the feel of his strong body against mine.
And then a barking dog brings me to my senses. I shrug him off me. “Well, this would never work. You know that. Besides, I’m not interested in a relationship.”
I feel the ice queen coming back. I shove aside the beating heart, the warmth he brought to my veins. I try to exit the room, heading to the cat room before he makes me lose my mind. He spins me around in his arms, though, and forces me to look at him.
“You know, I get it. I do. Because I really don’t believe in anything but sex. But you have to admit it, Sage Everling, when we’re around each other, sparks fly. And it’s more than just sexual sparks. There’s just… something there. I think maybe we’ve each met our match, and I don’t know, it kind of excites me. Maybe we should set aside our rules and play this thing out, just one more time. See what happens.”
I look up into those dark, brooding eyes, and I think about saying yes. I think about what it would be like to climb back into bed with him. I think about Monday night, in Steven’s arms, how much I wanted to be in Cash’s.
I sigh. “I don’t think so. Look, I won’t lie. You intrigue me. More than I’d like to admit. But you’re also dangerous. I don’t like to be beat at my own game.”
“So you admit I could beat you,” he says, smirking.
“Dream on. But I just think the two of us together would be like playing with fire. It would never work. We don’t want it to work.”
He leans in now so close I think he’s going to kiss me. “I’ve never been one to shy away from fire.”
We lock eyes, a long moment passing between us. “Me neither. But for right now, I don’t think we can take the risk.” I brush past him into the cat room, my heart still beating wildly as I parade into the area, knowing he’s staring at me go.
I’m not afraid of fire… but I’m sure as hell afraid of the fire Cash Creed has stirred in me. And for the first time in my life, I have no clue what I’m doing.
