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I took a step closer, my eyes locked on hers. I could demand. I could threaten. But I wasn’t going to. “Promise me.”
Her lips slightly parted as she sighed. “You can’t control everything, Locke. I’m not the innocent little girl you think I am. You have to trust that I can take care of myself. The Godwins are harmless. Besides, I’m just catering for them. Not like my dad.”
I moved closer. “I need you to promise you’ll keep your distance from that family.”
“Why?”
“I haven’t asked you for anything, but I am now.”
She looked down and took a step closer, placing her hand on my chest, her fingers gently digging into my skin. “It’s just a job.”
“If you need money—”
“I need toearnmoney,” she interrupted. “But I do promise you that I’ll be careful. Iamcareful. You have to trust me on that.”
I studied her face, her eyes, searching for any hint of her caving and giving in to my wants, but she looked so strong and steadfast. It was a lost cause, unless I wanted to throw out my dominance card, and I wasn’t up for that fight tonight.
She looked back up at me, her eyes glowing in the moonlight. “I’m not my father.”
“I know.”
“So trust that I can make better decisions than him.”
“I don’t like it.”
She gave me a soft smile. “I know. And I thank you for always watching over me, but—”
Nodding in understanding, I said, “I get it.”
I could feel the heat from her body as I stood close to her, I could see the way her chest rose and fell as she breathed.
Her breath touched my lips as I stared into her eyes. A gust of wind blew her hair across her chest. The smell of lavender and sage surrounded me.
I needed to get out of here. I wasn’t strong enough to resist her another second. I was too weak, too hungry.
One taste of her lips was all I needed.
I needed to pull her close to me and run my fingers through her hair.
I needed her.
But I couldn’t have her.
She was off limits.
Forbidden.
Leave her alone.
Walk away.
I struggled to fight the urge to kiss her, to pull her into my arms, to run my tongue across her lips. The flames of desire licked at my body, heat filled every cell, every nerve. I had to have her.
My body was frozen in place, every muscle tense, my nerves on high alert.
I finally broke our gaze, staring off into the woods. “I have to go.”
Storee stepped forward, reaching up to place her hand on mine. “Are you sure?” She glanced over her shoulder at her door. “It’s not much inside, and not really clean, but uh… you’re welcome to come in and—”
