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He waits there for a beat as though asking permission.
Time stands still. The warmth of his fingertips playing havoc on me.
Melting me.
Toying with me.
Searing me with a desire I can’t understand, nor do I want to.
When I look at him this time, I find that he is looking back at me.
His eyes are hooded, giving him away as he breathes out through a clenched jaw.
Then he pulls his gaze from me and slaps a bandage on my knee.
The pain that radiates from the sudden movement is enough to make me hiss out an “ouch.”
It breaks the spell.
I shake my head, and he stands and steps back.
“Meet me down in the garage in five minutes,” he grits through his teeth.
Then he leaves the room as fast as he can.
But it’s too late.
Something has changed between us.
Shifted.
Morphed into something more lethal.
More dangerous.
Slipping easily past the iron cage of my heart.
What the hell just happened, and where do we move on from here?
Chapter
Twenty-Nine
TRENT
I storm out of the room.
Acting like a pussy is not my usual schtick, but fuck, I needed to get out of there.
For so many reasons:
1. Why was she wearing that dress? It’s the middle of goddamn November.
2. Why did I think it was a good idea to clean and bandage her knee?
3. We can never have a future while I’m actively trying to ruin her life.
4. The biggest one . . . I’m a dumbass.
