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“Rafa! Get back here!” I fight Julian’s hold. My phone pings on the floor. “You sent it already?”
Rafa tips his chin in Julian’s direction. “Thanks for the invite.”
“I’ll be sure to extend one for Julian’s funeral,” I call out.
He turns away and heads down the stairs. “See you on Sunday, Dahlia,” he says from a safe distance.
I lash out against Julian’s hold, only to pause as I rub against something that shouldn’t be hard.
“You’re turned on?”
“With the way you’ve been squirming against me for the last minute, it’s impossible not to be.”
I fight harder, earning a hiss from him.
Good. Serves him right.
“Cut it out, and I’ll let you go,” he says while tightening his grip.
I still in his arms. “I can’t believe you did this.”
“Consider it payback for my office.” He pulls away.
I throw my hands in the air. “What I did was cute! This is…disturbing!”
“Were you scared?”
“Terrified.”
His head tilts. “Yet you still came to my rescue despite being afraid.”
“A temporary lapse in judgment.”
“Were you afraid I got hurt?”
I frown. “More like I was scared you got possessed by a demon, but then I should have remembered that’s been the case since you were born.”
His smile expands, easing some of my annoyance. “You called my name when you were afraid.”
“I shouldn’t be held responsible for what I said when my life flashed before my eyes.”
He traces my bottom lip with his thumb. “What did you see?”
I slowly brush my hands across his chest, earning the sweetest inhale from him. “You.”
He cups my cheek. “How?”
“You held me like this.” I drag his hands toward my hips.
“And?” His fingers press into my skin.
“And I choked you like this.” I latch my hands around his neck and squeeze hard enough to make his eyes widen for a second.
He places his hands over mine, pressing them deeper into his neck. “If you wanted to act out one of your fantasies, all you had to do was ask.”
I trace a finger down the center of his chest. “It’s not like you would have followed through until my arm was cleared.”
“Speaking of…” He brushes his hand across my left arm.
