ek flat against the ce
irt, she could hear his heart. It was hammerin
roze com
ng. The sudden, overwhelming sensation of her soft body
anted to wrap his arms around her and bury
zing secon
al instincts fi
is fingers dug into her flesh. He s
ht shift. She stumbled backward, her arms flailing.
s arms tensing as if to catch her, before he caught himself and
with eyes as cold as liquid nitro
close enough to claim I hit you? Looking for do
to steady herself. Her heart ached at
just looked at him, h
ence," Jaclyn said softly,
blow. Gaines's mouth opened slightly, but no wor
a response, a shrill ringt
cell phone resting on
he caller ID flashed brig
rned to ice. Her fingernails d
A harsh, ugly laugh
ing toward the phone. "Let's hear wha
over to the coffee table, picked up
e filled the living room. "Are you okay?
ed Jaclyn intently, waiting for her to launch in
ed blankly
voice was completely flat, devoid o
of the line. Cherri was clearly t
erri pushed, her voice dropping to a conspirator
the phantom sensation of his hand
ooked directly into Gaine
closer to
id, enunciating every single syllable. "D
His jaw went slack. A storm of sho
you talking about-
ncussion. I'm hanging up,"
tton and tossed the ph
lent. The faint hum of Manhattan tra
ond head. His brain was spinning, desperately tryi
m didn't just cut off h
trap. A massi
toward her until he was standi
ing," Gaines whispered, his voice vibrating
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