“This is the problem! In one breath, you imply I’d be a hindrance. In the next, you tell me I’m extraordinary! Hoisting me over your shoulder, acting like I matter to you, when you rejected me outright and then taunted me with it!” “Rejected you?” He was going to blow a gasket. “I wasn’t going to kiss you when the request was made under duress!” She huffed cynically. “Duress? Please! Admit it—right when we get close to the crux of it, you always pull back! Are you trying to confuse me? Is this part of villainy, playing games? Pretending to care about me and then ripping out the rug with
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