“Hi,” I said warily, worried he was angry with the way I’d behaved this morning. At my tone, he halted. The bright light streaming through the windows bathed him in a faint glow, and eyes that had made me think of stormy oceans last night now seemed to glow with a bright, white light. The pale blue roamed over my body, lingering on my bruised lip, exposed stomach and bandaged leg. And once he’d finished his inspection, his gaze moved to capture mine and time stood still. A connection flared to life between us, bright and beautiful. I could hardly breathe. I wanted to reach out and touch the
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