He shook his head. “What if I told you that, as myself, I want to shove you against this wall and kiss you?” He took a step closer to her. “What if I told you I want to join you in your room? That I want to slowly strip your nightgown off until your bare skin is revealed to me?” Gasping, Reid’s back hit the wall, her eyes widening in shock. He chuckled. “See? I’ve scared you.” He took a step away. “I never know whether I should be gentlemanly or not. If you’ll appreciate that or take offense if I don’t treat you as an equal. You’re infuriating, confusing, beautiful, and intriguing. No one has
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Goodness.………
