“Let’s get you fed. I can ransack your closet later.” His steps slowed. “I’ll take that as a promise.” “You can take that any way you want.” They were almost precisely the same height, so when he turned his head, his lips came a hairsbreadth from hers. “Really?” His lashes were surprisingly long, but they didn’t shield the expression in his eyes. The yearning. The banked heat. The solemnity of a man ready to lay his soul bare. When she licked her lips again, he followed the movement with his gaze. Then his stomach protested with a rumble loud enough to wake neighbors. Rolling his eyes, he
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