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166 Irresistible Forces
someone who was dead set against ever marrying
again, a man intent on not allowing his heart to ever
belong to another woman. A man who was still in
love with his dead wife.
“Why are you frowning, chérie?”
His gaze burned into hers with an intensity that
seared her skin, made her want him just that much
more. “No reason, other than I need to make sure
it’s what you want, too,” she decided to say. “After
all we’ve done today, are you sure you’re not too
tired? If you are, then I can certainly understand.”
She suddenly found herself whisked off her feet
into strong arms and when he leaned down and
kissed her, he practically drew the breath from her
lungs. The scent of him surrounded her, practically
oozed from wall to wall, panel to panel, in the
elevator. It was warm, musky with a whiff of the sea
that still clung to him, as well.
Only when he withdrew his mouth from hers,
leaving the taste of him on her tongue, did she allow
herself to breathe. And only when the elevator door
swooshed open to their floor, and he stepped out,
still carrying her in his arms, did she speak, barely
breathing his name against his neck.
“Dominic…”
When they stopped in front of their door and he
shifted her in his arms to pull out his passkey she
realized that something hot, heavy and passionate
was taking place between them, had been taking