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Cara's POV

I freeze, not sure I heard him right.

No, I must have misunderstood him. Either that, or... Or he's just messing with me. A cruel joke. Yes, that must be what this is, I think to myself.

"...Ha-ha, very funny," I deadpan to Alaric, who is still standing outside my door. "You've had your fun."

"I'm not joking, Cara. I do miss you...more than even I realized..." his voice trails off just in time for the loud BOOM of thunder to echo against the house, making me jump in surprise.

Alaric must have been caught off guard, too, because he drops the bouquet of flowers he was holding.

Rain starts falling quickly, great buckets of water pouring down, drenching Alaric and everything around him in the blink of an eye. A gust of wind blows hard, shaking the open door behind me on its hinges.

Petals separate from the bouquet's flowers, blowing around us in the violent winds. I think, fleetingly, what a shame that is to have ruined such a beautiful arrangement of flowers.

Another ominously loud clap of thunder rings out, making me jump again once more.

"Hurry, get inside!" I yell to Alaric, running into the house before I realize that I've just invited him inside, something I had absolutely NOT planned on doing. I'm only focused on getting myself out of the weather, on preventing my comfortable clothes from getting wet. Alaric follows closely behind me. I close the door after him and turn around, leaning my back against the solid wood. Another strong gust of wind causes it to buck underneath my weight.

It's only when I look up at Alaric that I realize what I've done.

I've invited the big, bad wolf right into my home.

Alaric's shirt and pants are soaked. The fabric looks dark, pulling tightly against every ridge and ripple of his body in its damp state. Puddles form on the floor below him as his clothes drip.

I'm staring at the pooled water, desperately avoiding looking at this display of his impressive muscles when I hear myself say, "I'm sorry, but I don't have any men's clothes you to change into..."

for

see one of Alaric's black eyebrows raise, then furrow.

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confused, very confused indeed.

asks, a bit of an edge in his voice. He's glancing around the cottage, eyes darting around to anywhere in

fuzziness in my head from the wine. Standing here with Alaric, I realize I've drank more than I normally would. It

through. I turn off the music I'd been listening to before

right does he have to come here, into my home, and ask demanding questions

a moment before saying, "Okay... so you're divorced then? That's why

almost want to

moving away from him. I point down the hall and call over my shoulder

asks,

AL

at him, trying to encourage him to make his way to the bathroom. When he still doesn't move, I plop myself down on the couch in the middle of the living room, saying, "I need to rest a bit. I've had some wine, and I really wanted to watch this movie, so please don't disturb me." I pull myself into a hug, gripping the chunky sweater that's enveloping me. I turn the volume on the TV up louder, emphasizing my point

sit on the couch and the TV, blocking my view with his large muscular

still pulling tightly across the muscles of his chest... across the muscles of his

for watching my movie in

then?" he asks again roughly, staring down at me

."I don't answer him.

sound of actors laughing on the TV and

I don't want to

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pleading, "Please, Cara. I need

irritation well up inside me. I feel something inside me snap, and I look up at Alaric

He repeats.

Another silent.

Yes! I don't have a

what does that have to

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the sounds of the

like I can actually see the tension between us, radiating, almost sparkling in the air that