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Emma growled into Alexander's mouth as chaos brewed inside her. Her eyes were shut, yet she felt them-overwhelming, as a fire began to roar just beneath her skin. There were emotions she'd laid to rest a very lo to go near-and now they rose to the front once more,

insistently raw.

time ago, promised never again

Her body betrayed her as she moved closer, threading her fingers through his hair in desperation she didn't know she still possessed. She hadn't thought she missed him this much. Hadn't allowed herself to admit just how deeply his presence had marked her. All her auger, her heartbreak, her boundaries melted away in the heat of the moment. The taste of him, the scent of him, the press of his body against hers was an intoxication, a drug'she hadn't known she still craved.

But then, sharp and insistent, her telephone pierced the air from her purse. The shrill sound cut through the misty veil of passion to strike her like a slap across the face. Emma stiffened, her eyes snapping open as reality came thundering down. What was she doing? She jerked back abruptly, pushing Alexahder away from her with force. Her chest heaved as she fought for breath, her gaze locking onto his look of stunned surprise. Anger and shame welled up inside of her, pushing aside the hot desire that had filled her just moments before.

"How dare you?" she hissed, her voice trembling in anger and betrayal.

Alexander reached out, his lips parted as to explain, but Emma didn't give him the chance. Her hand shot out, and the sharp. crack of her slap echoed in the hallways. His face turned to his side from the result of the impact, his stare unreadable, hand lightly touching his cheek.

she spat, wiping her mouth furiously as if trying to erase the remnants of his

moment, beneath her anger, the ache threatened to consume her. Not waiting for his response, she

after her, his

out his words. She shoved the door open and stepped back into the bar

keep that rhetoric going when her lips tingled at the mere thought of his, when her body had responded to him with such wanton eagerness. A part of her still wanted him, and that realization

willing herself to steady. She refused 10 let Alexander break through the careful walls of herself. She wouldn't let him roll back all

shift within her. His gut filled with

She asked as her gaze fell on Alexander who majestically walked out of the restroom and headed to his seat that Emma hadn't taken

course" Jaden replied, immediately rising to his feet. He could see she wasn't comfortable, and wondered if the alcohol was the

As they

exited

her phone rang again but she paid it no led, tlinging

been her greatest weakness. If she was

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him. His jaw clenched, and his fists wrapped tightly under the table as he watched Emma walk out of the bar, Jaden at her side. The image seared itself into his brain like a branding iron, each step she took away from him

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