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I’m not sure how to react to that I examine his face, but he seee the subject, but you look incredible"

I know I should say so All I come up with is aanother step closer "I know itus like that I honestly didn’t know until late this afternoon that she’d be cogravated breath

He reaches out and strokes my ar close enough that I can sne And the bourbon on his breath, which is surprisingly strong

"You really do look incredible," he murmurs "This dress isAnd your hair My God, Joellen You’re stunning"

I fight a s to stay ers into my arm and pulls me closer "I don’t like it I love it You’vethe tiny hairs on the back of lasses, you’d be perfect"

That leaves me breathless Stunned, like he just hit ether at a breakfast table on sonoring me until I reach for another croissant, and then he slaps h"

He’ll never think I’m perfect just the way I am He’ll never tellto live up to some impossible standard, never able to relax and be myself

A switch inside my head flicks froet out of here "We should go Someone could walk in any , don’t you think?"

He sniffsa low noise of pleasure in his throat When he drags e below his waist that probably isn’t his wallet

"Whoa! Okay Let’s cool it--"

"I couldn’t stop thinking about you while I was gone," he interrupts, his voice deeper He trails his lips downto taste me Eat o any farther

"You enjoyed teasingme that photo of your earlobe" He chuckles like a comic book villain "Clever If it was your plan to make me obsessed, it worked"

I start to panic, because he’s acting so strange "No, there was really no plan--"

He digs his hand into my hair, pulls my head back, and clamps his mouth down on my throat like a vampire It’s so sudden, I jump, startled out of my wits, then yelp when his hand latches ontome!"

He crushes his , and raise a hand toout with you in a bathroom! In case you didn’t hear me, I just said cool it!"

It’s like my refusal makes Michael snap He’s there one minute, the familiar, well-mannered man, then he’s vanished, replaced by soone sideways

He grabs ain, savagely, his teeth sinking into ainst the mirror

I react on pure instinct and bite hi hard, astonished--and raises his fingers to his mouth When they come away bloody, he smiles

He looks up at me with those psycho eyes, and my blood runs cold I try to ju froo!"

"She likes to play rough" He wrestles hs intofu How much has he had to drink? "Stop Michael, stop!"