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“I can’t believe you learned how to play from just listening to the music. Even your voice sounds as if you’ve had training. Natalia, that’s amazing.” He knew he was gushing, but he couldn’t help it. He was in awe.

She ducked her head and stepped around him. “Whatever,” she said flippantly, brushing off the compliment. She stooped down to grab her book bag. But when she stood back up, all traces of the shy and embarrassed girl were gone and in her place was the sultry vixen he was used to seeing. She stepped closer, her ample breasts brushing against his chest, forcing him to bite back a low groan as he swallowed hard, but he didn’t move.

“You don’t have to lie to me, Brad, to get what you really want,” she

whispered seductively, her lips just inches from his ear, as her warm breath feathered across his sensitive skin. In spite of his best effort not to, he could not stop the tremor of desire that