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CHAPTER 11
He groaned, a low sound that snapped her into focus. Heat rushed up her body, sending prickling tendrils beneath her armpits and the back of her neck before filling her face with warmth.
Eyes glued to Fabien's trembling body, Blaze took a step backward, her shaking hand reaching for the door handle as she pulled it shut behind her.
“Oh, my God...” she murmured.
Her knees were weak. She felt hot, as though she’d been rehearsing for hours. She fanned herself, then suddenly remembered that Willow was waiting on the phone. The receiver was still in her left hand. She lifted it to her ear.
“Uhm… Willow, I’m sorry, could you wait a second more?”
Her voice came out as a croak.
“He is just… getting out of th
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