“Now that I think of it, this is a bad idea,” Adrian said, his fingers flexing on the steering wheel as he tried to reverse the car. I whipped around in the passenger seat, staring at him in utter disbelief. “Are you completely out of your mind? It took me three solid hours to pull this glam together. There is absolutely no way we are backing out now.” He gave me a long stare, one that sent a ripple of heat through me despite my irritation. Then, slowly, his gaze drifted over me, lingering just a little too long on the plunging neckline of my black dress. The dress was gorgeous, but inside, my chest was hammering against my ribs. “You look absolutely ravishing,” he said, his voice dipping low. “Although,” he added, his lips curling into a wicked smirk, “I think you’d look even better without all of it.” My cheeks burned, and I tugged at the edges of my dress to cover myself. The truth was, I was utterly terrified. The bravado I’d had was completely fake. “Focus, Adrian,”
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