DEMETRIA“MARION! Put me down!” I squealed, half-laughing, half-scolding as he crossed the living room with me tossed over his shoulder like I weighed nothing at all.“Nope,” he said, smug and absolutely unbothered. “I’m enjoying this way too much.”He took the stairs toward the bedroom with ridiculous enthusiasm, bouncing me a little with each step.“Marion Whitfield, I swear—”“You swear what?” he asked, finally setting me gently on my feet at the edge of the bed, both hands still steady on my waist. His grin was boyish, wicked, unfairly charming.I smoothed my hair dramatically. “That one day, you’ll pull something in your back, and I won’t help.”He snickered. “You wouldn’t.”“I absolutely would,” I said, lifting my chin.He leaned in, dropping his voice. “No, you wouldn’t.”Ugh. And there it was, that soft smile that always made my heart melt like warm butter on toast.I rolled my eyes, pretending to fight a smile. “Fine. Maybe I wouldn’t.”“That’s what I thought,” he murmured, b
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