I was halfway through my second cup when the back door slid open and Ian stepped in, sweat-damp from his run, T-shirt clinging to his chest. The air shifted, thickened. My pulse stuttered.“Morning,” he said, voice low, eyes locking on mine. He didn’t look at Eva just me. The same eyes that had watched me come undone on that table two nights ago. I gripped the mug so hard I thought it might crack.“Morning,” I mumbled, turning to the sink, pretending to rinse a plate that was already clean. My skin prickled with the memory of his hands, the way he’d pinned me, the way I’d begged. I wanted to disappear into the suds.He moved behind me, close enough that I felt the heat of him. “Sleep okay?” he asked, for the room’s benefit, but the words curled around my spine like smoke. His fingers brushed my hip, feather-light, testing. I jerked away, water splashing over the edge of the sink.“Fine,” I said, too sharp. The house maid glanced over, eyebrow raised, but Ian just smiled that easy, hus
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