All she did was strike the match. How it would erupt into a wildfire, what damage it would leave in its wake—none of it interested Haley. A few feet around a curve, a substantial, broad chest halted her short, the contact harsh and unexpected. Crisp, cedar-scented air swirled about her in an instant. Before Haley could gather her wits, Rhett leaned low and hoisted her easily in a fireman's carry. A tiny gasp from her, but recognition softened her stiff shoulders, a weird, serene comfort falling across her chest. She let him carry her across the raucous show venue, his strides steady, until he laid her gently on the roomy backseat of a Bentley. As he leaned over her, his deep eyes locked onto hers—warm, passionate, and unrelenting. Haley, her eyelashes still sticky with unshed tears, stretched up to loop her arms around his neck. "Did you hear everything just now?" He nodded, his voice low and resonant. "I did." "What do you think?" "Regret," he said simply, no more words, j
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