A vein bulged at Gideon's temple as sweat and dust streaked his face, leaving him looking wrecked and half out of his mind.Meanwhile, inside the car, Otto and Lucille might as well have been stranded on an island, cut off from the rest of the world.Every trace of reason had deserted Lucille. All she felt was an unbearable heat that kept building until she thought she might combust. She tugged at her collar without thinking, desperate to shed anything that constricted her. Her fingers caught the top button of her shirt, and she yanked hard.The fabric tore. The button popped free and revealed a sliver of pale skin and the delicate line of her collarbone."Don't, Lucy. Please, come back to yourself." Otto's voice was low and nearly breaking, edged with desperation.He had never faced a woman this wild or consumed by desire, and he had no idea how to hold her off. He simply didn't have enough hands to keep her under control.He pushed her mouth away, only for her arms to wind arou
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