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him.”
    “That was nice.”
    “Not at all,” Grace replied with a laugh. “It was selfish. I didn’t want her around either at that point.”
    Arian found himself smiling. “Who are you, Grace? What are you doing in my mountain?”
    She let out a deep breath. “I’m Grace Clark from Los Angeles, California. I’m a writer...er...novelist who lives in Paris.”
    “What do you write, Grace Clark?”
    “Romance novels.”
    He raised a brow, intrigued. “Interesting.”
    “It would be if I could get the book written. I turned in the first book of the three-book contract, but I’m beyond late with this second book. If I don’t turn it in three weeks from now, they’re canceling the rest of my contract.”
    Arian wasn’t sure what all of that meant, but it didn’t sound good. “And being here does what?”
    “Puts my groove back on.”
    He might know current events thanks to Con and Darius, but there was obviously still quite a bit Arian needed to catch up on, because he had no idea what she meant.
    Grace laughed. “I had writer’s block. For some reason, being on this mountain I’ve written over sixty pages today alone. I’ve never written that many pages in one sitting. If I can keep this up, I’ll meet my deadline.”
    “It sounds to me, lass, as if there are underlying issues to this writer’s block you speak of.”
    Her eyes fell to the ground. “I’ll face that when I get this book turned in. Until then, I must focus.” Her gaze returned to him. “So does that mean you’ll allow me to stay and write?”
    With the Dark gone, there was no reason to keep Grace in the mountain. Arian was relatively certain she wasn’t a spy, but then again, she could be a really good mole and actress.
    This was going to require him to spend more time with Grace Clark from Los Angeles, California and Paris, France.
    “For a wee bit.”
    Grace’s smile was wide as she bestowed it on him. “You’re amazing. Thank you so much. This is going to save my ass big time. As soon as it quits raining, I’ll leave for the night and return in the morning.”
    Arian nodded as she spoke, because there was no way he was allowing her to leave. He would make sure the rain continued to keep her trapped.
    The only problem was that he was going to have to think about food for her. And light. Because night was approaching quickly.
    Arian looked down at himself. And perhaps some clothes as well.
     

Chapter Four
    Grace couldn’t write knowing that Arian was watching her. He made her uncomfortable. Not in an “oh my God, he’s going to kill me” vibe, but an “I can’t look away from that face and body” thing. She would have to be blind not to see how gorgeous he was, even in the dim light of the cave.
    A light that was fast fading.
    She was thankful that the lightning and thunder had stopped. It hadn’t been until she was deep in the story that she realized she had been so caught up in Arian’s change of mind for a third time that she had forgotten the storm.
    That was a first, to be sure.
    Grace checked her battery on the laptop. Fortunately, she had fully charged it the night before. It would last her a few more hours yet, but then what?
    “Is something wrong?” Arian asked.
    She closed her eyes at the sound of his brogue. How she used to roll her eyes at women who said a man’s accent could make them climax. Well, now she knew how true that statement was.
    “Grace?”
    She bit back a moan. He had to stop saying her name. By all that was holy, didn’t he know what it did to her? It was too much. That voice, that accent, and her name?
    “Are you in pain?”
    Her eyes snapped open when she found him squatting in front of her. It was unfortunate that her laptop hid the lower part of him.
    She felt her cheeks heat as she pictured him naked in her head. “No. No, I’m fine,” she hastily said.
    “You didna answer me, lass.”
    She tried to swallow, but all the moisture in her body seemed to be centered between her