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herself if it came to that?
Talia closed her eyes, blew out a deep breath. It hurt. God, it hurt to realize that nothing had changed. She’d essentially lost the only person she had any meaningful connection to in this world.
Liam glanced over at her, set a supportive hand on her nape. “Hey. What’s wrong?”
She shook her head, pressing her lips together to choke back the sob trying to work free. Part of her wanted to turn into that strong hand, let him comfort her. She longed to crawl into his lap and feel his arms close tight around her. The other part demanded she rip the door open and flee so he wouldn’t see this weakness, this ugliness. He started to slow the truck.
“No,” she said roughly, fighting to keep it together. “Just get me to a hotel. Please.”
“You sure?”
“Yes.” It was the only thing she was sure of right now.
He removed his hand, but his fingers brushed across the back of her neck in a gentle caress that only increased the ache inside.
To keep him from talking to her, she turned up the radio and sat stiffly in her seat while he drove. When he finally pulled into the parking lot of a nearby Best Western, she couldn’t wait to check in and hide in her room for the night.
She jumped out of the truck before he could open her door, but he caught up with her as she reached the lobby doors and snagged her with an arm around her waist, ignoring her effort to put distance between them. Worse, he stayed right beside her as she booked a room, then followed her upstairs.
Talia unlocked the door with the key card and spoke without turning around. “Thanks for everything, Liam. Good night.” With that, she stepped into the empty room, dismissing him. Wanting to be alone so she could let out the pain roiling inside her.
Liam blocked the door from closing with a solid forearm and entered while she turned away. “Don’t do this,” he said in a low voice. “Something happened back there. Talk to me.”
She dropped her duffel at the foot of the bed with a soft thud. “I don’t want to talk, Liam. It’s been a long day and I’m tired. I just want to go to bed.”
“So tell me what happened. Then I’ll leave you alone.”
No matter how helpful his intent, the domineering attitude was really starting to piss her off. She shot a hard glare at him over her shoulder. “This is my room,” she said coldly. “I paid for it, and I don’t want any company right now.”
His dark eyes raked over her face, and she could feel him cataloguing every nuance of her expression. Each line of strain on her face. She had the unnerving sense that he saw right through her. “You don’t want to talk?”
“No.”
“You sure about that?”
The tension in the air thickened. Turning around, she nodded, but something in his eyes sent a frisson of unease through her. He looked…predatory all of a sudden. “I’m sure.”
He nodded once, his mouth set in a grim line. “Fine.”
Before she could move, he’d covered the two steps between them and pulled her into his arms. The shock of being pressed against his hard chest caught her off guard. He took advantage of her surprise and cradled the back of her head with one hand, pulling her face against his shoulder while his other arm banded around her waist. Caging her with his strength. Automatically she brought her arms up to push away, but he tightened his hold and curved around her without a word. The tender, protective gesture caused her heart to roll over in her chest.
Squeezing her eyes shut, she fought to be strong and hold onto the tenuous grip she had over her emotions. God, he felt amazing. Powerful and masculine, yet the way he held her so close, nothing sexual, just an offer of comfort…it tangled her up. How many times had she dreamed of this? How many times had she ached to have Liam’s arms around her, chasing all her demons away, even for a moment?
His heart drummed steadily beneath her cheek. He didn’t say anything, simply held her tightly. Like he