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lack of speech control, she found he rself staring at the ground and muttering , “Unless you’re not interested….”
    “Sweetheart, I am very interested,” he rasped, his voice rough with emotion. His warm palms wrapped around her upper arms and she looked up and when she saw the desire flaming in his hot, brown eyes she had to remind herself to breathe. H is eyes gleamed as he looked down at her. “You have no idea how very interested I am; but it would be a bad idea if we didn’t at least think about it.”
    “Why?” Oh, god; why couldn’t she just let it go ? If he decided to take her up on her offer she’d have to explain that she didn’t mean it. Except there was that throbbing hum of desire that spiked in her belly at the thought of just giving in to madness and sleeping with him….
    “Your sister is… dating my brother,” he said in way of explanation, which was a weak excuse. At her frown, he smiled wryly, “Their relationship is complicated.”
    Jenna snorted at that, “Oh, please; they’re made for one another; the world simply disappears when the two of them look at one another. Theirs is possibly the least complicated relationship I’ve ever seen.”
    Rhys’s lips curled upwards into a sexy but humorless smile, “Appearances can be deceiving, sweetheart. There are things you don’t know….”
    “Just forget it,” she exhaled in frustration and humiliation. If he didn’t want her, he could have just told her instead of trying to spare her feelings with a ridiculous tale. She took a step to leave when she found herself surrounded by his arms, his body, staring into the chocolate depths of Rhys’s eyes.
    Her own eyes widened as he stared down at her with naked hunger, as his thumb brushed over her lower lip, lingering this time. Lightning cracked through the walls around her heart and her stomach dipped with excitement. He bent his head until his breath mingled with hers and she thought, she hoped, that he was going to kiss her. He didn’t.
    “If things were different,” he rumbled, his voice low and fervent as he held her so close. “If I wasn’t what I was and you weren’t Melanie’s sister I would have you back upstairs, naked and on your back and tied to my bed. I would torture you with pleasure until your body was weeping for release and then I would fuck you until your brain exploded in ecstasy. And then I would start over and do it all again.”
    The air rushed out of her as she exhaled, her body softening to accept what his eyes and voice were promising. Her tongue flicked out and touched his thumb, tasting the spicy clean flavor of him. His eyes slid closed for a moment as he let out an anguished groan. It was all the encouragement she needed, “Maybe just one night?”
    He opened his eyes and they glittered in the darkness, “One night would never be enough, Jenna. And if I have just a taste of you, I’d want it all.”
    She swallowed thickly, staring into the endless depths of his eyes and thinking that they were the most beautiful eyes she had ever seen. The feelings that were swamping her were similar to how she felt when she drank too much wine only she hadn’t had any wine in months. Her head was spinning and she just wanted to kiss him and lose herself in sensation; she wanted to have sex with him, a virtual stranger, just to fe e l alive.
    Shaking her head, needing to break the spell he had unwittingly cast, she stepped out of his embrace. She laughed uneasily as she pushed her hair out of her face once more, “You’re r ight; of course you’re right; giving into this craziness would be so wrong. ”
    “ It wouldn’t be wrong ,” he countered, confusing her. H olding his hand out towards her in silent entreaty, he smiled ruefully, “But it wouldn’t be wise, not yet.”
    She laughed in earnest now, slipping her hand into his and welcoming the jolt of electricity that reminded her that she hadn’t died almost seven years ago, that life did go on.