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    the mirror, after all,” she said with forced bravado.
    With a hoarse chuckle he stroked her cheek with the back of his fingers. “I love you. I love you more than anything in this world or the next.”
    Her mouth fell open and she shook her head.
    “But that’s not possible.”
    “I believe you said that just last night. And yet, here I am,” he said, opening his arms wide.
    “But—but—”
    “I know for you it has been but a pair of days, yet I have known you for months, and have loved you from the moment I saw you gazing into the mirror. I don’t know why, or how, but I do.”
    She sat stunned, unable to take it all in.
    Tom couldn’t love her, so how could this beautiful man, a man who could have any woman he wanted?
    “No,” she said, shaking her head. “You’re just saying that because—because you’re grateful that I wished you out of the mirror. And—and you haven’t had a woman in a long time.” She jumped to her feet, her legs quivering. “I don’t want any sort of thanks, if it’s all the same to you, verbal or—or carnal.”
    “No, love. You must listen.” He reached for her and she backed away.
    “No, I won’t.” She clasped her hands over her ears. “I don’t want to hear any more lies.
    You’ll leave like he did. You’ll go back in the mirror or off with someone else, but you will leave.” She turned and ran into her room with every intent of slamming the door and throwing herself on her bed to cry until her throat was raw, but Connor refused to allow it.
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    touched her brow. “I love you, now and for always. I cannot say if I will be forced back into the mirror, but I will never leave you for another woman. If I am granted a life here with you, I will love you ‘til my dying breath.”
    She tried to shake her head, but he held it firmly against his shoulder.
    “Yes, Tori. It is the truth, and no matter how long or how hard you refuse to believe it, it will always be the truth.”
    “No one has ever—”
    “They have now.”
    She lifted her face and looked deep into his eyes, searching for answers, seeking the truth, praying it was there. She hadn’t lied when she’d said she could love him. The way he spoke to soothe her when she cried in her wine the other night, the way he looked at her from the mirror with caring in his eyes, their simple talk at breakfast the morning before. All ordinary things, but for some reason those few stolen moments meant more to her than any date she’d ever had.
    “I don’t want you to go.”
    “Oh, love. The decision is still yours,” he said, cradling her face in his hands, their lips a breath apart.
    “I don’t understand.”
    He kissed her, a sweet teasing kiss that grew warmer with each passing second. His tongue stole into her mouth, and she was lost in the sweetest pleasure she’d ever known.
    He pulled back just enough to speak. “The decision is yours, love.”
    “I decide you stay,” she whispered.
    He smiled against her lips. “I’m afraid it will take more than that.”
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    his neck and taking a few steps back, closer to the bed. “I suppose I could show you how much I want you to stay.”
    “You’ve no idea how tempting you are.”
    “So, what’s it going to take?” she asked with a huff. “Do I have to burn some candles and chant like a loon or something?” It wouldn’t be the first humiliating thing she’d ever done.
    “It’s a simple thing, and yet it isn’t.”
    She pulled away and crossed her arms. “I’m not fond of riddles, Connor. Spit it out.”
    With a nod, he crossed to the window, his hands clasped behind his back. His voice low and soft, he said, “You have to love me with your whole heart.”
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