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Nate caught her hand mid-motion, his grip firm but not forceful. He stepped closer, erasing the space between
them, pressing her against his solid frame. His deep and unreadable gaze bored into hers—cold and laced with
something smoldering. “Why did you act on your own?”
“I didn’t want to distract you,” she murmured, her arm slipping around his shoulder. “This family gathering is
important to you. | didn’t want to trouble you over something trivial.”
She didn’t want to be a burden. More than that, she refused to be used against him.
Nate’s expression hardened. That reasoning wasn’t acceptable to him. His fingers traced the curve of her jaw as
he murmured, “Corrine, you mean more tothan anything.”
“I know,” she whispered, “But my presence has already caused you enough trouble. |—"
Before she could finish, he silenced her the only way he knew how.
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to pull away. It wasn't just a kiss. It was a claim, raw and possessive, his breath melding with hers as if he could
consher hesitation whole.
Corrine’s fingers clenched around his collar, her breath stolen in a single heartbeat.
Just when the intensity bectoo much, just when she thought she might drown in him, his lips softened. The
fire in his touch melted into something fluid, something achingly tender. A caress. Like flowing spring water.
Somehow, that gentleness unraveled her more than the fervor had.
When he finally pulled away, Corrine slumped against his shoulder, breathless. A delicate blush dusted her
cheeks, her lips slightly parted as though still feeling the remnants of his touch. Her glassy eyes shimmered,
unshed tears clinging to her lashes, turning her gaze into something utterly captivating.
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Nate brushed his knuckles against her cheek, his thumb ghosting over the corner of her eye. “Let her leave with
Moses tonight.”
It was merely a suggestion, but Corrine heard the unspoken implication beneath it.
She pressed her lips together before shaking her head. “That's not possible.” Karina was in no state to be
entrusted to Moses—not after everything she had been through.
Her eyes searched Nate's, her fingertips tracing the faint crease between his brows. “Karina was kidnapped
because of me. She doesn’t know this place, and she’s still shaken. | can’t just send her off with someone else.”
Even if Karina said nothing, even if she masked her fear behind a strong front, Corrine could see the truth.
“She needs someone she trusts. Someone who understands.”
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