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Tracy swallowed audibly. She wasn’t going to lie to him.

Especially since she’d so obviously enjoyed his kiss. And because she desperately wanted his trust.

“I didn't want my purpose for being here, my wish to know Seth, to get tangled up in what I was feeling toward you.”

“And I didn't want my desire for you to cloud my judgment of your purpose. But you showed me today—” he whispered as he trailed kisses along the line of her jaw and throat “—that you have an incredible core of strength. No matter how fragile … your appearance, you proved … you are no pushover.”

Though his compliment warmed her heart, her gut tightened. She squeezed her eyes closed, feeling like a fraud. “I didn’t feel strong,” she admitted. “I felt horribly vulnerable.” She tightened her grip around his shoulders as the chilling horror of those moments washed through her again. She buried her head under his chin, her ear pressed to his breastbone and shivered. “I did what I had to to protect Seth, but … I was scared to death.”

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