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He paused, trying to gauge her mood. ‘Is there…anything else that’s making you unhappy?’

Her sudden flush gave him his answer, but all she said was, ‘No. Why should there be?’

He took a step closer. He couldn’t go on pretending that he didn’t care. ‘Perhaps because you are not the only one forced to keep painful secrets.’

Her eyes widened. ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about.’

‘Don’t you? You must know I’m drawn to you, Emma. That I think about you … far too much.’

He watched her eyes darken in pain. ‘Lord Stewart, this is not a good idea.’

‘Perhaps not,’ he said quietly. ‘My father asked me to counsel my brother as to the unsuitability of his relationship with your sister. I shudder to think what he would say if he knew I was also having to counsel myself against my feelings … for you.’

It had to happen. Perhaps it had been building to this right from the start. But the inevitability of the kiss still left Emma breathless. She watched Alex slowly take a step towards her, felt the warmth of his hands as they closed around her upper arms, and watched his head bend towards her with unmistakable intent.