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James had the feeling that if he let her, she would try to soothe away his imagined hurts, the way a mother did with a child.

But Tori’s touch had just the opposite effect. It threatened to unleash the emotions crashing inside him.

“I don’t require stroking, Tori. At least, not that kind.”

He watched the storms gather in her eyes, and the sight called to something primitive inside him. He had two decades’ experience keeping that core carefully controlled. A man led by his emotions would be ruined by them.

But right now, in this instant, temptation was beckoning, and he couldn’t summon up a single reason to avoid it.

Using his grip on her hand, he tugged her closer.