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He turned to look at her—even more stunning than she’d been a couple of hours before when he’d married her. If that were possible…

“Reed?” Alcina asked. “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing. I’m just thinking. Trying to shake the tension of the big day.”

Suddenly the moment was here and he was struck dumb. He had to say something to get the ball rolling.

“Don’t worry. I won’t let anything interfere with my…uh…my husbandly duties.”

She laughed. “Your what?”

“I know we both think of this marriage as a kind of business deal, but—”

“But what?” she asked, her amusement vanishing. “Are you saying that you’re willing to put yourself out to seal the deal, so to speak?”

Heck, he’d gone and said the exact wrong thing. He’d never been good with fancy words. He was better at doing. Stepping toward Alcina, he slipped his arms around her back and brushed her lips with his.

“You’re my wife now,” he said simply. “And we both have our…physical needs….”