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definitely mutual. She had seen that look in men’s eyes before and had previously been repulsed by it, but not now. For the first time in her adult life, she welcomed the interest.
    “Where are we going?” she whispered as the car passed the bridge that would have taken her back to the mainland.
    “Does it matter?” he asked silkily, and she had to admit that it didn’t. Right then she didn’t care where they went, she just wanted to be with him.
    The desire that gripped her rendered her weak, disoriented, and certainly incapable of voicing any objection to the path he had determined for them. Her clit throbbed and her nipples beaded to painful attention. She’d never in her life felt like this. It took all of her energy to get her brain to exercise some caution, some restraint.
    “Yes, it does matter. I don’t know you and you don’t know me.”
    “Knowing you any better isn’t going to change my mind about what I want.”
    Hearing his callous response was like being doused with cold water. She knew right then that she was way in over her head. Her mouth was suddenly dry and she couldn’t keep a tremor from her voice. “Please take me home.”
    “As you wish.”
    His sardonic reply made her feel like a green teenager, not an intelligent woman with a law degree. He turned the car around and raced down the streets, now deserted at three a.m.
    They crossed through the gates of Bianca’s house far too soon. As the vehicle came to a stop, he lithely climbed out, came around to her side, and opened the door. He held her hand and helped her from the car. At his gentle touch and molten gaze, Rinah thought her heart would leap out of her chest. All of her focus was on how attuned her body was to his. She swayed on unsteady legs toward him. He settled one hand low on her waist and pulled her gently into him. The roaring in her ears became louder and her tremors more violent. She held on to him with both hands.
    “Rinah?” His voice, so close to her ear, reverberated throughout her.
    Just the sound of her name on his lips, for the first time, made her core pulse more rapidly.
    “Sweetheart, I want you to go in now.”
    She didn’t move a muscle.
    “This was not a good idea earlier and it’s still not a good idea.”
    She listened to his cautionary words, but she couldn’t make herself leave him just yet. Her senses were reeling from the impact of his hard body against hers.
    “I will pick you up later, around noon today. Would you like that?” he asked soothingly.
    She could only nod her head, but her limbs refused to move.
    “Come on, baby. Be a good girl and go in before I take you to my place. You’re not ready for me yet.” He stepped away from her but maintained his grip on her hand and walked her slowly up the steps to the entrance. The door was unlocked and opened easily under his applied pressure. He gently pushed her into the house.
    “Good night, Rinah.”
    “Good night, Dominic. Thank you for rescuing me.”
    He smiled at her whispered response. “So you admit I did save you from a very unpleasant experience.”
    “Good night, Dominic.” Her voice was now stronger. She was beginning to feel more like herself, not like the weak-willed woman she’d been impersonating moments ago. “And I don’t think I want to see you anymore. I leave for home tomorrow. So there’s no point to our meeting again.”
    He chuckled as he turned and headed back to his car. There was no humor in his laughter. “Be ready by noon. Leave the little-girl act at home.”
    “Just so you know, I hate arrogant men and I don’t respond well to commands.”
    “Dream of me. I’ll see you in a few hours.”
    “So damn bossy!”
    He ignored her, opened his car door, and climbed in. The car sat idling in the driveway until she finally closed the door and did as he said.
    Her dreams were filled with him that night.
     
    By noon, Rinah was happily browsing gift selections in a local souvenir store. She’d already