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SLEEP ELUDED ME.
I turned onto my side, then my back, then my other side.
The blankets tangled around my legs, the pillow felt too soft, too firm, too wrong.
I couldn’t sleep. Not after what tonight, not after what Julian had said.
"I couldn't bear to see another man around you."
I squeezed my eyes shut. Ughhhhh!
Damn him.
Damn that voice of his, smooth and low, curling around my thoughts like a shadow I couldn’t shake.
I could still feel the weight of his hands on me, the heat of his touch lingering even now.
“You want to fight this, but you can't…”
A shiver ran down my spine.
I should have pulled away.
I should have told him no.
But I didn&rsquo
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