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2024-10-29 19:42:56As Rachel sputtered and Dex gaped, Caitlyn stumbled a few more steps backwards into the room, her soft doe eyes locked on Duke in astonishment and accusation, flickering with distrust. He knew the look all too well—he’d made her nervous.
That he didn’t like.
He took a slow step closer, taking in the damp cling of her dark hair to her delicate neck, the slenderness of her shoulders. She was shaking like a leaf in a gale, her mind obviously an unfathomable swamp of questions and misunderstandings—things with some significant negative potential.
That made him nervous.
“Caitlyn,” he whispered, taking another step towards her. In his periphery, he saw her hired companion, Dex, lunge forward and capture the destructive little meddler, Rachel by the shoulders.
“We need to stay out of this,” Dex hissed.
“Like hell we—.”
Her words cut off as he covered her mouth with a hand. For the first time since Duke had laid eyes on him, he was gra
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