I stepped into the dimly lit storage room, my heart hammering against my ribs expecting some kind of actual emergency, only to realize there was no emergency at all.Jace was leaning against a shelf, arms crossed, looking at me with that dark, hungry expression I was starting to know too well. There were no boxes that needed moving. No urgent item for the brunch. Just him.“What’s this? Jace,” I hissed, annoyance flaring hot in my chest. “You lied to me that there’s an emergency. Where is it?”Jace didn’t deny it, his lips curved into a slow, dangerous smirk. He pushed off the shelf slowly, his eyes never leaving mine as he closed the distance between us. The room suddenly felt smaller, the air thicker.“Yeah,” he admitted, his voice low and rough. “I lied. I needed you alone. I’ve been losing my mind all day thinking about you, about how you tasted in the pool house. About how wet you got in the car. I couldn’t wait any longer, Harper.”I tried to step back toward the door. “This is
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