Sins of the Highlander (A Highland Erotic Romance) (22 page)
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Authors: Dawn Halliday
Olivia found the gentle touch so wildly erotic that she had to focus on her breathing—it was speeding up so quickly, the world blurred.
“It should feel good,” he murmured against her palm. “Exciting.”
“It does,” she said on a near groan.
He lowered her hand and squeezed it between both of his own. “Don’t be afraid of me, Olivia. I will do nothing to you that you don’t want. And I would never, ever see you disgraced.”
God help her, she was tempted. So tempted. Every cell in her body demanded that she submit, that she say,
Yes, Max. Take me. Do whatever it is with me that you please.
But she couldn’t. She had to protect herself, her family, her
future
.
“This can’t…we can’t. I want to be your friend, but I think we should try to stay apart for a while, until…” She stumbled over the words as her body screamed for one thing and her mind—a mind that had been trained for many years to believe it held a specific place in the world, and that place would never involve a man’s touch—screamed that this wasn’t right.
His fingers slipped away from hers, and his expression grew somber. “I’m a patient man, Olivia. I’ll give you the time you need. But understand that I’m not going anywhere. When you’re ready, I’ll be right here. Waiting.”
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