The Devil She Knows

“Last night was a mistake. If I’d known who you were it never would have happened.”

“I know.”

Everything inside her stilled. Those two words managed to cut through the fog of desire he was weaving around her.

“What do you mean, you know? Exactly when did you figure out who I was?”

“The moment I got my hands on you. And once I touched you, I knew I couldn’t let you go until I’d had more.”

“So to hell with what I might have wanted?”

“Don’t kid yourself, angel. We both know you got exactly what you wanted last night. A taste of the wild side with a depraved devil. I did the right thing and kept my hands off you once before. I wasn’t about to make that same mistake twice.” He pushed away from her.

She felt the loss of his warmth and hated herself a little bit for the weakness.

“You really are a bastard, aren’t you?”

His mouth twisted. “Actually, no, I’m not. This town just has the ability to pull the worst out of me. Believe it or not, Willow, I had no intention of seducing you last night. I was just as overwhelmed by the friction between us as you were.”

His unexpected and candid confession left her speechless. The words deflated some of the self-righteous anger she’d been using to combat her own guilt and embarrassment.

He’d even taken that.

But before she could say anything more, he snatched the rest of his clothes from the chair in the corner and walked out.

Although not before getting in one last parting shot. “You’re old enough to know better than to believe everything you hear, Willow. You have no idea what happened between Rose and me. But I promise you, it was nothing like last night.”

* * *

WILLOW TRIED TO go on with her day, to pretend nothing had happened, but it was difficult. In a bid for distraction, she barricaded herself in her design studio and tried to lose herself in the dress she was making for a country music star who had recently crossed over and become a pop sensation. She was also marrying one of the most well-known quarterbacks in the NFL.

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