![]() ![]() He put his hand on my arm, and his bright emerald eyes managed calmed me a bit. I bit my lip and pushed my hair behind my ear. “Alice, you’re terrified.” He heard the panicked racing of my heart and no matter what I did, I couldn’t slow it. He’d been working on showing me his gentler side, but it still surprised me. ![]() “What’s going on?” His voice had taken on a protective edge that I was unaccustomed to hearing from him. Every time I saw him, I wished he would get less attractive. ![]() If I hadn’t been so distracted by my own terror, I might have taken the time to hate how perfect and gorgeous Peter looked. I took his hand, and when he pulled me to my feet, I noticed the sweat gleaming all over his chest and his arms. “Are you okay?” He walked over to me and bent down so he could help me up. “What are you doing on the floor?” Peter asked. My heart pounded like crazy, and that’s what summoned Peter. I finally remembered where I was, but I still couldn’t shake the panic. I sat on the floor and squinted up in the brightness to see who turned it on Peter stood in the doorway, wearing only ripped jeans, and he stared down at me. I’d been training hard to work on my strength and grace, and I hated when my clumsiness returned. Cursing myself, I rubbed my knee, even though the pain had stopped. I tripped over my own foot and fell onto the floor with a heavy thud. ![]() I woke up expecting the familiarity and safety of my bedroom, and this wasn’t it. ![]()
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