Charlotte Hawkes – Christmas With Her Bodyguard (страница 9)
She could never have imagined what a miscalculation that would be.
Probably about as gigantic a blunder as blurting out the truth now and allowing herself to think, even for a moment, that Myles would believe her.
Even forgive her.
Instead she found herself staring into the glacial depths.
‘Myles—’
‘I don’t want to hear any more.’ He cut her pleading off abruptly.
‘I really—’
‘I said
She bit her tongue. She could refuse to be cowed by him but what good would it do to force the issue? It would only make him shut down all the more.
If that was even possible.
So instead she stood still, too afraid even to shift her weight from one foot to the other, as if they were teetering on the edge of some abyss and the slightest movement could send them plummeting down.
She wasn’t even sure if she remembered to keep breathing.
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