Of course not! I knew you would protect me. You swore that you were strong enough to protect Vivienne, didn’t you? How can you promise to protect my sister, but not trust yourself to keep me safe?” The music swelled to a crescendo. Although Adrian kept her imprisoned against the muscular length of his body, he gave up all pretense of dancing. “Because I don’t lose my wits every time Vivienne walks into a room. I don’t toss and turn in my bed every night dreaming of making love to her. She doesn’t drive me to distraction with her endless questions, her incessant snooping, her harebrained schemes.” His voice rose. “I can trust myself to protect your sister because I’m not in love with her!. Teresa Medeiros
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We all know that love is one of the most powerful feelings in the world. It seems that every second person is falling in love with someone else. The problem with falling in love is that it can also be the reason why people fall into traps and fail to achieve their goals. You can easily get carried away by your emotions and fail to see what is really important. Falling in love is not easy, it does not happen overnight!

Source: After Midnight

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