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vegetables in his hand. He looked like he was about to say something, but he froze when he caught sight of her. His eyes widened in surprise and his mouth was open in an “o” shape. He dropped the plate to the hardwood floor with a thunderous clattering sound.
     
    “What the hell are you doing?” he asked.
     
    Rory felt a warm flush of satisfaction at Dylan’s comical expression. The man had faced all kinds of danger in the military, not to mention during his time as a Peacekeeper. So much so that the man had a reputation that bordered on legendary.
     
    But here he was, totally disarmed by the sight of Rory’s glistening body wrapped only in a towel.
     
    At the same time, she bristled at his accusatory tone. It wasn’t like she was trying to seduce him. Although, the idea of flirting with him tickled Rory now that she had seen his reaction. Maybe she could mess with him just a little bit as revenge.
     
    She moved towards him, running her fingertips along the top edge of the towel where it covered her breasts.
     
    “What do you think I’m doing?” she asked in a sultry voice. “I need you Dylan. I need you bad.”
     
    Dylan’s whole body went rigid and he backed away from her, his butt slamming against the counter so hard it made the cabinets shake.
     
    “Aurora, we can’t.”
     
    “Oh, but we can,” she said, trying hard to suppress a giggle.
     
    Watching him recoil in fear was delicious. Served him right for thinking she came all this way just to seduce him. The man apparently thought very highly of himself. Well, Rory was about to put his ego in check.
     
    His eyes raked up and down her body, drinking in every contour of her. To her pleasure, she could see a kindling lust in his eyes. Dylan’s words said he wasn’t interested, but his eyes told a different story. Rory was sure he still wanted her.
     
    The thought thrilled her. She was delighted to know that whatever hangups Dylan had about being with her, it had nothing to do with a lack of physical desire. In fact, she was pretty sure she could see a bulge forming in his jeans. Dylan’s hands clenched at his sides, as if he was restraining himself from doing something he would regret later.
     
    “You need to stop this right now,” he said.
     
    “And if I don’t?” she asked, coming to a stop just inches away from him, so close she could feel the heat radiating from his body.
     
    “I might not be able to control myself.”
     
    Rory shivered at his words. This started as a game. A silly little way to pay him back for assuming she’d been trying to seduce him. But she knew he was telling the truth. She knew that if she pushed him far enough, he might really lose control. Rory was both scared and excited at that prospect.
     
    The question was, did she want him to lose control?
     
    “Oh, I was just playing,” she said, hoping she sounded more lighthearted than she actually felt. “I need to borrow some clothes. My old ones are a mess.”
     
    Dylan visibly relaxed. Then his expression darkened. “That’s not funny. What happened between us, everything that’s happened since, it’s not a joke to me. I hope you know that.”
     
    The words shook Rory to her core. Maybe his physical desire for her wasn’t the only thing that survived after all these years. Just maybe, all those old feelings he described in his letters were still there, too.
     
    “I don’t know anything anymore. I thought I knew you. I thought I knew how you felt about me. But I can’t help but wonder, was it all a lie?”
     
    “I never lied to you about how I felt.”
     
    Rory’s eyes narrowed. “Really? Because I remember all those letters you sent me while you were away. You told me you cared about me. You told me you missed me. You told me you loved me.”
     
    “That was all true.”
     
    “So then what happened? What happened when you came back?”
     
    Dylan’s eyes darkened and he looked away. “I told you back then, you and I couldn’t be