A man might engage in flirtation with distinterest, even disdain. But he never teases without affection.
Tessa DareThink of it like running down a slope. If you attempt to slow down and choose your steps, youโre bound to trip up and stumble.
Tessa DareShe would allow him to comfort her. And perhaps, someday, she would listen patiently if a dark, dreary night found him well in his cups and he drunkenly confessed to still feeling scores of wounds that werenโt his own, but those of men under his command.
Tessa DareShe [Susanna] realized she was still hugging the wall. Pride propelled her two steps forward. As she advanced, something bleated at her, as though chastising her for trespassing. She stopped midstep and peered at it. "Did you know there's a lamb in here?" "Never mind it. That's dinner." She gave it a smile and a friendly pat. "Hullo, Dinner. Aren't you a sweet thing." "It's not his name, it's his...function.
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