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Apparently, Parris had no clue she’d done it.
    “So there are limits to your powers. That’s comforting. Although I’ll never feel comfortable hiring a lawyer again. Do most lawyers have your kind of gifts?” Parris pointed to a building on the left. “You can park in front.”
    The white building looked more like an English cottage than the Spanish-style condo buildings surrounding the building. “You been doing some remodeling?”
    “Actually, the condo looked like this when I bought it five years ago.”
    Ty cocked his head, not believing a word. “And I’m the Prince of Wales.”
    “Funny thing is, if it’s true, that’s not the weirdest thing I’ve learned today.” She laughed. “Seriously, this was one of the first buildings in the complex. The developers planned on building four different styles, a multi-cultural community. The next one was built to a Spanish theme. And the next, and the rest. I guess the money men realized it was faster and more cost efficient to stay with one type. I have an original in this group of copies.”
    “And you got your castle.” Ty picked up her hand gently rubbing her fingers.
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    “Not quite a castle, but I like it.” Parris watched his hand, distancing herself from the feel of his skin. The hot touch seemed to burn into her bones. The man was good, very good.
    “Do you have a dragon?” Ty’s voice sounded deep, raspy with desire.
    “Would you laugh if I said yes?” Parris tried to lighten the mood flying around in the car. Going to bed with Ty would be dangerous. He wasn’t a casual one night stand. She’d met guys like this before. Guys that could break her heart in a flash without even taking off the jacket of his expensive suit. Even though she told herself it was just sex, she knew her heart wanted more of Ty than only sex.
    “Laugh, no. Question your sanity, yes. Dragons are unpredictable. Hard to raise in a suburbia condominium.” Ty’s hand left hers, moving up to her wrist, circling, grasping, releasing. Over and over.
    Parris swore the wrist wasn’t an erogenous zone. Ty proved her mistaken. The more he squeezed, the more she wanted to drag him inside her condo and lock the door behind them. Her throat caught and the triangle between her legs moistened.
    She bit her bottom lip. Oh, what the hell.
    Diving in, she asked, “Do you want to come in?”
    “Coffee?” His fingers teased, moving farther up her arm. At this rate, it would be December before he finished exploring her body.
    “Or something.” Parris reached over to caress his face.
    “Something would be good.” Ty leaned over kissing her. His lips touching slowly, fully, pulling back then starting again, this time the kiss was harder, more insistent.
    Parris leaned forward, tasting his essence, a mixture of buttoned-up lawyer and dangerous hunter. A taste she couldn’t clearly identify, but screamed Ty with every breath. Dazed, she pulled back focusing on the man sitting across from her. She hadn’t necked in a car since sophomore year with Danny James. After he pushed her boundaries, she’d frozen time and rewound his memories to just driving her home. The intensity of her feelings scared her then. However, those feelings paled compared to the bubbling desire coursing through her body right now. She wouldn’t be able to stop Ty like Danny. She’d have to let go of the control.
    His eyes darkened watching her. Like he knew the battle raging between her mind telling her to run because this was a bad idea and her body telling her to drag the guy inside and get started because making love to Ty was a very, bad, idea. He leaned back, away from her, apparently trying to regain some control. A move that gave Parris hope.
    Interesting. So this wasn’t normal for him either.
    “What the hell.” She’d made a decision. Good or bad, she would make love with Ty Wallace right now. She’d deal with the consequences later.
    “Not exactly the response I wanted, but I’ll take