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Chapter Eighteen
I shrieked. “What the hell do you think you’re doing, Hunter Vaughn?”
He started carrying me towards the gift shop. “You need to get a new pair of slippers, otherwise, you will burn the soles of your feet. I’m taking you to the shop, whether you like it or not.”
“Put me down!” I protested and started struggling in his arms.
“Sssshhhh!” He tightened his grip on me. “Hush, Allison! I don’t want to drop you.”
“Just put me down!”
“I will. When we reach the shop—where the floor is cold.”
Hopeless, I crossed my arms over my bare tummy and allowed him to carry me. The blood beneath my skin began to heat up and I’m sure that it wasn’t from the sun. I felt particularly self-conscious because of what I was wearing. I looked away from him, afraid that he might see the violent blush on my face.
I thought the gift shop was near b
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