The moment she met his cool, distant gaze, her heart began to pound. She instinctively tore her gaze away, only for it to land on the hand clamped firmly around her waist. He must have used that grip to haul her up from the sofa. Now she was half-reclined on the sofa with him looming over her. Though their bodies weren't touching, the position was dangerously intimate. She reached out a delicate h