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Court clerk, Nicki Hamilton, is an amazing friend. But she carries trust issues, having been victimized as a teenager. If she is to gain her dream of finding true love, Nicki will need to step out of her comfort zone and take a chance on the one good man willing to discover what lies beneath the veil.
Attorney and former pro footballer, Trent Brannigan, is intrigued by the first woman to resist his charm. When he discovers a sensual younger woman behind the protective wall, he longs to break through her resistance to prove that a relationship with an honorable man is worth exposing her vulnerability.
The resurgence of the monster determined to finish what he started with Nicki, the office psychopath who will stop at nothing to have Trent, and an unexpected complication between them will challenge the dream of an everlasting love.
They sat in silence for a moment. Her hands shook, so she held them in her lap. Why he unsettled her was a mystery. She was twenty-six years old. Sitting in a cafe with a hunky man shouldn’t be an ordeal. Then she realized it was not any man but Trent who unsettled her. Maybe his good looks intimidated her. Annoying.
“Nicki?”
She looked up at his face. “Yes?”
He moved his hand across the table, palm up. “Give me your hand.”
“Why?”
“Because I asked you to.”
Her brow rose. “Why’d you ask me to?”
He chuckled. “You’re so cute. Please trust me enough to give me your hand. I won’t do anything. I want to connect with you for a moment.”
She hesitated, then pulled her hand from her lap and placed it in his large palm. A sizzle shot up her arm, and she tried to pull away. He closed his fingers around her hand. She whimpered.
He rotated his hand, bent forward, pulled her knuckles to his lips, and kissed the top.
Her heart thundered beneath her ribcage. “Trent?”
She tugged, and he allowed her hand to slip free. “Why did you do that?”
“I want to get to know you better. We’re neighbors and work in the same field. And we’re both single heterosexuals. I’m attracted to you.”
She couldn’t believe he said all that out loud. “Why?”
“Enough with the questions. Why? Because you’re beautiful, you’re bright, you’re sweet. And if I could risk adding, you’re sexy as hell. That’s why.” He leaned back in his chair and finished his sandwich.
“Wow.” She didn’t know what to say.
“Will you go out to dinner with me?”
