But that tiny, playful provocation...
It was enough to ignite every ounce of restraint he had painstakingly built.
A slow, predatory smile gradually spread across Gideon's lips.
"If you still have the energy to tease me..." he murmured, his thumb unconsciously stroking the side of her ankle, "then perhaps I underestimated how much you've recovered."
The dangerous glint in his eyes made Ashley's breath catch.
Only now did she fully realize what she had done.
The playful confidence she had felt only seconds earlier evaporated, replaced by a rush of heat that spread across her face.
She swallowed hard.
A shiver crawled down her spine as instinct warned her she had pushed the wrong man a little too far.
For the first time that morning, Ashley seriously considered that teasing Gideon might have been a terrible idea.
