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She was awakened by the maid, who advised her to take a bath and helped her into a high-waisted slim fit pants and a sexy keyhole, cutout top. A handbag to match was handed to her, and she was led to a luxurious car, where Thorne waited inside.

Thorne was sitting in the back seat of the car, his eyes following her every move as she got in and sat next to him. Her heart pounded in her chest as she pretended to dust some lint off her clothes as a distraction. The car started driving, and Lica turned her attention to the scenery passing by out the window, but she could still feel his gaze on her.

"We're  going to be at sea for a few days, and then we'll  dock at a private island." When Lica turned her head to him, he had a hungry look in his eyes. She swallowed, feeling confused because she felt drawn to him, even though he had her in this situation. Her face flushed when his eyes fell to her lips. "I like your hair like that."

Lica had just left her hair to fall loosely  over her shoulder, not wanting to feel any tension of it being up. Her heart skedaddled in her chest at his intensity. "Thank you," she said, her voice trembling slightly, and then she gasped, when his hand caressed her face then his lips brushed against hers softly. She felt like she was being consumed by his touch, and his kiss became passionate.

Thorne was the one to pull away, and she watched him stupidly,  lips swollen, eyes smoky as she tried to recover from the intensity of the kiss. Lica couldn't  believe she let him kiss her, and she knew she had given him the upper hand because he now knew the effect he had on her. Lica looked away, her face flushed with embarrassment.

His smooth, deep voice, like aged wine, said close to her ear.  "I know you're attracted to me, even though you won't  admit it. Don't resist me." He said, his voice laced with a hint of desire. "I'll make sure you only experience pleasure."

Lica's breath caught in her throat, and she felt a wave of desire wash over her as she heard his words. Keeping her gaze to the window, she said, "I don't know what you're talking about. I'm not attracted to you."

"Lica, look at me." She turned her head unwillingly to him, seeing his smirk. " I'll enjoy proving you wrong."

They remained in silence for the rest of the drive, even though Lica felt his eyes constantly on her. Her mind kept going back to the kiss, and she felt a surge of guilt. She knew that she shouldn't have let it happen, but she couldn't deny that she had enjoyed it. Lica had lied, she was attracted to him but felt it was wrong to be, because of the situation. If they had met under different circumstances, she would have been okay with the attraction but this was, messed up.

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