A hand curved slowly around her neck.
“It can be like this again, Leigh,” he told her.
So tenderly, she almost believed him…
Wanted to believe him.
His eyes glittered down at her.
His mouth hung open.
Her heart hammered. She drew back, her hands flying to her face.
“I loved you,” he whispered. “Things just got a little mixed up, is all…”
Her eyes snapped open.