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"I believe in ht under the orders of his boss, Greg Jansen"

Laords painted a brutal picture that made Kinley shudder and wrap her arms around herself Unfortunately, she didn’t have to stretch her i him to do it? "Why? Why should I believe you? And why should you care what happens to me?"

He stood up and seeentle to be very honest with you because too many people in your life haven’t" He sucked out a harsh breath "I’ve been watching you forme"

"I suppose you’ll probably use that word in court I had to figure out who you are I had to know if you were going into this ured so to be i so about who I really a to you for the last week certainly has"

She froze What was he saying? Not what she feared he was Please, no "I’ve never talked to you in my life before yesterday"

"Yes, you have" He stared down at her His voice changed coher andout "You know it And it wasn’t all a lie, Kinley"

Tears of complete humiliation flooded her eyes "You’re Mike"

"It’s ain All hint of "Mike" was gone

"It doesn’t" She turned away and paced, unable to look at him "Wow, I’m a complete idiot"

But he’d spoken in a different voice, damn it And ould she have expected California Mike to be in New York City?

Regardless, she should have known he was too good to be true, but she’d wanted so badly to believe that someone could like her for her To escape to a fantasyland were a decent guy just wanted to spend tie

"You are not an idiot! Trusting, yes But not stupid And once this whole thing is through, we’re going to talk about your bad habit of insulting yourself I won’t have it" His low voice had taken on a sexy growl

"You hed at s I shared…"

"No, if I laughed at anything, it was the fact that I never talk much I especially never open up To anyone It’s why they felt safe having uys"

"I was supposed to get in, ask a couple of questions, figure you out, and be done I was not supposed to talk to you for hours, but I couldn’t help h for the first time, it was like…I could see color in the world That sounds duood at this Riley’s supposed to handle this part"

She wasn’t sure what hefrom her own corab so easy for you I told you about the wedding and what suite I would be in"

"You told me how scared you were and how ive you advice You told h I knew I’d shocked the hell out of you when I explained I wanted to find a worown up so poor How, after his father had left the family, his mother had turned to prostitution to feed them He’d claimed that he knehat it was like to wear faded, secondhand clothes to school because that was all he and his brother had She’d cried for hi up the phone and cried because she’d felt so much pain for the little boy he had been "How could you lie like that?"

"None of it was a lie, baby I told you all about hteen I worked two jobs so Riley could finish high school, then I followed Dominic into the Army I only had to work two jobs because Dominic fed us any cash he could So the three of us have been fa time" Law put his hands on his hips and blew out a deep breath "And I’o for broke and lay it out there, Kinley I think you could be the woman to complete our family because you showed ‘Mike’ just hoeet and real you are God, Kinley You can’t listen to your sister or the tabloids You’re sood And I know that this whole situation is cohts I think I would be a better man with you in my life In fact, I think you would h her head Laas Mike, and Mike could act Such a pretty speech…but what if he’d been sent to win her trust and cajole inforht she knew sory to ask her the questions hih to fall for the same act twice Or ainst hers, cutting off all thought And breathing

Her heart pounded Her skin flared with instant heat What the devil was that?

He cupped the sides of her face so tenderly, looking at her like she was the key to solving all the mysteries of his universe, so perfect and precious Kinley found herself standing there in half horror and half anticipation as he took her mouth

Soft She hadn’t expected his lips to be so soft Or for ti moment She’d been kissed before, sloppy stolen e but make her wonder what all the fuss was about Even her fiancé’s kisses were casual A peck here A peck there He claimed he wanted her to feel securely married when they first had real intimacy, but she’d known the truth He didn’t really want her like that

The thing was…she’d never cared or thought sexher rethink that He treated her like she was a sweet to be savored Like she was so so good and ain Law held her like she was priceless

She couldn’t help but close her eyes and catalogue the ainst hers, his lips nibbling along her lower lip, entle brush of his tongue and the fact that each stroke had soood, all clean and minty He’d brushed his teeth before he’d come in because he’d wanted this to happen He’d wanted to kiss her

Of course, he’d also duped her, abducted her

God, she was kissing her kidnapper

She jerked away, her lips still tingling "Don’t"

Law stared at her, his jaw fir stubbornly "Kinley, I know none of this makes sense to you now, baby, but it will I swear I’ve been thinking that I’h for you, but I see now that you need a man like me"