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Kinley supposed that so her But he hadn’t In his head--and heart--he’d really believed he was saving her She kind of had to agree Because of that, she didn’t like hurting Law in any way The idea that she had made her feel anxious inside

She wanted more than that unfinished experience in the kitchen and she illing to give in order to get If Riley didn’t want her, fine She would go into the situation knowing that whatever passed between her, Do term But she would finally ask for what she wanted If they turned her down… she had no idea what she would do

Riley turned and exited, leaving her alone with the cable news channels who questioned everything from her whereabouts to her morality There was a short story on Annabelle’s law fir to build against the "unnamed suspect"

So Annabelle had a hand in this Kinley wasn’t sure of her exact role, but she smiled anyway Of course some people would be deeply disturbed by a friend’s involvement in a criminal act, but Kinley had looked at all the evidence now Belle had done her da…and Kinley hadn’t listened If she had been in Annabelle’s shoes, she would have fought like hell to save her friend, too, including having her kidnapped

So Law had a good laho had floated the story that she was overwrought and ood play The story wasn’t totally iht them all some time

The doors opened, and her heart rate tripled as all three men strode into the room Laas at least six and a half feet tall with stark blue eyes that pierced right through her Do, he htly taller than Law, he was just as broad, his body lean and strong And Riley’s face could be on a ly s men

She could only really ?" Law asked

He’d been so easy to connect with She’d fallen for him so quickly He’d held her when she was scared, when she felt alone Laas the kind of man who did what it took to protect the people he cared about Kinley couldn’t deny she admired that

"I have an idea and I’d appreciate you listening" Her heart was pounding out of her chest, and she was surprised she couldn’t hear it But she couldn’t shy away She was done being the good girl She was done playing by anyone’s rules but her own She was more than ready to find out who Kinley Kohl really was and what she was capable of "I want to trade"

Do "Trade?"

"You need , but I want so in return"

Law’s e"

Do, then back to her "What kind of knowledge?"

Kinley bit her lip Was this stupid? Maybe, but she was still going to do it because she wanted--needed--this "About sex"

The words dropped inside the room like a boo on forever

"Sex?" Riley finally asked, his tone intied in a rough breath "I would like to trade infor for information about sex"

"You want to watch a video?" Riley asked incredulously

"No" Law shot his brother a dirty look "She’s not asking for a porn flick, idiot She wants to talk about sex"

There was a bitto make her say it? "I want to maybe, probably…a-ale to slah

Instead, Doot this right You want to trade infor?"

God, when he put it that way, she felt two feet tall And she was done feeling like crap about herself "If I’ainst your will, yes I would like to exchange what little I understand about what’s happening with Hope House for first-hand sexual knowledge"

"Why not just ask us if ant to go to bed?" Law asked, arms crossed over his chest

"I want to have sex withfor nothing I know that everything comes with a price"

"You said e

"Yes" She needed toabout sex It seems to me that I wouldn’t have been deceived by the people who are supposed to love me if I wasn’t so naïve Maybe if I’d been more worldly, I would have realized that ood sex was, I would have admitted to myself sooner that I had no interest in hie between us would work Maybe if I wasn’t a na&iuin, I wouldn’t be here"

Those weren’t her only reasons, but the ones the guys needed to hear Kinley ached to knohat it felt like to be in their bed God, she wanted that so badly The days she’d been with them seemed surreal She’d been terrified, then surprised They’d confronted her with realities that had broken her heart Before she could go back and deal with the real world--where she faced the likely loss of her family and her charity--she needed a few moments of pure fantasy

"You read the evidence?" Dominic remained still as a statue, his eyes cold on her

"Yes I still don’t know exactly what he’s doing, but it’s obvious that he’s using Hope House for soht be able to find answers I suspect you don’t want to go to the feds until you actually knohat he plotted"