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"They let hiry on her behalf Not only did soes she worked with to do their jobs and put criminals behind bars, she expected it She’d been disillusioned by their failure to act

"Totally," she confir

Jason knew da her tiotten the help she needed froive up on justice for her brother "So you’ve spent all your free tiuilt, even after I had you put behind a desk" He sent her a speculative stare "Your parents don’t know, do they?"

With a roll of her eyes, she ado after Wayrief stricken I have to try and give her whatever comfort I can That killer behind bars would help"

Drawing in a deep breath, Jason tried to pull back on his anger Gia’s sense of good and right wouldn’t allow her to sit this manhunt out Funny how the determination and rectitude that had drawn his he wanted to throttle her for

"I understand"

Gia hesitated "You do?"

"It’s hard to see people you care for in pain, isn’t it?"

She nodded "Excruciating"

Jason couldn’t agree ic told hinore her anguish "Eat your dinner before it gets cold"

She exhaled and seery"

"That isn’t a request" He sent her a stern glare

"Of course it isn’t And people always obey you"

"Generally, yes I won’t apologize for it, especially when it’s for your well-being"

And Jason refused to say another word until she’d consu him a low moan at the tastiness of the bread

When they’d finished, he took her plate and padded downstairs, leaving the dishes in the sink Histo take care of the erator open and lifted one large crystal cup, then grabbed a single spoon fro the evening’s events

As he ain, he was unpleasantly surprised to find Gia no longer in his bed After setting the itehed in relief She stood at theand stared out, looking at the sky lit night and the urban sprawl giving way to suburbia farther north His wife ht be physically in the room with him, but she was really a ?"

She jerked back to attention and shook her head "Nothing I’m fine"

As she turned to face him, her expression looked neutral, all traces of whatever or whoone He held in a snarl of frustration

"Sit forher feet, Gia did as he bid, stopping at the edge of the bed "Naked, I presume? Now that you’ve done your Do to see to yours, right? Is this the part of the evening where you nail me into the ht onto her gaeh to halt it I made you an offer You accepted End of story"

She gave hi this"

To hear her adht want to spend tied the hell out of hiiven up on them already Somewhere in the back of his head, he’d known that, but it bothered hiated to share them You’re my submissive for now--"

"Oh, just say it I’ your control overinside him not to rise to her bait "If that’s how you choose to see the situation, I can’t stop you I "

"Fine" She tossed herself onto theher arms over her chest

"Thank you Now hold your arms up at your sides"

Her dark eyes flashed suspiciously She narrowed theuess his intent Finally, she coht out fro her arms to him…but not quite

Jason reached behind his headboard and plucked at a padded wrist cuff, attached to an adjustable chain, then secured it around his wife’s wrist

Gasping, she drilled him with a shocked stare "What the hell?"

"We are now sceneing What should you call ?" she snarled, jerking her free arht it to the other cuff Gia fought hi deep for patience "Give me your wrist or use your safe word It’s divorce"

"You’re being a bastard, Mr Denning"