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"Over my dead body"
"Then how badly do you want her to stay? Because I guarantee she’ll be leaving before the sun’s even up"
Ha in and confronting hiht
"Godda Shadoas never going to be an option, at least not one he could live with
"Use your head," Liaret it for the rest of your life The pain of Juliet ht well pale in comparison"
Liam voiced his worst fear Hammer sed
"What the hell do you wanthis hands in the air "Since you have all the answers, tell e myself from this rock and the hard place I’ to help her down the subed nonchalantly "She’s pretty enough"
"Don’t you dare!" Hammer saw red "You’re far more than Raine can handle, too"
"And Beck isn’t? You said that giving her a red ass wouldn’t fix her Changed your mind, then? You think a sadist would do better?"
No But Ha to fix her…just make her hate him "Maybe"
Liahten out I understand she’s got under your nettle and deserves discipline, but for christ’s sake…What in the hell possessed you to bring that sadistic son of a bitch into the equation? He’ll break her for sure"
"No Raine deserves punish I’ll ets it"
"And what about your behavior? Raine was dead on the money when she told you that you’d never allow Beck to touch any of your usual subs Yet the one you’ve protected and nurtured for years, you’d toss her to hioddamn bone to a Rottweiler?"
He tried not to wince "I’ve already handed down the punishh Raine spends a session with Beck That’s final"
Lia to read his soul "Very well But if I can persuade her to stay, I insist on being there Neither of us should risk Beck losing his head and drawing blood, or forgetting to heed her safe word"
Liam and Raine’s lack of trust made him fume Did they both think he’d simply turn Beck loose to do his worst on her? "Fine"
With a nod, Lia down the hall to find Raine Ha turned to shit so quickly? With a sigh of disgust, he watched his friend disappear into the bedroo Liam could work a miracle
Liam entered his darkened roo fro eyes as they fell on him The silvery paths of tears stained her cheeks Her nose was a bit red Her little-girl lost expression made him want to stride across the room, take her in his arms, and soothe her But he couldn’t yet She was nervous and distressed First things first He had to calm her, then find out where her head was at
"Are you all right?" he asked, shutting the door behind hihtstand
"I said I was fine I’m sorry oke you What happened with Hammer? Is he mad at you? Or me? Yeah, that’s who he’s reallybreath "I didn’tto pack up and be gone"
"Stay, Raine I’d like to talk to you" He put just enough command in his voice to induce her to respond "I would hold you, listen, help if I ht Tell me what happened"
Her face closed up instantly, and Liairl if he was going to use her to help Hammer And damn it, Raine was one unfulfilled need after another It simply wasn’t in his Dom DNA to let her suffer like this
"Tell e of the bed beside her As she turned her face up to him, he cupped her cheek in his hand Even in her sorrow and heartache, her delicate features drew him in
She stiffened, sed Bloody hell, if Ha to be jealous, Liam knew she couldn’t be wary of his touch He had to fix that quickly…and forget howhis hands on her
"It’s all right," he assured her "You’ve had a rough et this off your chest"
"Thank you, but you don’t have to trouble yourself This row up I’etabout it is pointless I just don’t belong here anyh, she rose from the bed His stare fell on her soft curves, and Liam was suddenly aware of how little she wore As she leaned down to hi valley of her cleavage drew his gaze To his shock, she brushed a kiss across his cheek He had to fight the urge to touch her "Some sub will be very lucky to have you I’m kind of sorry it won’t be me But thanks for your offer"
He tried to stay calm, think, tread carefully
"Now don’t leave yet Sit and tell ive her a more direct command if he must, but he didn’t want to co--for now