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"You still disapprove of what I’ a word I don’t like it, but liking it isn’t part ofabout that loan to Brenna Marcelli What are you going to do with her? Destroy her?"

"That’s a little ie shook her head "Gee, Nic, you’ve loaned her a iven her the chance to start her oinery She’sahead with the belief that all her dreams are about to come true Yet at anyout fro to be a little broken up What would you call it, if not destroyed?"

"Interesting question"

"Do you have an answer?"

"Not yet"

The callable note gave hiiven tio of Four Sisters Winery Maybe he would sit back and collect interest like one of the good guys Maybe not The only thing he knew for sure was that seducing her hadn’t been part of his plan, but since that da else Maybe it was ti very predatory," Maggie said "I don’t want to knohat you’re thinking"

He grinned "You’re right"

Her gaze narrowed "Maybe I’ll go meet Brenna Marcelli and see for uilty about being a part of all this"

"You haven’t done anything but your job You have no guilt in this"

"Easy for you to say"

He knew he couldn’t talk Maggie out of her feelings She’d always been a soft touch "Suit yourself"

"Aren’t you going to warnabout the secret plot to purchase her family’s winery?"

Nic stood "No You work forthe rules So you don’t do"

"You do it all the time"

"I know That’s why I alin"

"In the past you’ve ithout breaking the rules So tells me that this time is different Be careful, Nic"

"Always," he promised as they walked to the door

They both kneas lying, but Maggie wouldn’t say anything Had Brenna been privy to the conversation, she would have called him on it in a heartbeat Of course if she knew about his plans for Marcelli Wines, she would have his headhe wanted to think about He would be fine just as long as Brenna didn’t find out the truth until it was too late to stop hiht sorapes move frorapes had arrived on ti she’d hoped for--each bunch had been ripe and bursting with flavor and juice She’d randfather behind her She refused to think about hi Even better, she was only thinking of Nic every forty-eight seconds, a marked iht work up to ten whole Nic-free ed He was too sexy by half If that hadn’t happened, she ht have been able to convince herself that whatever she re history She could have convinced herself that no one was that good Unfortunately reality had been better than her one from zero to take-me-now in less than five seconds Just her luck--she was hotter than a Ferrari

"So I’ll get over it," she told herself, stepping back from the presser

She would have to She and Nic were all about the past and that was a place neither of theo Her life was here in the present

She crossed to the open doors and breathed in the cool air She could hear crickets and other night creatures The sky was clear and it seerab a star or two Would it grant her a wish if she promised to set it free? What would she wish for?

Brenna returned to her equipht be alone right now, but she wasn’t lonely Peace, she thought Or maybe content sound, followed by a yip and a slide She glanced at the open door and saw Max slipping around the corner before loping into the big rooht

Brenna barely had time to brace herself for the fact that where Max was, Nic was soon to follohen the puppy plowed into her She laughed and bent down to gather hiled and licked at her face, his whole body vibrating as his tail wagged so hard it went in circles

"Hey, good-looking," she said, holding the puppy close

"How are you?"

"Not bad"

She had to s before looking up to watch Nic enter She hadn’t seen him in a few days, and she hated that she’d actually missed hied to es Every cell in her body went on alert, while a s a banner behind that read "I want sorip

"Actually I wasn’t talking to you," she said "Max and I were having ahas quite the life"

She set the puppy on the ground When Max went off to investigate exciting smells, Brenna tried to keep her attention off of Nic’s ination or could she actually see the sparks arcing between thele" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>