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Kelly knew the ’s as a secure location She had forgotten about the house, built by Dawg’s parents, and set into the base of the h their property outside Somerset He spent most of his tie dwelling was set into the side of the ’s father had designed and overseen its building, Ray had once said, clai that he was determined to have the most unique home in the county And it was that

It had been meant to be a vacation home, private, out of the way, and as unique as his parents had been Though Rowdy had often wondered if Dawg’s father hadn’t been more than the architect he claimed to be There were too many secrets in the Mackay faet to the botto steel and ce out fro rooht

It wasn’t opulent, or expensively furnished, but it was a huge dwelling with four bedrooms, accompanied by private baths There was an exercise rooer than some apartments she had been in

The house was built in three levels--kitchen, living rooround level, bedrooms above on the top level, and the base’s father, Chandler Mackay, had been considered one of the finest architects in the nation

It had been surprising when Dawg entered the Army then took over the lumberyard his father had owned Everyone had expected him to step into his late father’s shoes and becoe open living room to the wide hallway that opened at the back of it There, two sets of curved wooden steps led to the other levels He moved aside as they reached the stairs that led to the upper level, allowing her to move ahead of him

The steps were narrow, but comfortable, and led into another short hallway and two open doors

"The left" He nudged her toward the open door, his voice brooking no argu-sized bed took up the center of the roo in the center of the ceiling and tied at each corner of the bed

A dark wood dresser and chest, writing desk, and vanity table sat along the walls Scenic pictures set in frames that resembled s on the far side of the bed Behind it, another door opened into as obviously a large bathroom

"Nice," she murmured as Rowdy s on the floor Heshe had before they left his father’s house

"It suits Dawg" He shrugged negligently "Go ahead and get settled in, take a nap if you need to We’ll go out to dinner later"

"I’d prefer to stay here" She turned to hi her expression carefully bland

"Too bad" He crossed his array T-shirt he wore stretching over his ripplingto eat out"

"I want to be alone" She pressed her lips fired for hours She couldn’t believe his coance and stubbornness He refused to leave her alone for even a second, and he wouldn’t hear of her leaving toithout hi toith him She would have settled for that

"And I said, you can forget it," he repeated, not for the first time as he dropped his ar his dark frown "Kelly, baby, you don’t have to worry like this, everything will be okay"

"Sure it will" She s in a house that could likely defend against an attack froh weapons to defend against an army"

"They’re for looks only," he assured her "We have a plan, I proht on the lake?"

"Naw, that was just to see how rock-duh to need help breathing at this point He won’t be that hard to catch"

Confidence gleamed in his eyes, even as dread burned in her belly

"He would have been caught by now if it were that easy" She pushed her fingers through her hair as she shook her head "You’re underestirunted as his hands whipped out, pulling her into his embrace before she could avoid hi her breath as he pressed the hard length of his erection against her belly

"Want ainst her neck, his tongue licking over her pulse erotically as his fingers clenched at her hips

Kelly gripped his shoulders, certain the weakness in her knees was going to beco her so daed by his kiss, his passion

"I can th she atte down at her knowingly before whispering, "I bet you can, but can you ht hers before she could do ue licked at the curves, teed to play in just such a ith Rowdy His lips tugged at hers as he stared down at her, his eyes heavy-lidded and darkening with sexual hunger His tongue stroked over hers, retreated, then ca for hiry for ainst her senses as she arched against hi back at his lips as his eyes narrowed, his expression becoy as her hands smoothed from his shoulders to his chest and lower

She needed hi he was, everything he wanted and needed to give her

She gripped theit quickly from the band of his jeans as she allowed her nails to rake his flesh The tre response that raced over his body sent flashes of erotic heat tingling between her thighs

"Take the shirt off, Rowdy" She pushed the he to the hair-spattered skin beneath the flat, hard male nipple that drew her attention "I want you naked I want you against le" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>