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Cam’s hand settled at Jaci’s lower back as he h the restaurant and to the exit They passed the Robertses’ table Catching Annalee’s glare, Jaci took the only opportunity she was going to find to tighten the noose around her ne, satisfied smile that assured Annalee that she’d found a way to beat her She ed with knowledge

And Annalee read it exactly as she was meant to As they passed, she watched the little flicker of fear in the other woive her anything more

She had to be subtle She had to play the few chances she had just right She and Moriah had it planned; they would bring Annalee down

The scar at her hip seemed to smart as they left the restaurant; the whip mark had cut deep into her flesh and nearly allowed Richard to catch her that night Annalee knehat she was doing with that particular weapon The sound of the whip cracking in her nighte of fear and sweat

They had been so confident she would fall right into their little games, Jaci reot in behind her What in the world had made Annalee think for a second that Jaci would accept a role in their dirty games? It still didn’t make sense, even years later

For five years, Jaci had tried to figure out why Richard and Annalee would ever conceive of the idea that she would join in And they had been confident, so certain that she was theirs for the taking

She let the conversation between the men drift around her, but she was very aware the moment Cam’s arm slid around her and he pulled her closer to hih he wasn’t thinking about it as he listened to whatever Ian was telling hi out proble even less attention now than she had been earlier As he talked, his hand played at her hip, stroking it through her dress, the pads of his fingersin little circular ht processes

There were no thought processes when Ca her It was like autopilot hit the brain, and her hormones took control of her body

She wanted to lean into hih of him No matter how often he took her, or how sated he left her She alanted e beneath Cam and Chase’s home After he parked the car, the chauffer juhts to Courtney and Ian, then, once again walking between Chase and Cam, moved away froht long, keeping her securely between the on?" she asked as Chase locked the door behind them and set the security

"With what?" Cam asked innocently

"With the whole keep-Jaci-between-you thing" She waved toward thehout the evening

A smile curled at his lips--sexy, and diabolically sensual

"I can’t believe you had to ask that question," Chase injected with a chuckle

A flush washed beneath her cheeks, heating her face

"Chase, you’re a pain," she told hih the house

"Duly noted," Cao on to bed, Jaci Chase and I have a few things we have to take of for Ian tonight, so I ht be a little late"

She stopped on her way to the bedroom She had visions of comfortable clothes in her mind, and maybe a few hours in front of the television with Caether and she wouldin his voice that warned her, though, a vague suspicion that he wasn’t being totally honest with her

She turned and stared back at hi their expressions She had to restrain the shiver that would have rippled over her They looked dangerous And they looked like er to ditch the little woman, to do whatever it was they had to do

She wanted to roll her eyes at them "Go play" She waved her hand over her shoulder as she headed for the bedrooood at that"

They watched her until she disappeared into the bedroo her, intensity and h the air to wrap around her

"She’s going to drive me to drink," Cam murmured, once Jaci disappeared around the heavy screen that surrounded the bedroo you out" Chase clapped him on the shoulder as he headed for the stairs "Coress in the past few hours I’ with those two"

Those two The Robertses If Chase thought he was sick of dealing with this shit, then he should be sitting in Ca for the other shoe to drop There were ti He could alressman and his wife, and that he couldn’t allow There was so instinct he possessed He just couldn’t figure out what it was

Rumors were they were into BDSM with their little secretary But those ru little tales told by a feo their little ladies’-only cocktail parties