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He looks at htly to the side, his strong brows pulled tight "I’el Are you hurt?"

"You let the hell--what is wrong?!" His voice booh the rooe and look into his eyes "Have you lost your mind? Do you need me to find some happy pills? For the love of Christ, E ainst his chest, right above his heart, and look at him hat I hope is the face of a crazy wo to stop I’ve been waiting and hoping that he would let go of just one of those three deest of his burdens, and even though I illing to carry them with him for an eternity, I wanted hi, and brave s because he seems even more confused than before I work harder to controlthe heavy lump in my throat

"I knew you would be able to do it, baby I can’t even tell you how proud I aht now"

To my utter and co blushes "It was tiree

"Coet in the bedroo on his dresser I know that, by it still being there, there is still onethat, since his Medal is out and the letter froo, that est of his demons is left

Those bastards in Texas

As we sloalk towards the bed, I can’t help but feel a little nervous over the enormity of which battle is left for him It won’t be easy, but I won’t let him do it alone

He helps me climb into bed, and when he moves to leave, I look up at him and shake my head

"Sit," I command

His lips twitch and his brow cocks, but he sits

"Tell o wide, showing me his shock "Em," he starts

"Don’t make me spank your ass, Maddox Locke Tell rumbles under his breath, but he takes h thefro I’e to remove it Then he takes it from my hands and places it next to the bed He won’t meet my eye, and I hate that he still feels so the bed next to ripes and complains but still sits by ainst his hip He juhtly but still doesn’t meet ht above his stump that his head snaps to the side and his eyes takethose sexy, black eyes of yours, Maddox, I’ to soing

"And then, if you still act like this part of you that I love is so you should hate, I’ll punish you every tinificent body? Oh, you are so wrong This part of you that you feel sha I look at with pride You, my brave, bravethat title with pride Be as proud of yourself as I a myself froo to move my hand tohand grips h pressure to showto keep that sweet godda, Eh me, and I have to shift my hips when my arousal becomes too much "You don’t keep your body from me…ever Understand?"