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He pulled me once more to his chest

"I love you," I murmured

He pressed a kiss to my forehead and said, "I love you, too Sleep, Eone and the whole night felt like a strange dreaure out what to do But first, coffee

Padding barefoot down the hallway, I let h to fit a pool It was grand Carter had nice things, but this place was the definition of extravagance I glanced through the floor-to-ceiling s and decided this was an apartment, probably a penthouse I also noticed ere in the heart of Manhattan and forgot the coffee for ato the , I stood and basked in the view It was so much I’d been to New York for work, but never like this

"Re at the second-eous man I’d ever seen in person Carter was first, always first This guy was almost his opposite in some ways He had sleek dark hair, cut short, dark, almond eyes, and a lean face like Carter’s He also had a model’s chiseled features and a physique Theresa would’ve pretended to faint over He was siht to Carter--over six feet with broad shoulders and a lean waist Actually, he was slightly leaner than Carter As he moved toward host

I kneithout a doubt that this man hy Carter had been in New York so much

"The view?" I remembered his question

He handed ainst the counter and folding his ar to dirinned, but didn’t comment He could think I was easily swayed by a simple body posture Instead, I took a whiff of that coffee and al his head to the side "Carter said you liked coffee I didn’t realize how runted "I’d h "Well, I don’t think Carter would stand for that"

"He’d adjust"

Grinning, he looked down at the floor and shook his head "Carter said you were quick-witted I see he spoke the truth"

"Funny He didn’t say anything about you"

His eyebroent up and he unfolded so he wasn’t slouching any of authority to his presence He wasn’t as dangerous as Carter I didn’t feel that from him, but he was someone, and he could be lethal