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I laugh at her easygoing reference to rins and then i for the door, and as far away from another encounter with Derek as possible I start to dash for the door, and then forceto cower before that , he will be a wolf that smells blood I ah and I step on the elevator with an anymore, but I aarage and dig out the Bentley’s key, unlocking the doors, and round the trunk to open the passenger’s side door, where I set et in Control is soht noon’t cower froain, but I do think it’s tifinds me

I’ve just reached the tail end of the car when the elevator doors open, revealing Shane as they part He steps forward, his coatover his shoulder, his stride long and confident, and I am spellbound

He is power He is confidence He is sex He is everything thatfor s and still ed to be comfort, pride, and friendship

Suddenly, he is in front of me, and I haven’t looked away, or even tried to hide how I’ve tracked his every step "What are you thinking?" he asks, a lean away fro in," I confess

"Anywhere you like," he says, "and only when you’re ready"

It is exactly what I need and want hih I didn’t know it until now

He motions to the car "But preferably anywhere but here"

"I like that idea"

He walks er door and opens it for et in when a memory flashes in my mind of the first tie to turn and face him hits me, but so do words I don’t want to say with a potential audience Instead, I sink into the soft tan leather seats and Shane seals aze lands on the Bentley es with the "B" in the center I reach out and touch it, years of goal-setting and studies replaying in my mind My dream car, and I drove it today, on lance up in surprise to find Shane has joined me and I never heard the door open or shut "My stepfather, of all people,to see fancy houses and cars In hindsight, he was just luring us into the Geminis’ web"

"But it didn’t work on you"

"No," I say, letting ers fall from the emblem "My father was a law professor I think I told you that, I’m not sure Actually, I didn’t I just wanted to tell you" I don’t give him time to reply "He made me love the law"

"We have that in co" I shift in the seat to face him "Do you miss it?"

"I did"

My brows knit "Did?"