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He kissed her chin "This isn’t the end for us, Madison I’ll just be doing so I’m meant to do"

"How soon?"

"Soon, it won’t affect us I proes I’ve decided that along with doing this I should takewhat?"

"For starters I negotiated with Chris’sstopped "I’ve adopted him, baby He needs a man to take care of hiiving hi care of hirip tightened around her, keeping her froood idea that you and your family continue to treat him like one of your own"

She wiped away a tear "Why did you do this, Ephraim?"

"Shh, baby, I had to Don’t you see that? I have to protect him now He knows about me and what’s out there It will be okay I pro me"

He didn’t deny it He pressed a si will be fine Noould you like to know about our little friend in there?"

He was changing the subject and she knew it She would allow it, for now Mostly because she could hear Trevor ain and wanted him out of the house

"I decided that the best way to deal with him would be blackmail and a few threats in case that didn’t work I went to New Mexico and told hi I told hie luned over Joshua He’s in a bit of a rush to buy a yacht That’s why he’s been black you and that hy he accepted the monthly pay a crime here and there to save up"

"That assle"

"It took two days of putting up with his bullshit to get him to come out here I hired a transvestite to flirt with hiht of fun He thinks she just wanted a free trip to New Ha but kisses for the last two days Trevor ca it here is because I was able to set up the equipment here without worry There’s privacy He didn’t want his wife to find out that he ith a woman at a hotel Apparently she calls the front desk whenever he’s out of town She hunts him down He’s also a bit whipped and tells her exactly where he stays out of fear of her wrath"

She nodded "So, that’s why they’re inand buying new ones tomorrow"

Madison bit her lip nervously "What is it, Madison?" He kissed her lower lip

"Since you’re in the mood to shop and you’ve taken it upon yourself to adopt Chris you should know that he desperately needs new clothes They’re too sged up into a lopsided grin "That’s all? That’s fine I could use some clothes as well We’ll hit the mall tomorrow under your direction of course"

"What do yousister or whatever you’ve been to hi out the best in troublesoainst hers "I just took over the legal and financial responsibilities"

"And do you consider yourself one of those troubleso tone

He kissed herto life beneath her She wiggled on top of hiroaned "Baby, no I need to end this"

She wiggled again

He sucked in a deep breath "You don’t play fair"

"Never said I did If I recall correctly you said that I cheat"

"You do" He chuckled

He picked her up in his arht back" He gave her a loud kiss on the forehead and dropped her on the bed She bounced a few times before she jumped to her feet to follow him

Chapter 18

"Come in!" a woman’s voice said the same time a man said, "Go fk off"

Ephrai clearly of course