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"Warned you about us? Said ere bad or dangerous?" he finished for her since it looked like she’d rather not continue

Julia snapped herlike that"

He chuckled hu with Daniel Neither did my brothers He’s family and I know he cares about Maddie, but he’s about as useful as a convertible in a tornado He’s not the brightest guy out there and over the last couple of years, he blew through his inheritance that his father left hione too?"

"Died about seven years ago Multiple organ failure," he explained "Our father has loaned hiain, he’s fao, let’s just say Daniel went on a sns"

"Wow," she mur it nicely" He srin appear on her lips "I’ll think about letting Daniel come over Dev will hate it, but he’ll have to deal with it"

"I think it would help" She glanced into the roo He had no idea what she orking on It was just reds and browns to him hat appeared to be a random set of eyes "Iknow you’re not a fan of your father, but I’m sorry the memorial service was interrupted"

He started to tell her it was actually a blessing, but when he opened his mouth, he ithout words for once in his life He could joke all he wanted, but fuck, none of that changed what had happened today or ould come tomorrow

What Troy had told thehts The worry for his sister and as to coh his veins

Lucian had a feeling they weren’t going to be able to keep Maddie’s reappearance a secretat ti he knew Dev and their uncle thought

"Lucian?" she called quietly

Dragging hiaze searched his "You okay?"

A nearly overwhel need to tell her as on hisbullet That was bizarre as hell "Yeah Just a long day"

Julia studied hie of her seat "Understandable Well, I better get back in there" She rose and took a step forward "I’m sure--"

Lucian had no idea what happened

One second she was standing and the next she was falling He shot forward, easily catching her by the ar else "Whoa," he said with a quiet laugh, looking down at the top of the neat little knot of hair "You okay?"

"Oh it just tripped over my own feet" Pink splashed across her cheeks "That really just happened"

A grin tugged at his lips as he straightened her At least, that’s how it started He was setting her on his feet, but the next thing he knew, he’d pulled her to hih that her breasts were pressed against him and he could feel her sharp inhale

Daroan as his body responded to all the softness pressed against him He hardened in a second, almost painfully aroused with a near irrational need to have her, to claim her, and damn if he’d never felt that before It was insane He could have anyone Walk out of this house or make a quick phone call, and any number of women would be ready for him But he was obsessed with the one who resisted him Selfish He was irrevocably selfish, but he couldn’t help hi wide, and he tracked that pink on her face, watching it deepen He waited for her to pull away and shoot him the look that would shrivel the balls of most men Or punch him Because there had already beenhim in the stomach or somewhere worse If he re him in the throat at some point

But sheJulia relaxed