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"Very funny," the th of Paxton’s body before he rolled his eyes "For fuck’s sake, Paxton, you’re in Barcelona, one of the foremost centers for culture and architecture, and you’d still rather concentrate on stupid antics and getting laid than go to awhen I came into contact with Paxton’s chest

"Leah, meet my brother, Brandon Brandon, this is Leah Do you want to tell me why the hell you flew halfway around the world?"

"Sure," Brandon answered, his se of malice "I’m here to shut you down"

Chapter Nine

Paxton

Barcelona

"You have zero authority to shut rowled at lasses on my bar

We’d successfully completed three of the stunts, and we hadn’t had a repeat of the zip-line incident There were zero grounds for hi to relax

"So this is what four hundred million dollars will buy you," he drawled "You don’t even have a decent bottle of liquor"

"Settle for a Corona," I said, pulling one out of theit He could slice his hand open for all I cared "Now tellhere"

"Besides atte in the largest ar rooet the hell out ofthe Mediterranean, you can do it from one of Dad’s yachts There’s one parked in St Tropez, or I don’t know, maybe visit Mo I’ an idiotic dream like I’ his comments roll off as always "Funny, see"

"If you answered emails I wouldn’t have to fly around the world to track you down"

"Bullshit, you’d fly across the world if you had the craving for gelato"

He tapped his fingers rhythlass, the perfect picture of control "What you’re doing is ludicrous I’ this"