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Apparently he had more than a minute, based on the fact that the door to Luke’s room clicked shut, and Cole knew Sierra had likely disappeared into her own roo into his palht to breathe It was sorown used to over the years

Ask anyone and they would tell you that Cole Ackerley was a calentle man What they didn’t see was the fury that bubbled like acid deep in his gut Those saressive one, the one with the teo off in the blink of an eye That’s where the twoin that te everyone he was the gentle giant without a mean bone in his body

Sometimes he wondered why he even bothered Especially when it caressive And Cole loved that about hiiven hiht

After that one night in October, Cole had accepted what Luke stillbetween the that they could fulfill in one another that no other person, man or woman could satisfy

He’d learned early on that he was bisexual, although he wasn’t all that fond of the terle term that would define the satisfaction to be found in another hu, when it came to intimate contact in any forht to set boundaries on himself or question his preferences There were numerous women he’d enjoyed over the years, and a handful of men Either way, Cole found satisfaction in the person, not their gender

Which led him to Sierra and the way his body responded to her From the moment he’d laid eyes on her at Club Destiny, Cole had accepted that she was the one woe hiht? Not specifically Does thatproof because Cole had found hi about the woman in more ways than one since that fateful day

And now, Luke had gone and dish they weren’t worth the effort because he couldn’t maintain his control when he was around themore between Cole and Sierra When another person has the ability to make you lose your

Grabbing his cell phone and pacing toward thethat overlooked the strip, Cole dialed the fa with you?” Those were the first words out of Cole’s ht What happened…” Luke sounded cal rationally

“That’s fucked up, ers through his hair “How can you walk out on her like that?”

“It’s for the best” Luke stated, followed by a few seconds of silence “This isn’t what I want”

Right Cole had been down this road before Luke could say the words all day long, but the only person who ht believe the Luke wanted, but since the , he was going to run fast and hard

“Keep telling yourself that, Luke Maybe one day you’ll believe it” Cole clicked the end button, tossing the phone on the bed to keep froin to pound in his head, every id, and he knew he had to calo to Sierra, to check on her and ht, but he needed some air first

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An hour after she had come back to her room, Sierra had showered and put on her paja, she knew she should be asleep, but she just couldn’t do it Hell, she’d even tried lying down, but thoughts of Luke and what happened were scra her brain Part of her wanted to know if he had come back or not Her pride told her that it didn’t ivable

One last ditch effort to get so it quickly, then heading back to the bed Just as she pulled the blankets back, there was a knock on the door Her traitorous heart started pounding harder, anxiety filling her chest like a heliu on the knob, but she didn’t turn it What would she say to Luke if he showed up now? She dared a glance through the privacy hole and saw Cole standing there, and she immediately opened the door