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“I’m pretty sure he’s harmless,” McKenna said while she stared at his profile, “he’s just a poaze back to hers, theviolently “I want you to stay away from him,” he demanded

Before McKenna could co the plates in front of theraciously waited for her to leave before she addressed Tag “Why is that?”

“He seems to think he knows you, that’s all”

“Well, I assure you he doesn’t And you don’t have to worry about irl; I can take care ofsat forward in his chair, paying no aze was focused on her, and McKenna fought the urge to react and tell hi attitude Instead, she kept her cool and settled for a soft, pleasing, “Understood”

She could play the demure, easily controlled woman when she needed to, but in no way did she like it It wasn’t like Tag was going to be around long enough to worry about whether Crawford continued to harass her

Focusing on her food, McKenna ate slowly until her appetite quickly returned thanks to the delectablewas some sort of food connoisseur because each restaurant he took her to see before the anger that had been bubbling in her stomach disappeared, and she lost herself in the excellent cuisine which ru fully expected McKenna to bite his head off for that last corossed in herfor her pleasant mood to turn to tolerant thanks to his shitty attitude, but he couldn’t seem to shake it

Yes, his insistence that she stay away from Crawfordabout thedidn’t like And that was aside from his disrespect for McKenna

As soon as he had a chance, he fully intended to have a long conversation with Luke and Logan about how the hell Crawford was approved for , but he had some serious concerns about thedid his best to pretend he wasn’t strung as tight as a virgin’s ass Between his confrontation with Stephen, and the intense sexual tension between hier could stifle, he wasn’twith Crawford’s crude co had also allowed the casual conversation he had witnessed between McKenna and Travis to rub hi way He knew he could save hiive a shit, but for some reason, it wasn’t that easy Nor did he kno to address it which only pissed him off more

It wasn’t like he could tell Walker to back off because McKenna didn’t belong to Tag, so as he to interfere in her life Although for now, at least for the next five days, he had the ability to control whom she did see If he didn’t think it would piss her off, he would insist she stay away from the man But that wouldn’t be very conducive to business because she was interested in an exclusive on the resort asonly wanted her to be successful

An hour later, Tag was leading McKenna back into his private room Neither of them spoke much ever since she deceitfully conceded to his insistence that she stay away fro daoing to take a shower,” McKenna stated fir in the small, open kitchen Ever since they left the restaurant, she hadn’t spoken enerally just a polite response to so the door for her

He’d effectively pissed her off

Well, she was about to get over it

Following her, Tag made no attempt to be discreet about his intentions He stood in the doorway of the bathrooainst the jam With his arnited more than heat and flames inside of hionna watch?”

“Yes” As, but he didn’t say that out loud

And watch he did

McKenna slowly undressed, everypleasure She took her ti, piece by piece, until she was standing before him the same way she had been the day before Completely and beautifully naked