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I take her hand It’s cold I grasp it between my palms

‘Your hand is warm,’ she murmurs

I smile at her

‘Tell me the truth, Blake I can take it’

‘Oh, Lana Tell you the truth? Here’s the truth Right noant to fk you until you can’t remember your name’

Her head jerks She didn’t expect that Of course not

‘The only thing that stops rief to intrude on yours’

‘What do you one is when I auilt that I did not protect hiuard down I was careless, Lana I didn’t see her as she really was’

‘So you still wantthere is to know about each other For noill just have to show her I take her hand and put it on ather in her eyes and roll down her cheeks

‘What’s the one off me’

‘Gone off you? Are you totally blind? There is no one else for ain at the bank I have never looked at another woman Let alone wanted one You’re the only one for ht you were up for it’

She looks at , electric blue eyes ‘I’m up for it’

I take Sorab from my head and store him safely in my heart and I start to unbutton her top

I drink her in Glazed doe eyes, flushed cheeks and reddened lips Oh yes That’s o to the front of my trousers and find ed between us’

‘Oh, how I’ve s wrap around s seeping into

‘I was so afraid your passion was gone’

‘I can’t iave you such an idea’

‘I don’t want you to be gentle’

‘I didn’t plan on being gentle It’s going to be as hard and dirty as they co to pass out,’ I warn, swooping down to crush that pluo Once when I was king of the entire realm, for as far as the eye could see

Twenty-Seven

Lana Barrington

Jack calls me For an instant his voice confuses me It seems so near As if he could pop around for a coffee

‘Oh, Jack,’ I breathe ‘Where are you?’

‘In Africa Billie e I can do?’

‘No No, there is nothing you can do Blake has it covered’ My voice is bitter ‘Turns out Victoria took our son to punish us’

‘I can’t hear you properly Who took him?’

‘Victoria’

‘Who?