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She started to walk away Luke ended the call, grasping her wrist and pulling her close "You’re not staying"

"Try to send me away and I swear to you, Luke, that I’ll make such a scene we’ll both end up at the police station"

"You’d blow this and have ed

"Yes," she said, the wind lifting her hair as the boat began toelse she ht say

Luke pulled her with him inside a car, where he didn’t stop until they were in the back, away froed her down into the seat next to hied out of his leather jacket when he realized she was shivering He wrapped it around her, and holding the lapels, turned her to face hiet you arrested rather than be sent home, I said yes And you knohy? Because we both know you have a better chance of getting out of this alive with me present I won’t let you die because I stayed hoht explode "I can’t let you do this"

"You said never underestimate Arel, so assu, and think about the i me Then kiss me into subested He kissed her, and he ood as it felt He kissed her and he slid his hand under her coat and pulled her close She was right He had painted a portrait and she’d just given him the way to send her home She’d disobeyed him and she’d been sent home to wait for her punish watched And there was no question that they were

Luke tore his irl and do exactly as I say Play the ga will be just fine"

"I will," she proht, because when he scolded her and ordered her to go home in front of Arel’s et hiet Julie out of here fast enough He held Julie close as they headed for the exit of the ferry, ready to break through the ground and hand her off By the ti for one of his men, a black town-car pulled up in front of theot out

"Good evening, Mr Walker," he said, and then inclined his head at Julie, "Ms Harrison" He opened the back door "Please enjoy your ride to the party"

Luke didn’tto the city We’ve had adisagreeasped and turned to hiht into her role, "I pro separately to the ferry and forgetting my coat"

"You’re both to come," the said "No deviation allowed" His eyes met Luke’s "Not if you want Mr Arel’s business" He lifted his coat just enough to et theets rather cranky when someone turns down his invitations" In other words, Julie came with them or she’d be killed The man dropped the jacket and un, there wereto take a shot Lukeher dress showed a little less leg as she climbed inside

The instant she was safely out of view, Luke’s gaze lifted to the man’s, and Luke kneas in a bad spot He looked weak by letting Julie go along He risked the was a test: they either survived or failed and died Luke didn’t intend to fail or die

Before the rabbed thehis hand to the handle without relad I want todisrespected in front of my woman, or anyone for that matter" He released the ive me a reason to consider you a liability At which tiot rid of his weak link"

As soon as he slid inside, he could al to serve either of them well He needed to come off confident and comfortable, and Julie couldn’t let her fear show He pulled Julie close and slid her hand to his leg

"So, what are you going to do to "

"What do you wantin front of the driver and thehier seat, but it wasn’t that easy

Luke kissed her, his hand sliding up her leg They were going to put on a show, and show as little as possible in the process

Twenty minutes later, they pulled up to a beachfront mansion that Luke would bet was used for entertainment, but wouldn’t be Arel’s actual hoh to live where he entertained Water worked for him He liked it, he could live with it, but with Julie by his side, it wasn’t a good escape route

The door opened and the same man who invited thenoring the coldness of the night as he tuned into as important, even as he offered Julie a hand and helped her to her feet Discreetly, he took in exit routes, nuuards, and location of s