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were the least of his concern He’d busted his ass from the start of his career, saved every dollar, invested wisely and had worked his way up to be the best in the industry He could close up shop and never work another day in his life, but he valued his reputation and family loyalty Ironic noasn’t it?

Gabe once again thought of Chelsea Hunt and it had hi photos and proceeded to put them out for the town to see And why? Yes, Chelsea had played an i in computer-security experts froer pattern: Maverick had been especially vicious when targeting women One theory was that Maverick acted this way because the Texas Cattle women a few years back By contrast, Dusty had been passed over for s that incurred his wrath

Gabe’s uncle had certainly been hidebound in his views of wo so far as to leak nude photos like that? What had been wrong with the man? Chelsea hadn’t deserved the eht upon her by his uncle and some unknown accomplice

Gabe cursed as he spun away from the television He had been careful not to look at the photos when they’d been released for all the world to see He hadn’t wanted to be totally disrespectful or to violate her privacy Plus, where Chelsea was concerned, he had problems of his own to deal with

Replaying that kiss he and Chelsea had shared last week, it was a wonder he hadn’t lost his damn mind

Gabe and Chelsea had started spending a lot of tiado and Brandee Lawson, had asked the Brandee had wanted Gabe and Chelsea to be very hands-on in the process Gabe had known full hen they’d started working together that they’d be spending quite a bit of time alone

But the other night, so nau

Gabe had grabbed the gold ribbon fro what he’d wanted for months

Raking a hand through his hair, Gabe tried like hell to forget how she’d tasted, how she’d felt against him But the scene replayed over and over in his head

He could use a stiff drink and the coht at the moment neither would solve his problemsand the only woman he wanted between his sheets was the very one he needed to forget