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I walked froio to a club called Hyde, where some of hts I could feel the stares that followedas I’d felt when I’d looked in the

Knox was the reason I was here to begin with She was a friend fro Ezra Kincaid, the heir to the Kincaid hotels This was Ezra’s birthday weekend, and the guest list was exclusive When I’d received the invitation froo I hadn’t wanted to leave Major But during our lunch date, I’d felt like he was being forced to spend tiet out of tohich turned out to be a smart move; two days later, I still hadn’t heard froBy tomorrow, maybe I wouldn’t even remember his na for hours frolazed eyes, but she still looked fantastic Her wild, curly blond hair was pulled back by a candy-apple-red headband thatI needed to catch up with her cocktail count She looked like she was having a wonderful tiaged now!" Knox chatted aith a slight slur, as she looped her arnized the faces They were all part of the circle I’d been raised in when I lived with my mother Demi Fraser was just on my TV last week in some all-important tennis match that I didn’t keep up with She’d made a name for herself on the court and now had her own fitness line Her dark red hair was cropped short, and her nose and shoulders were dusted with freckles froreat Which annoyed ood with freckles

I walked to the table and directed my attention to the server "Vodka cranberry"

"It’s been a while, Nan What have you been up to, other than shopping in Paris?" De down on the world froht wasupto Deh vodka in my system to make me play nice yet

As ht in front of aze of another A pair of eyes locked on mine Eyes that made me shiver with fear and excitement I took in a chiseled face, its hard planes obvious even under a thick beard My eyes traveled lower Broad shoulders gave way to thickly corded muscular arms and a chest that looked like it was about to burst froan to walk Toward , as if I’d been beckoned to, andbecah air

He was tall The stilettos I wore brought me to six feet, but I was still forced to tilt my head back as he drew closer

"Do you know him?" Knox asked, but she sounded like she was far away Unien in the room was too thin by the time he stopped in front of me I was sure I looked like an idiot as I tried to take a deep breath

"Dance with me," were the words that flowed out of his mouth It sounded like a command, not a request I didn’t take orders fro to turn him down I wanted to feel his hands on h that I could soak in his scent with every inhalation I also wanted to touch that ed to nod, and when he held out one of his hands, I eagerly slipped th from his touch ht bean idiot of myself But I just needed to stay balanced on the heels I’d chosen to wear

He drew me into the thick of the crowd, and it seemed to part for him I could see other women turn and look at him with the same fearful yet excited expression that I had

When he finally stopped, he turned, and his hand slid around ainstto cry out in pleasure when the tips of , but he began to uy built like him I expected him to be stiff with all that muscle, but he wasn’t He seemed at ease on the dance floor

His head lowered, and I could feel his breath against rabbed his arood," was all he said, in a thick, deep accent I couldn’t place

I wanted to reply that he smelled better than I’d anticipated, but I didn’t I kept my mouth shut and lifted my eyes to look into his I didn’t know this ain, and thatthat I didn’t even have

Major

Country-club life wasn’t all that bad I didn’t knohy my cousin Mase disliked it so ed hi tiood older brother

I, on the other hand, was currently indulging in the hot little waitress who had been serving us earlier

"Shhh, sweetheart," I whispered, when she le-stall restroo by outside would hear if she got too loud