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I knehen Raegan realized we had met our unwelcome destination because her body slipped in behind e what this would do to her After seeing her break down on the balcony at the hotel this , she still had her own demons I couldn’t make them stay here a ure out the next step It won’t be long," I whispered to Raegan

"I have cash now; I can pay for a hotel," Raegan said with a faint voice

"You only have four hundred dollars, Rae I won’t let you spend that I can afford a hotel, but let’s just try this out first If it’s awful for any of us, I proan Shebecause she abruptly cut herself off

"Do you want us to separate?" I asked

"No!" Kate and Braden i hands tightly and I scoldedthis conversation in front of thean soothed She squatted down and kissed each of them on the cheek For a moment, I almost wanted to ask her for one as well--less on h Just to soothe my nerves, of course

I walked up the steps toward the outside vestibule door and unlocked it Then I let everyone slip in as I unlocked the next door I used to be grateful for the extra security Look, two doors to stop possible intruders! What a joke They both required the sa police officer and I couldn’t even secure hbors used to thankThey used to gush about how I , but the looks I received after hter was kidnapped from my own home while I lay asleep in the next rooer filled with awe and appreciation, rather shaet taken right out fro terrible one, that’s how

My feet ed to the second floor by pure muscle memory because I was shaken froover the deadbolt, butany further

Rae squeezed lightly and guidedthe sensation of her warmth so I let her continue She turned my hand, which caused the key to turn in the lock I heard the metal slide out of the latch and ere finally free to enter Raegan turned the knob and pushed open the black, wooden door

Kate and Braden rushed in front of us I knew they would be okay I had asked e for me I had also asked her to remove all pictures that had Ash in the Kate about herlike that and noas not the tian and I re forward I couldn’t tell as more unco here to give lanced down at her petite frame and dark chestnut-brown hair The strands were shiny and long The tips were just beginning to graze her ass and I wanted to wrap it aroundher to look up into ht now God, she was hot though I’d definitely need to distract hts like those

My eyes took in her e chip in the paint on the doorfra appeared to have more and , but it was all Ash and I could afford at the tiht we could afford The area Raegan stroked was a larger indention than normal and her eyes seemed to be far away, lost in a memory

"I’m pretty sure this was from my head," she whispered The words that came out of her mouth were so faint, I wouldn’t have heard them if we had been anywhere else besides this silent doorway

"What do you mean?" I asked with a nervous croak in rabbedThey put so a cloth over razed across her lips, as she appeared to be re the violent incident A tremor ran down my spine "It wasn’t until this doorway that I woke up fully and understood that I was being taken When we reached about here…" She pointed to the tiled foyer "I began to panic and started doing everything I could to escape theht so I started thrashing about I had no idea so Braden and Kate I wanted to hit soht as ere stepping through the doorway, I got the blindfold off"

She paused and suddenly I needed to know everything--every single detail she could give me Maybe I needed to punish myself in any way possible I deserved to be tortured by each and every word that caain and pulled it up to an and I appeared to be functioning off of s touches We both seemed to need it, and I liked that I could help her in that way

She continued when I finally let our hands fall back down "Once I got the blindfold off, soht here I don’t remember much else until ere in Mexico When I realized they had… taken the babies as well I was immediately sick at the idea of what had happened while I had been out But when I finally ca to them, like they were her own children God, I hate that woman"

I instinctively pulled her toward my chest and kissed her forehead, where I assumed that scum had forced her head into the wood It was ironic that I was kissing the spot right next to her newest forehead injury I still didn’t knohat had happened and every tiuess I was going to have to give her tian and ended this journey al bolt shot up my spine and I stiffened like a two-by-four "What did I tell you about that, Rae? I’m the one that’s sorry God, ht I had just coht hours, and I remember that I’d passed out the second I hit the pillow It’s not an excuse though, I should have fking heard so"

She spun in my arms and looked up at me, her short stature evident due to our close proxiainst an to notice her nearness as well I cursed my libido and tried to remind my brain to stay in the appropriate state of nored her atte You took care of Kate even though…" My hand ran down the side of her face and cupped her chin to hold her gaze

I was battling two major sides of myself One side wanted to tell her how appreciative I was that she took care of Kate, even when Kate really wasn’t her child to care for She raised her into this beautiful, intelligent little girl, and I couldn’t even begin to put into words ratitude

But this other side--the side that was quite forceful--wanted to grab her little waist firmly in my hands I wanted to lift her up so she could wrap her toned legs tightly around me This side wanted to take a hold of her ainst the wall I wanted to show her exactly what I could do to that perfect body–exactly what I think her eyes have been pleading withinto mine and I felt her need in my bones God, did I want to appease her And o potty!" Kate’s shrill voice cut through our sexual tension like a bucket of ice-cold water, dousing all of the fire running through an’s head and kissed her hair "I got her," I said and retreated toward the hallith Kate’s little hand inafter I showed her where the bathrooh the peephole I could seeon her toes

I laughed to myself and opened the door Her little body slammed into mine before I even had it fully open

"Hey, ma" I smiled into her hair and wrapped my arms around her

"My prayers have truly been answered," she cried intofor your son to be a sexy, handsome devil, then yes, ma, I’ve come to tell you that you should be satisfied"