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High pitched whiroans of Copper She cao, and before she was prepared for it

“Aiden,” she screah every cell in her body One ainst the table, then a loud roar above her signaled Copper’s orgasm

He held her pinned for a longthe storm

“Shit, Shell,” he said as he stepped back and slipped out of her body She almost cried from the loss of connection even as her sore body thanked her for the reprieve

Gently, in coht and spun her to face hiers over the red splotches on her hip bones

“I’ to be bruised as hell tomorroas so hot for you, I co animal” He pressed his lips to the tender spot, and she jumped “Fuck Is it that sore?”

Sh his hair “No, Copper, it’s not bad at all You just tickled y, I’d bend back over and beg you to do it again”

His beard still bore hints of how h, huh?”

Her face heated “Apparently so”

He stood and drew her into his ar to lose control around you for the next forty years or so”

Tears flooded her eyes What a lovely picture he painted Hiolden years The sweetness of the iuilt and shame Shell had a choice on the horizon Tell him her secrets or leave Townsend Either decision would kill any affection he ht feel for her

She tightened her arms around him as despair threatened to ruin the one soon enough The bleak future couldn’t be allowed to ruin her present perfection

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

COPPER FISHED A Cuban cigar out of its hiding spot in the lower drawer of his desk Running it under his nose, he inhaled the pungent aro effect he always achieved when he sarettes, and now that he was ured he’d better kick the habit But, she’d ad on the tiny patio in her backyard during an unusually warar s like sexy and manly

That was a green light as far as he was concerned, and hopefully, the occasional cigar would arettes ht the sucker, a heavy fist pounded on his closed office door