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Oh yeah, she’d just ad experience to hi she loved his were needing to be worked out before they got naked

In the next instant, Copper’s lips pressed to her C-section scar, soft and adoring Starting at one end, he kissed a reverent path across the thin pink line that saved her daughter’s life Wide-eyed, Shell sed a lu down at hi in midair For a million dollars, she couldn’t have shifted from that spot

After he loved on her scar, Copper rested his forehead against her bare sto theht eers through the soft strands as he held her After a few seconds, her forehead wrinkled

What was—

A drop ofinto the band of her lowcut bikini panties Her breath came to a complete standstill

Oh

Never in her life had she i the pillar of a man down He seemed impervious to the elements, was almost always in control, and made every obstacle he encountered look like an ant hill instead of afor her For what she’d endured The need to comfort him swamped her Such a powerfulthat would take him to his knees

Knohat toppled him hat happened to her? That he felt so deeply for her? It was a et A moment imprinted on her heart and her mind in a combination of love and dismay

“Baby,” she whispered Wrapping her arht and rocked thehter I love more than life, and I have you Yes, it took time, and I needed help, but I survived and uilt No more sadness It’s over We both need to let the past stay where it belongs now”

Maybe it was easier for her to say at this point because she’d had years to learn to live with her past while the infor him suffer for what he did would be Copper’s therapy Ato corips with her experience She couldn’t condone it, should try to stop his his way, the MC way Shell both trusted and loved hinize who he was and let him do what he needed to keep them safe

Copper lifted his head and stared up at her The dampness on his cheeks hurt her heart As tall as he hen he rose to a high kneel, his head reached her chin The hands she loved on her body grasped her head, and he whispered, “Michelle Ward, I love you so fucking much I was an asshole in my office the other day The way I reacted haunts ive me If you allowto you how hter”