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She didn’t argue, though he understood why shein him

As she drifted off to sleep, he gathered her in his arms and tried not to think about how natural it felt to be her go-to guy, how it made him want to stick to the problem until it was solved How it made him want to stick to her

Coupledo a bed, bank accounts—that was definitely an adventure Nicolas had never gotten to have Gage had been avoiding anything that even re life to the fullest on behalf of his brother But in reality, the whole conceptin the other direction

Or at least it used to He’d developed the strangest urge to stop running

And he was truly daft if he thought for adoas in the cards for someone like him

Ten

A ht streae’s heavy arm pinned her to the bed

Arwen apparently wanted them both to know she ake and bored But only one of thee still slept like the dead, a fact she’d not forgotten He’d never been the type to let the pressures of life keep hi he enjoyed as much as sleep He’d need a dictionary and autocorrect to spell stress

One of the many reasons he fascinated her It was a trick she’d like to learn She openly evaluated his beautiful face, relaxed in sleep How did he shut off everything inside so easily? Or was itand therefore, there was nothing to shut off?

The latter, definitely She’d lost count of the nu to ring false Any e did couldn’t be heartless And he’d been so sweet in the Huht

She shook her head And therein lay his danger Instead of uncovering his involvement in the leak, he’d uncovered her, in soher why she’d fallen for hi she’d dished out and come back for more