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CHAPTER ONE

Rafe Sterling strode through the door of his don Houston office and into a Mondaypredawn ambush

To make matters worse, his shoulder hurt fro a bicycle race the previous day, he’d slept badly, and he hadn’t had a single cup of coffee

Three wo army in silk and stilettos

Hisresolve like armor His sister, Arianna, was in the middle, and she squirmed under his scrutiny Good At best, she was a reluctant accomplice

The third woht, he’d never met

Her well-defined cheekbones were striking, and her lips were painted a wicked shade of fuck- brunette hair loose, the locks flowing around her shoulders But it was the way she studied him, with total focus, that riveted his attention Her eyes were a startling shade, not hazel but deeper, like gold For a , unwanted, andwith tears of submission

He cleared his throat, and she broke their connection by glancing toward the floor

Fuck Her gesture arrowed through his gut For the first time in years—since Emma—he was captivated

Rafe shook his head He had no patience for relationships, not even with a wo curves

“Rafe, darling!” His mother broke ranks and took a couple of steps toward him

Galvanized, he closed his office door behind hiet on with his day “Morning, ladies”

He crossed the rooatory kiss on his mother’s cheek, then he noticed a pile of folders on his desk So to do with the visit from the unnamed woman, no doubt