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Eyes reflecting the soul of a shatteredher to be forcibly removed from the room

The front door opened, then closed “I’led “Sorry”

In the last er He had issues with Noah’s a Worldwide, but how much had he been pushed by Jessica and her lethal, fucked-up quest for power? “You’ll need to contact a lawyer” Rafe reached to clap Noah on the shoulder, but he couldn’t bring himself to do it Lillibet was no doubt dead, and his father was going to be destroyed That, Rafe wasn’t sure he could forgive He dropped his hand “And maybe a friend”

Drowning in loss and devastation, Rafe strode through Noah’sthe driver take him to the Richardsons’ lake house Rafe held out hope that sohtmare he could still wake up from

He strode outdoors, then froze on the front porch, engulfed in the surreal scene Cop cars were parked at haphazard angles, their lights whirling, bouncing off trees, freakish and macabre

Standing beyond the chaos was Hope, eyes wide, ar

Rafe’s heart cruured out he loved her, but until this very moment, he hadn’t kno much he needed her

Her beautiful lips were pressed together in a white line, as if struggling to hold back e him, her features were stark He’d done that to her

Hope started toward him, then paused after a few, uncertain steps In that hts of burnished red She was part e to soothe the savageness raging inside him

“Hope,” he whispered, voice hoarse Desperate for the lifeline she was, he devoured the distance between them

She wrapped her arth, taking his pain “Oh, Rafe I’m so, so sorry”

He held her, cradled her Then, when he could breathe, he pulled back a little to capture her chin “I love you” He drew in her fresh scent, luxuriated in her “I screwed up”

“Don’t” She pushed hair back from his forehead

He didn’t deserve her “I hurt you”

“We have time for that later”