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Castillo’s s

“Think of it this way, the nights are getting cooler and by staying here safe with ood for you, see? Keeping you fro a cold”

“Oh, no, you don’t,” Lara snapped, pushing away froes of her temper shattered “Look, buddy, I’ve been on my own for many years now Maybe I’vea major one, by the way But for thecare of uard co me what I need”

Did he look abashed? Did he apologize?

Hell, no

Castillo just pulled an intrigued face, his fingers tapping a ainst his e, contemplative look

“It’s for your own good,” he finally said, his avuncular sance of his tone

Lara could have sworn she felt her head explode She slah that the bud vase shook and the rose dropped a petal She gouged her fists into her hips and leaned forward so her face was inches from his

“And you knohat’s good for ? Like li’l olethat I am, doesn’t have a clue?”

Breathing in with a hiss, she stepped back and waited for his apology

The son of a bitch nodded

Lara’s fists clenched Then she noticed the a his dimple wink

Hell She winced He’d been winding her up And she’d walked right into it She should know better The few times in her life that Phillip had pretended to be her brother instead of the reigning prince of the house, he’d done the sa She’d hated it then, too

Since du on the sprinklers the way she had with her brother wasn’t an option, Lara decided on a e

She’d spent enough of her life on stage, using her body to make a point So all it took was a shift of her hips, a tilt of her chin and twisting just a little to thrust her breasts out Her bottoaze turn slumberous

The e was sex

Castillo’s eyes narrowed, interest flaring hot and intense in the blue depths His smile sharpened, more seductive than amused now He still leaned back in the chair, but his body tensed, as if he were about to leap up and grab her

Good