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Blushing—soaze, glancing around instead

Wow

This wasn’t anything like what she irandma’s cabin looked like

One huge roo off at the back, it was Field & Stream meets Modern Life Slick, clean lines, leather furniture and a TV that took up an entire wall She’d call it man land, but there were no pinups on the walls or dirty socks on the floor

“Where are we?” she asked for the second time

And, of course, for the second tinored her

She forced herself to look at him and realized she shouldn’t have been embarrassed He probably hadn’t even seen her almost face-plant at his feet Obviously, in his mind she still didn’t exist

Seriously?

How long was he going to keep this up?

All because—what? She’d left before round two of the hot sweaty delight match? Or because she hadn’t cowered under the hotel bed, whi for him to keep her safe?

It was stupid What was done was done, no harm, no foul—well, except to the questionable body back in her apartment

But, still

“You are such a girl,” she snapped

Feeling as though the roller coaster of a day had finally derailed, Lara sto area, threw herself on the couch and, laptop still cradled close, glared at Castillo

“I’ain, even if his expression did hint toorries about her sanity

“A girl” Lara carefully tucked her laptop onto the cushion next to her so she could throw her hands in the air “Your feelings get hurt Instead of talking about it, or even bitching about it, you go into deep chill The cold shoulder The silent treatment”

His eyes iced over Whether her words pissed hi her claim, she couldn’t tell Because he still didn’t say a da

Lara’s hands fisted, her teeth tight to hold back a frustrated scream

“See,” she ground out “A girl”

He gave a dis she didn’t exist while he thuh the stack of mail on the counter

It was enough to ain just to prove she could get a rise out of the guy

Lara was too exhausted, though

As if that thought was per into itself Her shoulders fell and her chin drooped Her fingers were so heavy, all she could do was drop her hands to her lap

But when Castillo stepped into the room, she snapped to attention

“You can take a shower, get soestured to the door on the left “We leave in the ”

“Where are we going?”