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Nope, all of this was righteous fury

She tore her gaze off Phillip, ailare at the other man in the room

She’d made it clear that she didn’t want a family reunion

But apparently Doood for her

Lara felt light-headed, which was a good distraction fro in her stomach

Holy crap

Here she was again

Lifespot labeled Lara’s Screwup just waiting for her to settle in again

A hot guy, great sex and some crazy promise of a better life and what did she do?

Run, not walk, away fro she’d worked for And this one had not only turned her life upside down and relocated her—hello, déjà vu—but he had the unbelievable audacity to parade her long unlost brother in front of her?

Lara pressed her lips tight as she looked from one man to the other It took all of her hard-learned control to keep the tears in the back of her throat and not pouring down her face

Why did betrayal always surprise her?

“So?” Castillo gave a pleased nod “What d’ya say? You want me to leave you two alone for a while?”

Deep breath

It didn’t do squat to cal for calm

“Lara?” Castillo’s slanced from her to her brother

Phillip, on the other hand, hadn’t changed his expression—bland—or his stance—poker straight—since she’d walked in He just stood there like a perfectly polished statue, his uniform crisp and his eyes distant

She frowned at the bruise on his face It wasn’t fresh, more like a week or so old

“When did you knoas free?” Her eyes didn’t leave her brother’s daed face as she asked Castillo the question

When he didn’t answer, she arched her brow at Phillip

“The teao,” he said quietly

“Teeks” She swung her gaze to her lying lover “You knew Before we caer?”

“The mission was classified,” Castillo said uncomfortably