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“You weren’t ready for a relationship” She yanked her car door open “It’s you, not me” She threw the water bottle into the backseat withabout how I deserved better”

“You do,” he said quietly

She wasn’t going to fall for the sincerity in his voice No, what Cole reallyanyone?” she asked huskily as the emotions clawed her throat “Wouldn’t she be upset if you started hanging around your ex? Or would she understand that it was just for an assignment?”

“There hasn’t been anyone since you”

Angie didn’t realize how much she needed to hear those words until he had spoken them If he’d been in a relationship with someone else, it would have destroyed her “I find that hard to believe,” she said hoarsely

“It’s true” He took a step closer She took a step back and buy building up ency”

“And what’s up with that?” she asked, her voice rising “Not once did you talk toyour own business You were passionate about what you did About working with Missing Persons”

“It’s still what I do,” he said, his eyes sparking with annoyance It was clear he didn’t want to discuss it “My agency specializes in tracing people Reuniting families”

“I thought everything was fine and then it was like you changed overnight” And it wasn’t easy to ignore when his abrupt change occurred It was right after she lowered her guard Once she started taking charge in the bedroom

Her face burned as she re and assertive She thought Cole loved it That he wanted her to reveal this side she didn’t share with anyone else Those moments had been special Intimate

She had only been fooling herself Seeing what she wanted to see She thought they were solid as a couple, but she was blindsided when he du he couldn’t give her what she needed

But what he really meant was that she was undesirable Unwanted Her fantasies were not his She couldn’t give hi but she hadn’t been good enough

“I didn’t ret

She straightened up and offered a tight sht you were different frouys”