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CHAPTER ELEVEN
Ridge cried herself to sleep Then she tossed and turned Walker’s face kept appearing At first, he looked like the ie happened He was younger and tossing a ball to her in a yard “Coed and they were sitting watching TV together Many other iing out at the beach
Sometime later, she rolled over and opened her eyes
Harris was crouched down at the fireplace
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She watched him for a couple of“So tell me your real name,” she spoke softly
“It’s Noah”
“Noah…, nothing at all like Harris”
He kept his back to her “My call name”
“Noah…” she said it again
He finally turned his head to look at her
“Just testing it out”
“You can see how preposterous your accusation is If I believed you were…a slut I would’ve had you by now”
Ridge sat up “What?”
Noah stood up and came her way to stand in front of the bed “I’ve wanted you since you first opened your eyes”
Sing heavily, she didn’t reply He knew she wanted him already
“First, I have to choose my women carefully”
She tilted her head at hm “Why?”
“I get a bit carried away” He smiled
Her chest tightened at that smile She just lost her breath But she knew this about hiled I bet
“You ht just fit me”
Her cheeks heated up
He chuckled “Yes, I can see how you ht take that line”
“He’s not my boyfriend,” she stated
“What?” He looked confused
“Tanner, he’s not my boyfriend”
“How do you know?”
“I-I had er By what I saw I think we grew up together He called me Riley”
“Riley,” he whispered “So as he to you? Your brother?”
“Maybe?” She shrugged
He sighed “Well, that isn’t much better”
“What do you mean?”
“The man saved my life”
“That’s a good thing, Noah”