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Lulled by his offhanded tone, she said, “Yes, just now—” And then she realized what she was saying, and Pippi gasped, appalled and dis her “What I aze away fro display of smooth hard skin “You should just—” Words failed her, and she nearly wailed, “Oh, you knohat I mean!”

Acheron had to allow hihtful, and while her uniquely char to be a huge turn on, he also knew that trait of her hat made it essential he tread carefully from here on

“Relax, little blusher…” He kept his voice deliberately soothing, knowing he had to take things slow and easy or risk scaring her away for good The ploy worked, and he saw the tension easing fro his shirt

Pippi tried not to feel conscious at the way the billionaire was staring at her “What is it?”

His lips twisted ever so slightly “I’m certain you wouldn’t want to know the answer to that, Ms Jones”

She alht twice about it in the end The less you know, Pippi reminded herself, the better

Acheron nearly s to understand how the little one’sherself from him Ah, mikrí mou How you love to yearn for the impossible

He was too experienced not to know chemistry when he saw it, and with him and Pippilotta Jones? It was so damn hot, they could burn the whole world doith the each other to care

Turning back to her, Acheron purposely assuo in?”

She started to nod, hesitated, then blurted out, “I toldhere”

His lips twitched “I’ you did If I had to hazard a guess, you probably told her to text you every hour and to call the police if you didn’t ansithin five ht?”

Pippi strove hard not to look guilty That was exactly what she had done!

“There is no need to lie It was a s to do, and I do not mind at all” He saw the dubious look she cast in his direction, and Acheron ally sold theirl, however, still didn’t look entirely convinced he wasn’t the type to pounce on an unwilling woman…