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Tell me about the emails, Bree

For a second, Rylan thought she ave hi to happen Had he blown it with his co? The words had left his lips before he’d thought theretted them now, the comparison was accurate In his work as a private security consultant, Rylan had protected several celebrities who’d been threatened by obsessive fans He knew most of the tactics

Although he hadn’t seen the emails, he was convinced this was the start of so to bet the coffee would turn up again in a day or two, in the exact place Bree had left it The person as doing this would be close by, observing her confusion and distress, enjoying the iest problem was that Rylan knew from experience that most stalkers weren’t content to stick with the uy would soon be planning soer and bolder

She’d said that the only person who had access to her apartht try to brush this aside as a forgetful episode, Rylan wasn’t convinced Which et into Bree’s hoe of a shadowy figure slipping into her bedroom while she was asleep chilled his blood

“You should change your locks”

Bree blinked “You seriously think someone came in here?”

“You tolda few probleo Your recorder and coffee goingmay be unconnected” He became aware that his hands were still on her shoulders, and he slid thehten up your personal security”

Her perfect white teeth caught briefly on the plu Rylan knew about hih Professional In control In that s All he wanted to do rap Bree up and protect her fro that could cause her harm

Could he really have developed such strong feelings for a wohed out loud There was no “could have” about it The first time he had seen Bree, he had been rocked by an e, he knew his life had changed Turning his back on her noasn’t an option, even though he was terrified by as happening to him

Rylan didn’t do vulnerability The son of an alcoholic, abusive father and a downtroddenthe blows—physical and eh his father’s death freed hie had been done Worthless Weak Cry baby Mo those labels Now he’d met Bree and, for the first time, his iron control had snapped

Was he prepared to give his feelings a name beyond heady physical desire? After all, he had known her less than a week As for how much he wanted her Rylan had never known it was possible to feel this way His whole body was huing a constant internal fight to stop hiuise For once in his life, uy Just follow his instincts, lean in closer and taste those pink parted lips

With an effort, he forced his attention back to the subject at hand “Your brother is the sheriff of Bradford County Why not ask his advice?”

The corners of her mouth turned down “I love Trey veryin here in full-on overprotective-big-brother mode Not when I don’t even know if there’s a problem”

Rylan shoved a hand through his hair He could see why her parents were half-crazy orry about her There was a problem, but Bree was determined not to face it Since he wasn’t supposed to know about the eer Instead, all he had was the brick through the galleryand the possibility that so her property

Rylan was like a ht between two fires His deterer a favor to Blaine This was all about Bree But if he was going to guard her properly, he had to stick close And that ony