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Bree took a lance around the busy restaurant With its cool conteiven the classic Thai theilded lacquer work and lotus flowers aatmosphere was relaxed

Are you here? Are you watching me?

Soon everyone except Bree Her gaze roa briefly on each of the ht be responsible for threatening her This is exactly what he wants

With an effort, she forced her attention back to Rylan’s coht My family is wonderful They love et I’m an adult”

Rylan set a little overprotective?”

Bree snorted “A little? If they could have me wrapped me up in lambswool for hed “They—and they means uncles, aunts and cousins, as well as irl who needed extra support If they think I’m in trouble, my life will cease to be my own”

Rylan reached across the table and took her hand in his “Bree, you’re one of the strongest people I know I don’t see why getting help from the police with this stalker means your family would need to step in and take over your life”

“That’s because you don’t kno being a Colton works The coespecially when they’re right”

“My nickname in the army was Lucky,” Rylan said

“Okay” Bree blinked at hie—”

“Let h skills in the ar back in a body bag I got out of my commission, just before my unit iped out by a roadside ambush”