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“This beats everything” He laughed huskily as he rolled to one side “Although I have to do two things before I can sleep”

“You do?”

“The first isuh, take care of the condom” He pointed toward the bathroom “Then I need to call home”

Bree raised a brow “Is this where I find out you’re ht, he sensed a current of insecurity beneath them

He swung his legs over the side of the bed “No This is where you find out I have a very unique collection of animals I have to check in with Dinah, who helps me on the ranch, to make sure they’re okay”

“Rylan—” Bree placed a hand on her heart “—are youcould you besofthearted?”

“Yeah,” he growled, as he placed a kiss on her forehead “But don’t you dare tell anyone”

Bree was fascinated by the way Rylan slept She was a light sleeper, tossing and turning, and waking at the slightest sound Whereas, he lay on his sto deeply, so still and peaceful she envied hi about, where his subconscious was taking him

Was it considered creepy to watch someone sleep? Particularly when it was the first tiether? It didn’t look as if he was likely to wake any tiured Rylan would never know

Bree herself ide-awake, her thoughts flitting back and forth between the show, the stalker and the gorgeouson Rylan made her feel safe His presence was like a warm, cozy blanket wrapped around her With him beside her, it would be easy to let the eer had been inside her apartround

Unfortunately, even the deliciousin Rylan’s ar She had to consider the truth of her situation The person sending those emails wanted to harm her Even if the attacks remained threats and never became physical, there was so her pain And Bree had no idea why

Her biggest fear, aside from the immediate risk to her personal safety, was the i outside the Colton sphere of influence had not been easy for Bree But breaking free to pursue her art as a career, ed to her They were all Bree and, contrary to what her tor to her family name

Whatever this person’sher away This was her gallery, her ho Rylan at her side made her feel more secure, but she needed more than protection She wanted a resolution Whoever was behind this had to be stopped

She had told Rylan that her faone into any detail As it turned out, it wasn’t a great tih time when a body was found on his ranch and he was briefly under investigation He had also been dealing with a rival rancher vandalizing his stock Another cousin, Sloane, had been the subject of a hit, when the grandparents of her young daughter took drastic steps to try and gain custody As if that wasn’t enough, Decker’s wife, Kendall—the saallery as broken—had been the subject of an attee

Bree had been over and over it in her s were linked to as happening to her It was just a family run of awful luck

There was no doubt that the tone of the eed over ti her wealth to take advantage of local people Lately, the emails had become more personal They were about Bree, how she looked, the color of her skin and, more specifically, what the sender would like to do to her

She shivered and drew closer to Rylan, pulling the bedclothes tighter around thees, it was obvious the author had seen her Possibly, he was soht troubled her How could she have upset another person so e?