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“I don’t even knohere your ranch is” They were seated at her table, and she was hunched over her third cup of coffee

“You want me to show you on a map?”

She sighed, pushing curls back from her face Rylan was momentarily distracted Most days, Bree ruthlessly pulled her hair back into a braid, but he preferred to see it loose like this Every kink, twist and coil fascinated hih theain, he should probably put it from his mind and concentrate on the more immediate issue

“That’s not what I meant,” Bree said “It’s justif I leave my apartment and co”

It was tiets his hands on you again, he will have won It will be game over” She shivered, and he softened his tone “Why didn’t you wake me?”

She raised troubled eyes to his face “Papadum needed so deal”

“Bree, until this guy is caught, everything is a big deal”

She rubbed her upper ars be better if I stay at your ranch?”

“Firstly, only Trey and your parents will know you are there I bought it very recently, so it’s not like anyone locally knoho I am or is aware of any connection to you But, since it’s so isolated, there isn’t another occupied property for miles anyway” He smiled “And the security system is second to none”

Unexpectedly, she returned the s less from you”

“Is there anything at the gallery that can’t wait a few days?” He saw the frown start to pull her brows together and knehat she was thinking “This is not about letting hi etting you away fro a few days off to focus on your painting She can still call you, or e”

“A few days off to paint” Her expression changed, became dreamy “Wow”