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Chapter 23

Cecilia

Taking a deep breath, I sat back inpressed unco than coe expanse of my body that it didn’t cover It also toldwas going to work I was about to be thrown into a situation that I felt fully unprepared for I felt like a sacrificial lamb

As we drove the falanced at Mark’s profile and got a feeling of déjà vu How many ti to my house to be alone when I knew the house was empty?

“If I get in a wreck, your knees are gonna s at my feet on his dashboard

“Then don’t get in a wreck,” I shot back, grinning as I wiggled h the trees around us speckling the skin and polish with rapidly changing shadows

“It’s not ently on hs until I’d dropped my feet to the floorboard “It’s everyone else”

“You can’t protectin my seat to put my feet in his lap “This better?”

“Not really,” he said glancing at me with a small smile

He turned back to the road and I sighed, leaning ht warmed my face

“I’ll dohis hand around one of my bare feet

“Do your best at what?”

“Protecting you,” he said with a squeeze

“Gives going south, that’s when you can step in”

Mark laughed “Fine,” he gru to drive here”

The one in an instant as soon as I felt the truckdriveway Without conscious thought, I reached for hih

“Showti the road ahead of us to scan the surrounding trees “Straight in the house, baby”

“Yeah,” I said, trying to keep my expression relaxed

We were only unloadingless