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Jesus Christ

It’s pure heaven

It’s pure sin

My hand strokes down over Cate’s hair and she softens, laying her head on ood care of you now,” I vow, rocking her gently “You’re safe”

“Cate! Cate!’” Rebecca’s calling voice cuts through the night, through the ment, and I have no choice but to set ht of her immediately

What the hell are you thinking?

Laughing again, Cate streaks across the glen and into her mother’s arms

I’irl and her bubbly happiness, I alh the dense copse of trees How long has he been standing there?

A minute later, I have my answer

He steps past Rebecca and Cate, stopping in front of lected, backwoods stepsister would have caused a political scandal?” My father’s voice is stern It’s his caot caught fucking her”

I grindabout”

“You sure about that?” He glances back at the tearful reunion taking place “Maybe we should keep the girl in North Carolina You know the press watches you like a hawk, Tristan If she’s going to be a temptation, Rebecca can travel back and forth—”

“Listen to yourself I’ to jeopardizeto Connecticut”

“You’re sure?”

Am I?

Yes

Of course I’oddamn stepsister

Not only is it wrong Forbidden, based solely on our relationship throughshe’s probably too young Bute and the way I look ible bachelor to them, instead of a serious politician, but this reelection and the progress I’ve s I have already developed for Cate need to be suppressed Fast