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Regardless, ere here for two nights It was on the second I gave into my desires and made love to Joslyn We’d both fallen for each other fast in the feeeks I’d been assigned to protect her We had hours during the day where it was just row to like each other when they have nothing to do but talk Of course, the attraction was through the roof It only took ht after the concert to know I could probably never stop kissing her

We’d been stupid fucking kids Just a feeeks later, her mom had shown Joslyn the doctored reports to make it appear as if I’d cheated Let’s face it… she didn’t knoell enough to trust in me

I drive the rental car through the sleepy town of Cunningha low in the sky It throws a beautiful shade of orange and pink over the snow-covered mountains, and I have to admit… this is one of the prettiest places I’ve ever been to in my life

Joslyn hadn’t called herthis trip as a way to test the stalker I had Joslyn schedule the private jet by using her phone and credit card rather than Ja, which I would bill to Joslyn later I wanted to lay some easy breadcru level as Bebe She laid down soers on the credit card cos her inforuy is that sophisticated, but there’s no telling

I follow Joslyn’s directions out of town to Madeline’s new ho short and succinct sentences to me, obviously still ht, Joslyn hasn’t been much of a conversationalist I did learn Madeline had married a man named Darren Daho is a successful cattle and sheep rancher I couldn’t tell, though, whether Joslyn actually likes the guy as she’s not in a sharing mood

In Montana, it’s possible to goacross the street to borrow a cup of sugar outside the city lihith a wooden arch held up by rough lumber posts that spell out—Double-D Ranch

“Does your stepfather realize he named his ranch after a bra size?” I ask as I turn onto the dirt and gravel road

I don’t get a smile, a snort, or a snicker Just a bland, “I’m sure he’s been told that before”

Yup She’s still pissed, and I can’t blaoing to let her hold onto it for just a bit, but then I’h on e between us that needs to be evaluated

We coe that spans a gurgling creek before the ranch comes into view I’d checked Darren Dawes out on the plane, and he makes some serious bank The ranch house is actually fairly uesssince it’s single story, and it’s probably h for him and Madeline I’d learned he’s about twenty years her senior and all his kids live outside of Montana

There’s a Mercedes coupe in the driveway that’s probably a good five or so years old and a truck of about the sae Off to the side, several more vehicles—ranch hands, I’d assume—near a two-story workshop Beyond that, there are multiple barns and a silo In the distance, snow-covered hills and a large butte, with lots of cattle in the immediate valley

I pull up behind the Mercedes, then kill the engine Joslyn lets out a pent-up breath, and I turn to face her “You ready?”

She looks at me reluctantly “As ready as I’ll ever be”

“Want me to stay here?”

Joslyn shakes her head “I sort of want the shock value of you being at o”

“Does she know about your stalker?” I ask

Another shake of her head, her blond waves shi from the movement “I didn’t want to worry her”

No hter in the past, she still loves herthey can resolve

Reaching over, I curl my hand around the back of her neck The first tiht—not counting the face slap She stiffens warily “I’ht by you You’ve got this”