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Without another word, Steven walked over to Cooper, Kayla, and the brunette Lydia watched hi to Holt He still had his hand on her lower back “You don’t have to—”

“Oh, but I do” He steered her toward the door “I really fucking do, Lyd”

Her heart hammered away in her ears “But—”

“You’re couing and walk”

She wanted to dig her heels in Refuse But soive in easily He would make a scene, and her brother would find out about them, and all hell would break loose So she followed his lead “What did he say to you?”

Holt steered her out the door The second they cleared the building, he spun her and pressed her against the brick wall, out of sight of everyone inside, including her brother “What The Fuck?”

“I’m sorry I didn’t—”

“Did you knoas lasses reflected the streetlights, but they did nothing to detract fro in those eyes of his “Did you knoho I was?”

“Not at first” She licked her lips “After you said your nah”

“Son of a bitch You…I…” His Adam’s apple worked as he stared down at her “Damn it, Lydia”

She sed hard “I’m sorry”

“Why didn’t you tell me?” He fisted his hand in her hair “Why did you letyou were my friend’s baby sister? Damn you”

Chapter Seven

Holt glared down at the beautiful wohts since she’d left his bed—unable to believe the twisted turn of events In between his struggles to fix issues in the office and the raging headache he’d had all day long, he hadn’t had time to search for her

Truth be told, it wouldn’t have done hiood, anyway