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“I saw enough of the need in your face when you stared at her last night!” His father’s face grew thunderous “I saw lust! For your sister It is unseemly that you would look at Callie in such a lustful ht, and you will treat her as your sister at all times”

Grahah his heart “She is not my damn sister! And I am certain you saw more than desire, father, because I feel much more for her than mere lust”

His father stiffened “By God, you’ve already ruined her”

Graha and scowled “She…she is not ruined”

“The hours in the cabin,” his father said through gritted teeth “Whatever happened will never occur again I will have your word as entleman”

He stared at his father, a heavy boulder settling against his chest “And if I cannot give you my word to stay away from her?”

“Then I will cancel the wedding with Viscountess Danby, and you can go and pursue her daughter”

Graham scrubbed a hand over his face “Father, this is ridiculous—”

“The scandal of the fatherwith his stepsister is not sohtly,” his father said, his eyes hard and unforgiving “Do you love her?”

The words slammed into Graham and robbed him of speech Did he love her? He had no idea if this all-consu desire he possessed for Callie was love Was this love? This burning need to cherish, protect, and make love her always “Father, I—”

“That is what I thought,” his father said tightly “You will clai else If that is a problem for you my son, you will keep your distance until you have learned to govern your damn self!”

Anger snapped through his veins, for he had been certain in the long and lonely night in his room, that he wanted her with every breath in his body He was falling for her…possibly in love with her

“By God, she is not my sister,” he said with raw intensity “And I will never see her in such a manner, and it is ridiculous to expect it of me”

“What are you saying?” his father de his hands at his side

“I want her…” Graha I’ve ever wanted in my life”