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Most iven up on her, but Liam’s divorce had proven that if he wanted a relationship to last, he had to try harder He’d never bothered to work his way into his ex-wife’s soul or bared his own to Gwyneth He couldn’tit htly every day until he wondered if he could even breathe without her He had no bloody idea if she would ever love him in return, but he’d do whatever it took to earn her trust

Liam pinned her to the wall “I’ve asked you what happened Answer me”

She tried to wriggle free “Nothing”

An evasion and a lie Bloody hell

Maybe things would be different if he could persuade her to leave Shadows, Hammer, and all the distractions Maybe then he could win her over But Raine refused to budge This was the only place she’d ever known safety, and she felt obligated to Hae runaway But that wasn’t her only reason How fucking long would she pine for a ive her any part of hied?

“Give me the truth,” he demanded

Worry furrowed her dark brows, strained her delicate face “Just hold o”

Her begging reached into his chest and tugged “It’ll be my pleasure, love, as soon as you tell me what Hammer did”

“Let’s not talk about hi”

She clutched his lapels and brushed her lips over his Then she did it again Her next kiss turned urgent He drowned in her sweethe should pull away

Too often, Raine tempted him to carry her off to their bed, bare her pussy, and sink deep inside her when she sought to divert his attention More than once, he’d lost hi but the explosive desire between them When he succumbed, they never discussed what troubled her—which suited her fine and dandy For Raine, talking through her proble the flesh from her very bones

But she hadn’t s to help that

Liam forced hi in a few minutes”

“Just forget it Please” Raine plied him with another desperate kiss “I’d rather be with you”

He sent her a stern scowl “What part of ‘wait for me’ did you not understand?”

“It’s not important”

“I’ll decide that” He pointed down the hall “Go”