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“Not for ht you said she wasn’t raped?”

“She wasn’t When the doctor exaina Her hymen was intact But I think Bill sure tried”

Raine ht like hell

Liaers trembled, yet he was unable to look away from the photos “Why didn’t you show me these sooner?”

If Haht have understood Raine better, taken a different tactic with her, been ht have made a difference

“What was I supposed to do, Liaht you collared her and whip these pictures out for you? She doesn’t know I have them, and it wasn’t my place to tell you”

No, it had been Raine’s But to Lia mute on the subject reeked far irl than to protect her privacy He would only keep this terrible truth to himself because he believed that he alone should—or could—heal her How ironic that he’d never even tried

Liam’sfrom New York He’d known alirl than he’d been willing to admit In fact, their first conversation about her had been eye-opening

“Tell ht

Haht not have noticed, but Liam had Then, as if Haed “She’s a runaway I took in She works for me”

“Really, now? Is that all? You watch her an awful lot, mate”

“Of course She’s an employee under my roof I take responsibility for her safety”

And he took it very seriously, too much foredict that no Dom is allowed to touch her Is there a reason?”

Haathering his thoughts Lia his temper “Raine was abused before she ran away She’s not ready for what any of the Doms here would want or expect”

“Even you?”

“I’ve never given it ht, but yeah”

Lia back in his chair, stunned at such a whopping lie He’d bet irl under him every damn day Why had his best mate felt the need to lie to him?