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“Or ill keep her ass out of trouble”

Liaood at that, as well”

“That has to stop,” Hammer insisted

“It does One of her biggest problee her hurt, share her fears, or tellit out of her and guess along the way Raine is afraid I’”

“She’s also afraid to be too vulnerable with anyone, and it didn’t help that I turned her away the one tis”

No, it hadn’t fucking helped at all, but taking out his irritation on Ha, would be pointless

“So we’re agreed?” Liam asked “Communication and honesty But I think there’s more”

“No question Raine has other issues”

“The biggest must be trust” Liam hated to say it, worried that Hammer would see it as an indication of the weakness in his relationship with her “You ree” The otherRaine’s trust since she’d been there for six years But after barely a handful of weeks with her, Lia to catch up “But I know it’s true”

Hammer didn’t hesitate He simply nodded “I think she probably trusts me more than about anyone, but there are chunks of her past and her feelings that she still won’t share I’ve asked, pressed, insisted, de”

That made sense All the way until her last moment as his submissive, Raine had never trusted that he meant to stay To hear that she lacked trust in everyone, even Hammer, set him back on his heels

“Do you think she’s really ready for this?” Liam asked

“Yeah I could hear it in her voice”

Liaed “I’ve heard that before Her resolve doesn’t always last The ets scared…”

“We won’t let her falter or hide”

“We can’t, I know But what if she quits on us?” Liam hated to voice the question, but that possibility was too real to ignore

“That’s another chance we take We’ll have to monitor her constantly”

“True” He looked Ha back at him

“So we’re on the sae Communication, honesty, and trust?” Macen asked

“If I had to pick three, yes I think they feed intowith”

“Absolutely”