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“No putting your pride first”

“No doing the same with your jealousy”

Hell, Liam wanted to punch Haht? “Fine We present a united front to Raine Whatever’s happened prior doesn’t in to ith her If we disagree, we do it calmly, rationally, and out of her earshot Raine comes first”

Hammer nodded “We’ll make it work We have to”

“If we don’t want to leave her growth to so Focused”

“Willing and able to give her what she needs—nous e need”

“Agreed” Liaain, happier and more whole—and eventually all his But after this conversation, he wasn’t so sure If Hammer helped shape her today, where did that leave their tomorrow?

Hammer held out his hand “I’m in”

Lia but shake it

As much as the man inside Haic He’d utterly failed Raine for years He couldn’t put his guilt above her needs and fail her again—even if sharing her with Liam would chafe him raw

Getting his wife between him and his best friend used to make Hammer’s dick as hard as steel The power of their bodies claiasms and exhaustion had been the headiest rush he’d ever experienced Maybe he and Liam had too much animosity between theain was a chance Hammer intended to take

Still, one concern kept gnawing away at him

“I’m not sure Raine understands how much work is ahead of her”

Liaed “I’m not sure, either I want to reach her more than I want to breathe But neither of us can force her to grow faster than she’s ready to”

“If she hasn’t thought this through and isn’t serious, we’ll find out real fast But she’s strong enough”

“And stubborn enough, that’s for damn sure”

“That she is” Hammer chuckled “We’ll need to praise her for every speck of progress Once she tastes success, we’ll have to hope it ”

“She’ll need more than praise,” Liam said “She’ll need reassurance, too”

“Naturally” Ha in our favor is that she aches to please We’ve both seen it”

“Her sub But she can shut it down so quickly, you get damn near dizzy”