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Raine raised her chin “Hi”

Liam arched a brow at her

“Sirs,” she added hastily She’d behaved casually for so long, she had trouble re her protocol

Lia her toward the empty chair between him and Hammer “You look lovely, lass”

“Scrumptious,” Macen whispered in her ear as she sat “I knohat’s for dessert”

As the other men resumed their seats, heat rushed up her face She sent him a delicate scowl “Hammer…”

He chuckled

The men had set the table and laid out thelooked fine, but Raine still frowned “I would have been happy to cook”

“We enjoy when you do,” Ha into the kitchen”

“Besides…” Lia breathlessly close to her silky thong “You’ll need to save your strength”

Raine’s breath caught She zipped a questioning glance his way He leveled her a s how she was going to h this meal

“So, princess, did you enjoy your bath?” Beck asked with a wicked grin He was being a jackass

She answered with sticky sweetness “It was nice, Sir”

“Just nice?” Hammer baited as he set a crusty dinner roll on her plate

She resisted the urge to throw it at him “Fine Lovely Enjoyable”

Trailing the pads of his fingers down her aroose bu An experience worth repeating”

“Very soon” Hammer smirked as he loaded her plate with chicken and rice casserole

Theback a beer Raine scooted her food across her plate with her fork and sipped at her wine, the appetite she’d had ht What would the next few days bring? And hoould she get through theasm in her future?

“I didn’t know you had this place, Liam,” Seth said into the silence “Do you come up here much? Ski in the winter, hit the lake in the summer?”