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“Yes, crying is not tolerated or arrests will be made,” a low voice said

Penelope s her from her head to the tips of her toes Maisie stepped aside, revealing Darryl leaning against the doorfra spectacular in his uniform “Hi,” she said

“Welcome back”

“That’sout of the kitchen “Work starts tomorrow at nine o’clock Don’t be late or Clara will murder you”

“I would never let her hurt you” Darryl grinned

“Well, good” Penelope shot to her feet and then threw her ar any time soon”

He caught her and pulled her in close against all his hard lines “Of course, you don’t You’re home, surrounded by people who love you”

She hadn’t really thought about that yet, but he was right In his arms In this house with her cousins “Yeah, I’ under the shadow of the pain and anger her parents had created Maybe she was a me the brunt of their anger toward each other But that was on them, not her

She refused to live under the shadow anymore

This was her ti it

Acknowledgments

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About the Author

Stacey Kennedy is an outdoorsy, wine-drinking, nap-loving, ani romance author with a chocolate problem She writes sexy conte titles in her wildly hot Dangerous Love, Kinky Spurs, and Club Sin series She lives in southwestern Ontario with her fas

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