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Through all this awareness,her realize her attach to admit, two hard truths re over her like a dark cloud

Nothing had changed

She ht love them, but she wouldn’t live the life her parents had She wouldn’t repeat their mistakes She wanted a man—or two of them—orked nine-to-five, came home, and left work at work

As ht there with the it She was stronger than this, no ed for their touch “You knohy this can’t work It’s hard now,” she ad at theet over this I’ll move on, and so will the both of you”

Smith’s lips pursed, and his voice becaet over this and move on”

Brock frowned, then shook his head in frustration “Let’s be clear You have two concerns The first, this relationship can’t work out between us because of how others will perceive us?”

Sine hoill look in the public eye?”

“Well, yes” She gave the bar a quick once-over No one else would hear their conversation, but she lowered her voice anyway “In public, hoould I explain such a relationship?”

Kole snorted “Kyra, didn’t we already talk about this?”

She didn’t need Kole co down on her too Just because she’d fallen for thesequestioned at the charity function I was,” she snapped “I knohat it felt like having all those people watchingno idea what to say Do you think I want to live like that forever? Having to be careful and not tell people that I’m in love with two men”

Aard silence cut through the air

Kole’s sh that Kyra had put her foot in her ain or cos for Brock and Smith

Another finger tapped against her chin Not so easily this time, her head turned in Brock’s direction His full-blown sht,” he said in a soft voice “Your next concern is our business hours Correct?”

It seemed as if the bar had vanished away and only these twopresence remained around her Here, with theest issue I don’t want to be that woh, even now, she discovered her excuse eak

In truth, she wondered if being that wo at all