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Ouch Marko gave the brunette with the angel face a second glance She looked like one of those big-eyed Russian dolls his mother had kept on the kitchensill when he was a kid Not because she was big enough to fit another three or fo

ur of her inside herself, but because she looked so sweet and innocent on the outside that it was easy to iht that, but he hadn’t poured a shot of stupid into his cereal this h tiued princess to know better

Elisa would verbally eviscerate a guy and rob him of his last nickel The whole ti there, too dazed by the fact this a on until it was too late By then, Elisa would be in the wind It was fucking awesoave him a hard-on

Instead of answering her rhetorical question though, he just shrugged, jostling the crate and turned toward the private jet waiting on the tarot this loaded they were minutes fro for hi across the sky in ahis undies in flop sweat

A few minutes later, the crate loaded, he took a sloalk around the jet, visually inspecting every inch Not that he would know if so if he saw it, but he had a routine He always checked the plane It had gotten hihanistan to South A in to the fear that chipped away at the back of his skull every tis

He’d just rounded the jet’s nose when he spotted Ta on her cell phone Getting as close as he could without alerting her, he kept his mouth shut and his ears open—otherwise known as his default mode

“Just hold on for a little bit longer, honey,” Tao with hi Promise”

Boyfriend? Side piece she was ditching for Taz’s money? Shit just went up a level

Marko had never been a Taether with the former beauty queen She was all ice when his brother needed fire

Even when she was being nice, the woe that warned off s on between her and his brother, it was six kinds of fucked up and he didn’t trust her as far as he could throw her—and he bench pressed enough weight to toss her plenty far

“I love you, too” Tamara ended the call and stood still for a ed her shoulders low

“Saying your goodbyes before we take off?” he asked

Tamara squeaked in surprise and whipped around “You scared me”

He kept his trap shut and his gaze locked on her People hated that Made ’em nervous and chatty

“It wasjust enough that the glare fro hit him square in the eyes “She doesn’t like it when I’”