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But that was iain … not his job I’d always taken care of myself and would continue to do so

He was persistent, though His fingers brushed razed slowly down ainst my vertebrae

“You have to accept that I wanted you in my life, I pulled you in, and I’ll do whatever it takes to keep you And to keep you safe”

Everything about that delicious state things, whatever’s happening at the Lux?”

“I consider it ”

With a shake of my head, I said, “That’s not fair Nor is it what I want”

He let out a long breath that teased my skin Then he took my hand “Fine” He led me back to the table

We sat and I picked at my salad

Dane didn’t seee in direction but told h school when I was seventeen and went to Harvard When I was nineteen, I had Ethan as a professor and he mentored me, in a way We became business partners on a few smaller projects Then I built a boutique hotel at Lake Tahoe”

“I read that on the Internet And, by the way, I still want to kno you’ve so carefully contained information about yourself and your family There are hardly any pictures, too I’ graces every society page in the world”

“You really take me for the playboy type?”

I studied him for a moment I wanted to ask, Hoould I know the difference? since he was so secretive But I did have enough to go on, from a personal point of view, to be able to draw a few conclusions His intensity alone negated any sort of carefree existence

“Okay, you have me there,” I admitted “But still—”

“Donations,” he offered “That’s how I do it I have so posted aboutmoney at it Mostly sizable contributions, but orth the investment”

“Why?” I asked, distressingly fascinated and alarmed at the same time “Why’s it so important to only have content you want posted?”