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We left the gated property and I tried to shift my attention from Dane to work as we drove into Sedona and then west toward the Lux It was difficult to concentrate, though, when flashes of his, behind me, beneath me, on top of me, riddled my mind It was completely insane, but now I ached for him all the time

We slowed at the security booth but breezed through the gates, the guards clearly recognizing Dane’s vehicle and license plate, not daring to detain the owner of 10,000 Lux We pulled alongside the entrance of the hotel and Brandon, dressed in black pants and a black polo shirt with the Lux’s crest in gold on the left chest, swooped in to open the passenger door for me It suddenly hit me how my arrival with Dane must appear

I quickly explained to the valet, “I had car trouble this ive me a ride”

“If your Sorento needs to go to the dealer, Miss DeMille, I can arrange that for you Pickup and delivery You don’t have to do a thing”

“Wow, you really are all about first-class service”

He smiled “Well, it’s not exactly your standard hotel”

“No, it’s definitely not”

Brandon retrieved our bags from the back of the SUV and handed them over Then he walked ahead of us to the tall doors and pulled one open I caught sight of Kyle in the lobby and quickened my pace

“Hey,” I said “Don’t you look professional?”

He wore a navy-colored suit and what I suspected were new shoes

“Interview,” he explained “I’ someone from HR”

“Probably Patricia” I glanced at Dane, who kept up with iven his wide strides “You two haven’t officially been introduced Dane Bax, Kyle Jenns”

They shook, though it was that sharp, tense kind that belied the whole territory-encroachment issue

Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea after all

But I’d already pleaded reed to let the chips fall where theyat the Lux