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She stretched on tiptoe to kiss him Then she climbed into her vehicle

“Be careful,” he said “Be safe”

“I will”

He leaned in and kissed her again, then closed the door

Saht And wondered how in hell he was going to keep froht Out there in Luckenbach Alone No one around The ex out there somewhere

Dammit

He shouldn’t have let her go

Sky felt ill at ease over having told Sah he’d clearly tried to keep hiht flashes of fury when she’d told him what had happened to her Given the kind of man he was, it likely ate away at him

But she also felt that telling hi to do The way he kissed her and the sexual urges that raced through her were proof sonificant—and sensual—existed between them It wouldn’t be fair for hiht about it sometimes and it made her body tense She wouldn’t want hi or had hurt her if she inadvertently stiffened up on hi her

She knew he’d never do either It was a solid affirmation in her mind There was a distinct correlation between the way he treated abused horses and the way he treated her He had a kind, gentle nature that drew her in Made her trust him And she knew she wasn’t mistaken or misled this tiure out the rest later, as had been her pattern in the past

The way she responded to his kisses and to his touch was innate and powerful She had confidence in it Sam made her toes curl, but he also soothed her soul He was everything she’d ever wanted—and more

She only wished she didn’t have all of this baggage She hated the co pursued by Mac, she worried about Sa involved

As she paced her s over the money to the sidewinder Yes, she ran the risk of the con et a debt If she caved this once, would he consider her weak enough to prey on her every time he needed to pay someone off?

Conversely, if she didn’t give Mac the sixty grand… He’d just keep calling her, wouldn’t he? He’d left five es on her cell phone today, as usual That de so clever about what he said—as thoughsure his co to extort money

The other eerie thought that raestion that Mac was after more than just the cash