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He laughed, feeling it bounce off her body She huffed as her head fell back to his chest She was limp in his arms “I don’t knohy you picked me,” she whispered

Josh’s arhtened

“Anyone can see that you’re out of ue I have no idea how to behave in your world I don’t knohat I’d even do there” She sighed “You should have picked one of those socialite women—they kno to have parties and talk to people who are famous or rich Half the time I don’t even knohat to say to the domino boys” She looked up at hie your mind, Josh There’s still time You can marry someone better I would understand”

Josh clenched his jaw tight How could she not see how special she was? He opened hisevened out, and Josh glanced down to find her fast asleep He held her tightly against him as he opened the door to his bedroom For a o Not even for a second At last he bent over and put her where she was meant to be—in his bed

He traced a finger down over her cheek Beautiful, crazy girl He pulled off his jeans and clihtly to his chest and held her there

Where she belonged

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

Caroline’s head was inside out Not only that, but someone had taken sandpaper to her brain Her eyeballs were dry Her eyelids didn’t work The light was too bright Her le muscle in her body ached It was hell She was in hell A place where her brain hurt and sohts on

She heard chuckling It was too daroaned before burrowing her head under the pillow She’d come out later Maybe If it was silent And dark And she couldoff

“Coh the pillow “I’ve got some water and pills for you It’ll help”

Caroline thought about telling hio away, but it took tooThe ht was back She wasn’t sure what to cover first—her eyes or her ears

Strong hands lifted her, turned her and propped her against the headboard She’d seen people do this with sheep—pose them for their own amusement Caroline covered her eyes with her forear—solass hit her lips

“Drink,” was the rumbled command

She drank It tripped over the fur in her mouth and soothed her throat

“Pills,” he ordered “Open up”