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“Food first” Ryan was already dialling room service

“You co?” Joe held a hand out to Julia

“I can’t”

“I’ anywhere,” he told her “You knohere to find me”

With one last, wicked smile, he turned towards the room they should have shared Julia’s heart actually hurt to watch hio

As he passed Elle, Joe stopped “Before I forget, I have a present for you” He dug around in his pockets and caive it your best shot”

Elle grabbed the clear plastic bag She was bouncing in place with delight “Is that what I think it is? It is! It’s a hair With the root attached DNA, here we coave erprint”

“Not this tiirl” With a shake of his head, Joe headed into his roolance over his shoulder to Julia

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Julia lasted a whole hour before she gave in and crawled into bed with Joe His scent and warled up to his side She eak Plus, she was giving hietting into bed with him the next Julia knew thatwith him She was confused She knew she should run from Joe, but she wanted him so very badly It was an i at all

“Hey, gorgeous” The sleepy huskiness in his tone was perfection

He rolled the her—his front to her back A heavy leg was thrown over her thighs and his arm fed around her waist He nuzzled at the crook of her neck She was surrounded by him Trapped in his embrace And she’d never felt safer

“Now this is the way I want to wake up every ”

“It’s afternoon” She didn’t even want to get into the thought of forever It was too big, too scary, too risky

“Still feels like you belong here There’s only one thing wrong Why are you dressed?”