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“How did your conversation with your brother and sister go?” she asked curiously

She was surprisingly comfortable with him naked in the tub with her Another contradiction, he ood as it could have gone considering what they’d expected to happen last night My brother is pissed that you’re here when your father should have been on his knees last night begging for leniency,” he said honestly “But Tempest is moree and I’et ahold of me, she will assist you”

“Thank you That’s good to know” She absently swirled her hands in the water, her gaze suddenly turning serious as it met his “Iummwant you to know up front that I called and talked to my father”

He liked that she didn’t keep that secret fro trust with hi you’d like to share?”

She shook her head “No He avoided my questions about the debt he’d accumulated and I had no clue aboutand when I asked about why you hated him so much, he said I didn’t need to know the details, which is annoying as hell since neither one of you will enlighten me”

He ran his wet fingers through his long hair, pushing it away from his face “Of course he doesn’t want you to know the details, because revealing the truth would be equivalent to hiuilt”

“Guilt for what?” she persisted

It would be so easy to divulge what an unscrupulous man her father was, as well as Gavin’s part in it all But knowing that the cold, hard facts would crush soood-hearted and kind as Arabella, he didn’t answer her question He wasn’t ready to deal with the e boht, when discovering the truth had theTheodore Cole was

But right now, he didn’t want to discuss his hatred toward her father, not when Maddux wanted his hands all over this woasm he’d interrupted when he’d walked in on her earlier

“Come over totheaway from me”

She blinked at hie in conversation and licked her bottom lip “Why?”

“Because I said so,” he replied bluntly “Because I want to show you exactly what your body is capable of feeling when it’sthe pleasure”

Her chin tipped up a fraction, a daring light gli in her eyes “And if I say no?”

She was testing himand it occurred to Maddux that she enjoyed the cat-and- The teasing And the anticipation of waiting and seeing what he’d say or how he’d react to her willful attitude

She had no idea what kind of perverse opponent he truly was “Defy ive yourself before I stopped it will leave you aching for the rest of the day, and night, since I forbid you to touch yourself” He casually rested his ar the wide riood and so hard you’ll be addicted to my touch”