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She shook her head “I can’t tell you”

Rex slapped his pal you I want to know, and I deserve to know right now What are you hiding from me?”

Lucy storer in front of his face when she approached hiain, she said, “Just because your life is an open book doesn’t mean mine is There are some secrets a woman never shares, stories she never cares to tell, replays she isn’t interested in seeing again, and discussions she refuses to have This is not open for discussion”

Rex snarled “Like hell it isn’t Graves is on his way He said to let you know he’d be here in tiest you decide how you want to handle hi to show your tea, apparently, you haven’t seen” With that Rex stormed out of the room

Lucy sat on the edge of the bed “This can’t be happening to me”

“You fucked him So what We weren’t in your life You weren’t in ours But we are now, Lucy If he has so over you, I wanna know about it And by God, I wanna knohat it is before this guy drives in here with every intention of e you”

“Luke, you wouldn’t understand”

“Try me”

She shook her head Tears welled in the corners of her eyes “There’s no way you’d ever understand this”

“Shit, Lucy,” Luke said, kneeling in front of her with his hands placed on her knees “Don’t you kno much I love you?”

She gnawed on her bottom lip “You said the four-letter word”

“I said it insince I’ve loved you for most of my life—and I said it when you needed to hear it most I’m in love with you, woman You know that You’ve always known Rex feels the sa or no one”

“Wanna bet?”

Chapter Fifteen

“Fred Graves is black the study