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Truer words had never been spoken Sheltered by the brothers who raised her and the an had witnessed scenes similar to those documented on true crime shows She’d been privy to infor dealer’s inner circle

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When she first hbors in Memphis, she’d been feared because of the company she kept When she left town, she in turn looked over her shoulder because of that same clique of people she once called out as friends

“How long have you been off the drugs?” Grant returned to his original question again, forever the relentless cowboy, the one determined to press for answers

She gripped the basin and stared out the“Not nearly long enough”

Chapter Two

Morgan cleared the table, rinsed off the plates, and loaded the dishwasher Outside, Blake and Grant were in a deep discussion, huddled close onethe next One or the other paced in front of the porch Froan could tell, the conversation was heated at times

She could only iine the topic at hand

As she watched the two men debate an issue, she reled, reacting to the physical sensations the un froood reason

Not only had Blake been Morgan’s high school sweetheart, he was her first love When he left for the University of Missouri, she stayed behind to attend NortheastState, a local coreed to see other people, but kept in touch on a regular basis, until Morgan found someone else Blake probably never dreamed his best friend would fall under the umbrella of alternative options

With Grant, what started out as a late-night fling turned into a ind romance, and quickly developed into one of the an had ever known In matters of sex and the lifestyle Grant and Blake independently introduced, Morgan gained an education in bondage and submission

Blake taught her to subs up a notch Through hian realized she had become dependent on the Dom-sub experience Her survival relied upon what Grant and Blake trained her to enjoy and need

Morgan hurried around the kitchen putting away the ite breakfast—nonstick spray, salt, pepper, cheese, and lance outside once more Even in her current state of mind, Grant and Blake still tempted her

A little voice inside her head reo She was an addict on the way to recovery She had no reason to look at Grant or Blake and conteive a wo in return, at least not yet She shook her head, pushing aside the twinge of sadness creeping up

When had her confidence slipped? At what point had she started to believe so boyfriend, pitched her way? She was good enough for Blake Ballantine and Grant Fowler in the past Why couldn’t she be that wo a soapy dishrag in hand Her gaze bounced between men