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“You didn’t think I’d stay clean,” she said

“I never doubted whether or not you’d stay clean if you remained here with us,” Grant told her

Blake tapped the horse’s shoe, securing the shape to the anilanced up He narrowed his eyes and said, “You always have a choice, ya know?”

“You o, and you’ll let me walk out of here?”

Grant shot Blake a cold glare

“Hey now!” she exclaier I’ conversation”

Blake left the crossties and grabbed a lead rope from the tack room When he returned, he hooked the lead to the horse’s halter and released the crossties The clickety-plop of new shoes resounded throughout the barn

Morgan shrugged “I always figured after I said I’d do things your way, I’d never have a choice again”

“We all an,” Grant reminded her “You chose to stay here and let us help you”

She waggled her brows “I find the benefits , don’t you?”

He chuckled “Fact is, if you wanted to go, we’d have to let you leave It’s criainst your will”

“Is that why you keep me so busy with extracurricular activities?” she asked, thinking she’d never had so much sex in all her life

“You never know,” Grant said, arching a brow “Why, are you getting tired of us already?”

“No, actually,” she began, noting a light blue pickup truck racing down the driveway, “I’ht I’ve always been a junkie First it was adrenaline—high school and college sports Then, it was drugs Now, believe it or not, I’m a sex junkie As far as I know, there’s no surefire cure” A beat later, she added, “Besides, from what I understand, an addict can’t secure help for an addiction when they aren’t seeking treatment”

“Is that a fact?” Grant asked, grabbing her hand and bringing her fingertips to his lips