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They set their own sultry rhythm as old as the act itself And as he topped her and thrust inside her again and again, one thought remained at the forefront of his mind

Lindsey belonged to hied to his brother

Now, they had to convince her that her name may have been Lindsey Leland, but she was a Stallard, too She’d been their neighbor but she’d always been their family

They cared about her Hell, they probably even loved her

One thing was certain—no one, especially the likes of Bonzo Maldeni—would ever take her away from them Maybe he needed to convince her Seemed like a perfect day to try

Across town, Seth entered The Beer Well A couple of strippers he kneasted no ti a lap dance Not one to strip a person of their pride, Seth forced a smile and said, “Maybe later”

He never looked, and that alone should’ve set off alar at topless dancers Then again, he was also a committed man when he had a cause

Right now, his cause was theon his mind

He wanted to save his woain

“Hey, Sharon How’s it going?” He sidled up to the bar and met the redheaded bartender he’d known for more than half his life His father had supposedly dated Sharon in their youth so she’d always been overly kind to Seth and Beck She’d becoateone on and needed a safe ride home

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?Haven’t seen you around in a while,” Sharon said, grinning at hi to do with your cute little neighbor?”

“Everything now,” he ad fences and doing a bunch of reht to stop by and see it so with new paint on the porch We even bought some leather furniture for the den”

She laughed “Sounds like so in the new”

“Youhis spot at the bar when she set a beer in front of him