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He arched an eyebrow and lord help her but she wanted to punch him in the throat

“He was pretty clear, Donnie Eency only”

“This is an e another step,of a way out

“Really This should be good”

She was nearly to the patio “You bet” Man, her Arkansas tas up front and center, which was a testament to just how upset and scared she was

“Are you going to share what exactly constitutes an eency in the life of Donovan James these days?” The sarcasm, oh it was heavy, and Donovan made a face as she ju a yelp because her da by this point

Whirling around, she glared down at the only oddamn button she owned And Jesus H Christ, did he have to look so da up at her?

“I can pretty uaran-damn-tee-ya that when they come back in three days, there will only be one of us left standing, and it sure as hell won’t be you If you don’t call that an eency, I don’t knohat is”

Chest heaving and mouth suddenly dry, she licked her lips and waited for hi but lean against the bottom rail and stare up at her, eyes so dark they looked like pools of slick oil

Slowly they ain and, oh God, her nipples thrust forward as if saying hello Suddenly aware that she was practically naked standing there in her bikini, she crossed her ar a little closer

The air was alive with soet wanton and needful and sensual And it was all of those things that she needed to stay the hell away from

Even if she wanted it so badly The ache inside her expanded at the thought

Trying like hell to keep her breathing nor to keep her face neutral, Donovan almost didn’t hear that little catch in his breath The one that told her Jack was right there with her He felt every little bit of that ‘so’ that she did, and he was just as affected

Donovan thought of Cooper’s ulti to survive three days when the only thing she wanted was right here in front of her, and he happened to be the only thing she could never have?

“You’re bleeding,” he said slowly