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Who was she kidding? She hadn’tover Vale Perhaps she never would

His gaze lifted to hers, studied her with his intense blue eyes “You came”

Had he for one ht she wouldn’t?

“You haveI want him back” She used a tone of voice she hoped warned she wasn’t to be messed with

His gaze flickered to his desk, lingered a ain “Sit down, Faith”

Why was he torturing them this way? She’d stepped out of the picture and planned to stay out of the picture He should be thanking his lucky stars she hadn’t made a stink about the Cape May weekend

Yet he didn’t look as if he felt lucky

He looked as if he was nervous Which was insane Vale didn’t scare easily, if at all

Yet, he did look nervous Froeted with the papers on his desk

What was she doing? Looking for excuses for Vale’s behavior? There were no excuses for how they’d ruined their relationship

“This isn’t a social visit, Vale Give ”

He stood up, towering above her and ined whatever vulnerability she’d thought she’d seen in him He wasn’t vulnerable He was a Wakefield One who didn’t care who he hurt, just so long as he got what he wanted

And for whatever reason, he’d thought he wanted to continue their affair and she’d thwarted his plans That had to be what this was about

“Not until you listen to me”

Faith plopped down in the chair in front of his desk, crossing her legs and staring at hi under a microscope “Fine” She atte because I’ve a lot of things to do Places to go, people to see, you know the routine”