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The first time any of them have even looked him in the eye, by the looks

I s hard

He’s not joking either Pearce’s body is so tense it feels like he ht physically explode at any second

I daren’t speak either

This is his office, his building His staff

He can do whatever he wants

I just hope I’m not on the execution list too

Barbie is the last to go, and one look fro

She’s finished They all are

“Are you alright?” he asks, freely grabbing a hold ofhis whole body closer to mine

Looking more concerned than I think anyone ever has about me in my whole life, all in one second

“I just wanted a towel,” I squeak, rin

But I’

Not by a long shot

Chapter Six

Pearce

It feels like I only leave her alone for less than a minute before I find out how dumb an idea that is from now on

My gut is telling me to stick by her, keep her close

Brynn doesn’t see in on her in the bathroo out of my office just for a minute

Bad idea

It’s not justout for her

The not so little problem in my pants?

That’s not going anywhere anytime soon either

It’s like the thought of her, let alone the sight of her, is

Filling her with my seed

Making herher with our babies

AsI can see her agreeing to right away

She’s got a fair-sized chip on her shoulder and I’m not entirely sure she’s a hundred percent sold on the Pearce Masters show I put on without even realizing it

Thing is, I’ve spent so long being someone I’m not I’ve convinced myself it’s who I really am

Brash, outspoken, de-headed

And that’s the parts I can identify with