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I'd have to arrange to catalog the other fa on, I started on the main level of the house Here, most of the art was concentrated in the library, Griffen's office, and the faot a little distracted in the library There was so much there: the books themselves, the pieces I'd spotted onI discovered once I wasn't distracted by Tenn

I didn't see Tenn for the rest of the day Heremotely on Inn business I didn't miss him Really I wanted to be left alone to work It was more efficient And the faster I could work, the more likely I'd find the bust of Vitellius

Bryce didn't confront ain, not directly, but he was around By the end of the day, I felt like every ti in the hall to watch me as I walked by

Heme a tasty little snack or the predatory way he'd approached me, a combination of intimidation and intent that left no doubt what he would do if he thought he could get aith it That was bad enough But there was so else in his eyes when he watched me A calculation that wasn't sexual I didn't want his hands onthan the thought that he ht corner me while I was alone

Thanks to Tenn and Hawk I had that panic button always in h

We ate in Tenn's suite again, joined by Nicky and August, atched cartoons while eating at the coffee table as they had a few days before Tenn and I shared another intimate meal at the small table he'd rolled in, almost able to pretend the boys weren't there

Pushing away my reservations and worries, I let uy and ere on a date Like ere learning each other, enjoying each other, with nothing more to worry about than whether he'd kiss me at the end

He did kiss me, but that was it, and Tenn didn't seeust tucked in, the sheets pulled to his waist, his gorgeous chest on display and the remote in his hand "Movie?"

"Sure" I got ready for bed and slid in beside hi the easy way I curled into hiertips curving around to graze lanced through the open door to the couch "We can't Not with August—"

Tenn's hand stilled and a soft kiss pressed to the top of my head "I know I have plans to find you in a dark corner tomorrow, lock the door, and have my ith you"

I giggled Actually giggled "Oh, you do, do you?"

I fell asleep right there, happier than I had any right to be, pretending the ht with my world