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Chapter Eighteen

Bennet

I spend the et sohts are on Lorelei and the fury that filled me when those men tried to intimidate her

Of course, et that I don’t privately donate a large portion of

But no ht to make a wo to her without punishment

Part offor those bastards to throw the first punch, just so I could show them what happened when a man threatens my lady

I drive toward the ca at three-fifty, ten minutes early to pick Lorelei up, my Rory My body stirs, the saot a taste of her, and even nited inside of me

We can’t do anything until Rick knows And yet I’er

My rod beco ai the hot perfect woman

I watch the ca in and out until finally, she appears

Stepping out of the car, my lips twitch when I see her

I step forward, taking her bag “Why are you so happy?”

“I was top of the class for nment,” she beams “I was sure I’d messed the essay up, but the professor even asked if she could use it as an example for next semester”

“That’s a to the ground “Really, really a I’m so proud of you”

She grips ontoI’ll always support her “Thank you, Bennet As soon as it happened, you were the first person I wanted to tell Not Yas”

I smirk as I lean in close “I think that says you’re just a little bit smitten”

She giggles delightedly “Smitten? That’s hardly the word I’d use”

“No, ould you use, then?”

Our lips are alh we have no choice in theher is impossible, especially when she’s so sparked up with enthusias from her

“Obsessed,” she whispers

Shewhen I push forward and press her against the car I know I should stop I don’t want anyone else seeing my wo, fla me to claim her, claim her now