Chapter 48

“Do you want something to drink? I have tea, soda, coffee?” Alyssa sent his cousin a come-hither look, her hand resting above her breast, fingers toying with the soft skin at her cleavage.

“No, thanks.” No one could miss the sudden strain in Luc’s voice or the way his eyes followed her movements across the swells of her breasts.

Luc was tense and sporting a hard-on that looked more than ready for action.

Gluing his gaze to Alyssa, Deke searched for some reaction, a stirring, remote interest. Anything.

Kimber’s face swam in his mind, flushed in pleasure, mottled with tears, sweet with the offer of her innocence.

And he’d turned it down. Like a dumb, stupid prick, he’d let her walk out. No, he’d pushed her out. All but given her to McCall, whom she’d soon marry. And where would he be? Fucking alone. But Kimber was better off. He had to focus on that.

“Deke?” Alyssa sent him a curious glance.

That was the nicest expression she’d ever sent him. Usually