Chapter 80

She grabbed his wrist to stop his downward progress. God knew he could sweep her away. But he wouldn’t make love to her by himself. And he wouldn’t tell her anything about his feelings. If he even had any. Luc insisted that Deke loved her, but who knew?

“No more.” She rolled out from under him and started to rise.

Deke curled a beefy arm around her waist and brought her back down. “You need to call Logan again, hear about your dad?”

“It’s barely six in the morning. They won’t be at the hospital yet. I worry about Dad, but there’s nothing I can do at this moment.”

“Then tell me why the hell you look like you’re about to burst into tears.” He can tell? Kimber bucked under him, trying to break his hold. But he was like iron.

Damn, she wasn’t doing a great job of hiding her feelings. And if she didn’t get away, she was going to lose it altogether and do something stupid, like tell the man she loved him.

“Gee, I’m under a little stress, don’t you think?”

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