THAYER
“Darling?” She just bumped into me and seemed in such urgency. “Are you okay?”
“Am I okay? Do you really care?” She glared at me, those blue eyes darkening.
“Of course, I do.” My brows met in confusion. Why would she think that I didn’t care? Then a warning siren alarmed my head.
Shit! I told my sister that was a bad idea, but it seemed to work. Only Kennedy hated me beyond measurable.
“Get off of me.” She jerked out of my arms. “Asshole.”
“You should not get used to cursing on me, Kennedy. Especially in public.”
She shook her head, blinking. “Do you know that your—” She abruptly stopped.
“Do I know what?”
“Never mind. Why are you here?” She crossed her arms over her chest.
I didn’t usually hold back what I wanted. I went after it, but with her, I learned to practice my patients, even celibacy. When I looked at her chest, those swells that I missed, all I could think of was throwing her to bed and make love with her.
“I want to take you somewhere.”
“Not interested.”
“Fine, but tell me what you’re about to say.”
“Not a shit.” She went to the door, sending me a signal to get out.
“Darling,” I warned her.
“I hated it when you call me that.” She was lying. I knew she liked it. There was always a glint of pull in her eyes every time I called her darling. Besides, she was the only one I’d ever call that endearment.
“Then suck it up because I would never call you babe or baby.”
I glared back. My lips tightened. I’d been playing cat and mouse with her for days while she was playing hard to get. This had to stop.
“Get out, darling.” She rolled her eyes, mimicking me.
one—no one has ever treated me the way you do, but that’s not the point. It’s my fault why you’re mad at me. I’m here to apologize for taking you involuntarily. I’m sorry. If you only answered my call and replied to my messages, that abduction wouldn’t have happened. I have every reason for your questions, Kennedy. But because I respect you so much, I’m
on your own. If I accept
hard. Words from my sister popped into my head.
seemed to struggle to finish
I was out of the
tell you something?” She didn’t meet
father have
barely nodded. Come on, say that you miss me, that you want me and I’ll press you against your bed and kiss
a short time, I’d learned something about Kennedy that was fascinating and very challenging. I left her
***
made that terrible
tempted to bug her room just to hear and watch what she had been up to for three whole damn days. I held myself because I loved her, and I’d been violating her trust, and how did it work
hoping he would tell me what he’d talked about with Kennedy. Nada. My father had been tight-lipped
time with my sister, and it terrified me that she seemed to do fine. I mean, yeah, I should be glad to hear that, but she was only the tip of the iceberg. I had pressing matters I had to deal with, and I couldn’t do shit
location, where it
averted from my phone
could be covered in mud, yet she was still the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen. And
she was, standing just a few feet
something better, but that was
back.” She pointed her
I’m
me in. I thought you’re—” She stopped and chuckled. “Of course, they wouldn’t be here
of gold bars in my safe. They’re not here
of the
in my room.” I rose
looking for books.” And I will, my darling. ”Oh, I’m so sorry. Do
all. Take anything you want. You don’t need my
smiled. For three days I’d been in hell, it was worth it to see her smiling. She scanned the vast collections of books in the floor-to-ceiling shelves
“Looking for specific books?”
“Your sister told me that you have books here about your
“Baynburd Royal Descendants?”
“Yeah.”
stupid to ask. Of course, she was curious. Instead, I walked to the
the size of
the government officials? And World Famous Personality, if you have the
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