and carefully transporting Lucylle's plants up to the mansion, the Dubois household
ing questions and thinly veiled insults about her marriage
nced. "I'm taking a vacation." "Just un
ed you'd want a few d
plenty of vacation time, and I think I'm overdue for a br
you don'
o Dyana in her first life-the words that had given her sister an excuse to stop pretending she cared abou
. A vacation would put some much-needed distance between her and the prying eyes of her coworkers. But more importantly, it would give her the one thing she needed most: time. Uninterr
the front door. Dyana made her grand entrance for the farewell wearing a skirt and crop-top set designed to flaunt her long l
unter's arm, fixing Lysandra
he purred, pressing herself flush against Hunter's side. "I hope you'll be ve
rfectly serene, knowing exactly
arantee you'll have yo
ely ambiguous, just enoug
uple. A rugged red Jeep rolled to a stop on the cobblestone street right in front
fell loose around his shoulders, and while dark sunglasses shielded his eyes, absolutely nothing could mask his suffocat
curtains, and pedestrians froze in their tracks. Everyone was left gaping. Logan Montclair had only left hi
ct. Her pretty features tw
enomous whisper. She wasn't talking to anyone in particular, but s
up." The implication was crystal clear. It was a direct comparison
Lysandra forced a slight frown,
Dy?" "Who never c
ced by a split-second flash of sheer panic be
y daydream." She let ou
ive size. He pulled off his sunglasses, letting his charcoal gaze sweep over the group before locki
you r
ed, finally finding her voice. "Thank
ge from her wheelchair with a shrewd gleam in he
rifice myself to the Big Bad Wolf in my granddaughter's place." She threw Logan a cheeky wink. It was an
Low and contained, but undeniably real. The corners of his mouth curved upward. For a fleeting second, th
he replied, a trace of dry humor
past life, let alone hearing him laugh and joke around. She mentally tal
entle care no one would have ever expected from him, Logan took
aurice cradled her face between his calloused h
want to come back, for any reason
ed a soft kiss
ipped out mechanically. Take care of the daughter who's going to try and kill me again
f Hunter's hand against hers before she finally pulled away. The second she slid into the passenger seat, she
es back into place and
he climb, li
veloped her instantly, sparking a potent mix of p
she replied, locking her eyes on the wi
d they surged forward, climbing towa
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