Guilty pleasures

front. Besides, the camera loves you. Unless,” she blinked and her ex

a way to get exactly what she wanted without threats, thinly veiled or otherwise. She managed to b

of my head,” he said in defeat,

t worry, Em, y

dn’t give out compliments undeservedly. She didn’t get over-talkative or flowery about it, eith

g schedule. I got half a dozen fighters gearing up

he dates and times and you tell me which ones don’t work with your schedu

d. “Yeah, I’

usiness matters were over and he

saw Rachel Cruz when I came in, and her

a little surprised that Kat had no

you. Thanks for making my job

an eyeful of long, shapely legs, slim waist and a nice, round ass. Sh

hat,” Emmett said, a kn

ha

ung up on the A

s.” I lied straight through my teeth because t

th a grin. “But we all ha

ploded at the most unfortunate time and with irreversible consequences. But I wasn’t ready to share

I saw how she looked at you. There m

light or wishful thinking on my part, but if Emmett saw it too, well that

et back to it. Make sure

r folks put us through had turned us into real brothers, not just hal

around

e my way to the door, not following Ka

her sense of style, the confident way she carried herself even when she was preoccupied with more important matters. And then men, w

everything from the hunched over set of his shoulders, the way he shoved his fists

ughts went to Brendan Rhymer and Jas’ insistence that the asshole was still alive. If that moth

than that sick fuck, but that didn’t mean this guy wasn

g legs carried her to the far end of the lot. I picked up the pace when he st

le, why don’tcha?” he said, pa

age made me smile, but the asshole was still advancing, and her anger gave me just enough time to

in a circle to get a better, up-close look at the man following her. He was tall with tan skin but he was a white guy

ou?” she asked in a h

ed my brain. Kat Ashby was in my arms, where she was meant to be, in another life. I set her down and pulled he

nd her body went stiff with alarm, especial

he growled, leaning

timidate, ever. “Then get to walking. People might feel threatened by a s

is eyes flared with acknowledg

on her and I accepted more of h

free c

never seen you before and this he

way, looking over his shoulder e

mpt to calm her nerves. Her hands moved in slow, methodical strokes over her flat stomach and the flare of her hips before they

e totally obsessed with me since

of the seventeen-year-old version of her, so s

t not before raising her right arm in the air and

ke sure she made it to her car and out of the lot safely. “Not a bad

e I still had it bad for the Ashb

ould

ev

too much