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"Maybe she couldn’t follow through"

Reed tossed the loofah back at her, then caught her hips and spun her out of the shower spray

"Hey!" she protested, as he stepped under the water "The point is that she knew she wasn’t going to helpout his wet hair, he ceded the shower back to her and reached for her shaels didn’t lie"

He paused a second, as if considering that, then began scrubbing his hair "Why are we talking about this?"

"I want to learnat her skin, turning it a lovely shade of soft pink

"Then why are you asking questions about someone else?"

"Fine I’ll ask a question about you: what did you want her to do for you?"

His hands ave him said she wouldn’t be distracted

"It’s not important now," he said

Suddenly, she sht," she crowed "You do want to be an archangel"

Reed growled and tugged her soapy body against his "I stayed out of your brain You have no business digging around in ht of it It just popped into ht open pathways he’d prefer stay closed

As if she caught his reluctance, Eve frowned "What’s the big deal anyway?"

He felt her begin to pull back, both physically and eers flexed into her buttocks

"It’s a lofty a to have to open up at least a little if he hoped to keep her "Not one you want to advertise"

"I can understand that But you trusted Sara with it When I asked you about it before, you blewat the knees, Reed fit his frahts with my brother, babe"

"Why would he care if you want to be pro about his to do "In the past," he said carefully, "if Cain kneanted soet it first"

"Oh" Her arms came around him and the loofah in her hand scratched his back deliciously

"Scrub ?" she dickered

"There are more enjoyable ways to pay you in kind"

"Deal or no deal?"

Gru at his inability to tell her no, he altered their positions so that she could stay warm beneath the water while he stood outside of it As she ran the loofah over his skin, she asked, "Do you think Alec will interfere with your advanceet in the way He’s better at killing things, but that’s the only thing he’s better at He knows I’d surpass hiether He waited, then looked over his shoulder

Her gaze met his "You said you think he secured the endorseain"

"I do Hasn’t he proven that’s the way he works? He bargained with God to et to you at the on killed you Cain will break any rule, and he’s in demand Others barter with him to accomplish tasks they’re afraid to do theuards to help me in Upland?"

Reed froze How much did she know about that transaction? "Is that what you were digging around for earlier?"

Her gaze lowered "Did I get it wrong? Did you do it for her?"

He sed hard, relieved by her apparent ignorance of his prostitution and terrified by the sudden expectation between the point and he wasn’t ready for it yet Didn’t kno to get ready for it "Not for her," he rateful kiss she pressed to the wet skin of his biceps ht reveal She could bring him to his knees with a look It would be best if she didn’t know that

She cleared her throat "It would have to be a seraph who helped your brother, right? They’re the only ones who have the ear of God"

"Not the only ones, no The cherubim and thrones are also near Hiels They lack the aain with Cain"

Eve held up both hands in a gesture of surrender "I’ht fraels"