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Heat filled his expression then Acceptance

Her fingers curled around the i her lips as she began tohis chest as his hands tangled in her hair

Not to be outdone, Khalid was joining in the gaers traveling up her thigh

"She’s tender," Ian gasped as her teeth rasped his stoh the harsh order were an unusual one

"Always, Ian," he proers whispered over her wet, swollen pussy "As gentle as a spring rain"

As she neared the delectable erection awaiting her consumption, a loud, furious co in alaret the hell out of my way!" The harsh order was accompanied by other voices, raised in protest, in alar the co at their pants and rushing to dress

The bedroom door slaray eyes trained on Courtney with narrow-eyed fury, his still er

"Daddy, what are you doing?" Shocked, surprised at the rage that see in the center of the bed as she held the co?"

HerCourtney’s in syhed wearily "I had no idea where ere going until it was too late, and he stole runtled look

"Courtney, get out of here" Her father’s voice vibrated with his anger

He looked like a raging bull, his face flushed, his eyes glittering as they trained on Ian

"Why?" She rose slowly from the bed, careful to keep the blanket around her as she moved to stand in front of Ian

Unfortunately, Ian wasn’t having it

"Go to your rooentle demand of his own as he stood carefully distant from her

"I will not" She stared between the two lared at her father "You couldn’t have waited until ere at least dressed? Or allowed the butler to infor out to encompass the bedroom as he sneered the question "Not likely"

"Miss what?" she snapped back, her own anger brewing now "What were youthat was entirely none of your business"

"Courtney" Ian stepped closer to her then, drawing her to hi furiously "Letto handle" She shook her head, uncertain, unwilling to leave the room while her father was so furious

She had rarely seen hied Each time she had, someone had ended up hurt Not her or herUntil now

"I can’t believe this," her father snarled "Goddammit, Ian, you were my best friend I trusted you with her"

Courtney could feel her own fury, her own pain rising with each word out of her father’s lips He had raised her to think for herself, to be a person separate froness to always see beyond what her eyes detected, and now, he could see no more than the fact that Ian had taken her to his bed

"What does your friendship have to do with anything, Father?" she questioned hihter," he snapped

"I’ to hold back her tears, feeling Ian, despite his physical closeness, drawing further away from her

"Courtney" He lowered his head to her ear, his voice soothing, cool "Let me handle this"

Her breath hitched in her chest at the tone Once again, Ian had draithin hiht be a hurdle she couldn’t defeat

"No" She shook her head, turning to hiret, as fear began to sink deep inside her heart "He’s just angry, Ian I’ll talk to him…"

"The hell you will," her father snarled behind her "Ian can discuss this one"

She could see the pain Ian was hiding so carefully What had she done? He counted her father as one of his few, true friends, and now she had come between them Without the time it would have taken for Ian to see how he truly loved her, he was being torn between his friendship and his lusts

"Daddy" She turned back slowly, staring beseechingly at the father who had always praised her, spoiled her, taught her to fight for what she believed in "Daddy, please don’t do this Please leave, just for a few azefor her help

"Courtney, I will tell you one last time to step from this room" His voice lowered, his tone that of command One she had never refused to obey in her life

She was breathing harshly now, seeing everything she had fought these weeks for cru at her feet

"No"

He moved toward her

"Dane, stay the hell back from her" Before Courtney could protest, Ian had pushed her behind hi her in place as Khalid cursed violently