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"If I can push the court that quickly," Ben said

Hunter offered a cold stare

Ben lifted his hands "I’ll make it happen"

"That’s better Good day, counselors"

Before he left the rooht Christmas with my family sucked"

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Gabi sat on the sofa, her legs curled up under her as the twinkling of Christlow to the roo the saitwas he doing the sah for her infused her with power in their relationship Was it false power? Was his seduction of her an extension of getting what he wanted?

He wanted Hayden

Or maybe he just wanted to stick it to his brother

Lori’s other wordsthe ones not spoken bothered her, too What if Hayden really was Hunter’s son? Perhaps the wohts of her son

Gabi hated the doubt running like a crazy person in her head

The alar Hunter’s return She saw the lights of the car, heard the front door open and close His footsteps hesitated when he entered the rooe of the throw pillow in her lap

He approached slowly until he was standing close enough to take in the scent of his skin The scent that had seduced her from the first day they met

He knelt down until he was eye level with her "What happened?"

"I visited my lawyer todayyou reet Ms Cumberland?" he asked with a half smile

Gabi didn’t smile back "I told her about the insurance policy, about the international accounts"

Hunter lost his smile and sat in the chair to her side "I told you I’d take care of that"

Gabi lifted her chin "I didn’t see a need to wait"

"Now’s not the tilued to Hunter’s "Did you kno difficult it was going to be to clear my name after I became your wife?"

There wasn’t an ounce of e inside her died "Jesus" She tossed the pillow frorabbed her ar the roo to use the infor da I didn’t do"

He o to jail I’ll see to it"

"How are you going to do that, Hunter?"