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Hadn’t she always known that sex was nothing but a weapon? Hadn’t she witnessed it with her own eyes, the devastation that occurred when grown men and women allowed their hormones to dictate their actions? It ripped lives and families apart
Pepe was ahis hormones to lead the way He thrived on it To hi but a means to an end, the sex between them a perk of the task he had undertaken His brother had wanted his wife back and Cara’s phone had contained the data hich to find her The fact that she was a hu When it came to his family, Pepe was a man without limits
And that lack of limits had come at a price
‘I can’t “forget about it and move on”, you feckless, irresponsible playboy, because I’nant’
CHAPTER TWO
CARA DIDN’T KNOW exactly how Pepe would react to her little statement, but when he finally turned to face her, his wide smile was still firmly in place
‘Is this your idea of a joke?’
‘No I’ to be a daddy’
His eyes bored into hers but his sathered his fa on the on her
It was too late to wish she could hide behind Grace as she had done so e years Whenever she was in a new social situation she would let Grace hold court until her nerves were silenced and she felt capable of speaking without choking on her own tongue Grace had understood Grace had protected her
But Grace had married and moved countries Grace had also disappeared for the best part of a year, forcing Cara to get her own life in order She couldn’t keep living her life through her best friend She needed a life that was her own
And she’d been getting there She’d moved back to Ireland, landed a job she loved, albeit at the lowest rung, but it was a start, and even ht she’d found her own path to so life
Pepe hadn’t just blocked the path, he’d driven a ruddy great bulldozer through it and churned it into rubble
He’d left her alone, scared and pregnant, with a future that looly opaque
Eventually he inclined his head and nodded at the door ‘Come with me’
Relieved to get away froather her wits together, she followed him out and into the wide corridor