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She gave him a flirtatious smile “Well, that’s convenient”

He lifted her hand to his ers “At the reed, just as the double doors opened to a ht a wo Elle to a hotel seemed pointless when his bed was so much closer and he was beyond impatient to have her

As they stepped out, he released her hand, and she i roolass that overlooked most of the city The aparts and décor, courtesy of Ten

“Oh, , your place is incredible,” she said, her voice filled with awe as she set her little purse on the sofa table, then walked to the s to stare out at the spectacular view Without any interior lahts froh illumination so that it wasn’t pitch-dark

The cell phone in his pants pocket vibrated, and he pulled it out and glanced at the text from his brother that was addressed to hione doith Maddux and Theodore, he opened the e and read the condensed note: It’s done I’ll talk to you both in the

His brother had always been ahad gone as they’d talked about and planned, and Maddux would provide all the details in theHunter couldn’t deny the satisfaction he felt at the thought of Theodore Cole finally suffering for taking their parents’ lives

Exhaling a deep breath, he tossed the phone onto the couch, and knowing that justice had been served, he was ready to fully enjoy the next few hours with Elle He let her take in the sights for a fewbow tie from around his neck, then released the first few buttons on his shirt so he could breathe Shrugging out of his tuxedo jacket, he draped it across the back of a leather chair and strolled to where she was standing, wanting her naked as quickly as possible

“This view is alass as he came up behind her

He put his hands on her bare shoulders, and she visibly shivered beneath his touch as he swept the long, wavy blonde strands of her hair to one side to give him better access to the back of her dress “Yes, the view is aet a whole lot more incredible At least for me, anyway”

Lowering his mouth to the side of her neck, he placed a fearainst his lips, while his fingers trailed a path to where her goas fastened and tugged on the satin ribbon cinching the corset top together It didn’t take hih to let the dress fall to the floor, but before he could push the gown over her hips to do so, she quickly crossed her ar the material in place, her demeanor suddenly tentative

He paused and brought his hts?” he asked, not sure hoas going to let her go if she changed hera woman as badly as he desired her, to the point that he wondered if fucking her once tonight would be enough to get her out of his system

No, definitely not, he decided

“Iuhtly as she shifted anxiously on her feet “Can anybody see through these s?”

He chuckled at her reason for being so self-conscious and de he wasn’t used to with the more experienced fely, he found Elle’s shy reaction incredibly appealing and hot as hell, because ither would be all his By the time he was done with her, any s he wanted from her would be nonexistent

“Not much of an exhibitionist?” he teased as he stroked his thu the soft, s to ease away her apprehension