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- Anna Leigh Keaton [Serve & Protect 01] Five Alarm Neighbor (pdf)
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- Alan Burt Akers [Dray Prescot 06] Manhounds of Antares (pdf)
- Celeste Jones The Long Arm of the Law And Other Short Stories [DaD] (pdf)
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- Lorie O'Clare [Dead World 02] Shara's Challenge [pdf]
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support of his close friend. I m sorry, miss, but I ve noticed that you
and he have become close.
Sheridan flushed, the heat creeping up her neck to her face. Yes,
Anna, but&
The Autumnal equinox is tonight. This is a very important date
for this family. Please talk to Mr. Marc. You must stay for that if you
care about him at all.
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All right, Anna. I need to speak to Marc anyway. Do you know
where I can find him?
He s out at the car park, miss. I believe he s getting ready to go
into town on an errand.
Frustrated and confused, Sheridan hurried out to the driveway.
Why in the hell did a woman she d been certain hated her suddenly
want her to stay with Marc, to remain for this Harvest Festival,
Equinox, or whatever? It made no sense. She sped up to a slow jog.
With her luck, she d miss Marc and she really wanted to get this
settled now. Otherwise, she might not have the courage to leave.
She caught him as he got into his car. Marc.
He looked up, his gaze lighting to molten gold as he saw her.
Sheridan. Love. Are you all right? He closed the distance between
them.
She looked up at him as he clasped her arms, wincing as he
brushed against one of her many scrapes.
Oh, God. Your arms. We must get Anna to put some antiseptic
on these so they don t become infected. He clasped her hands,
concern evident on his face.
No. Thank you. It s okay. I found a first aid kit in the bathroom
and took care of it. Her heart squeezed a bit at his caring words. Her
eyes stung, but she refused to shed tears. She d handle her problems
on her own like a big girl.
Marc, you hired me to photograph Simon s wedding. There isn t
going to be a wedding now, so you certainly have no need of a
photographer. I think it s best if I leave. I have some personal issues I
need to deal with, too.
His brows drew together in a furious, hurt frown. No need? What
about us? What about my need for you? Doesn t that count? Jesus,
Sheridan. I thought we d gone far beyond photographer and client.
Of course we have Marc. It s just that I think I need to have some
time to myself to sort things out.
Whatever you re going through, love, I want to help you. I
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thought you liked it here. I thought perhaps even grouchy Simon had
grown on you.
She laughed at the all-too-accurate description of her impression
of his brother. I love it here, Marc. That s not the issue. There are
things about me you don t know.
Please, Sheridan. Please stay at least through tonight. It s a very
important anniversary for our family. The Autumnal equinox and all
that. Please. I insist.
She sighed. I ll stay until tomorrow, then. She pulled her hands
free and backed away from him, looking away. I m sorry, Marc.
Don t be sorry. We ll find a way to work things out. Look, this
errand can t wait, but when I get back, we ll have a long talk. I have
some things to tell you.
That brought her gaze back up to his. What things?
He smiled that gentle smile that never failed to speed up her heart
rate and curl her toes. We ll talk when I get back. What I have to say
may take some time. He got into the car and with a final wave, drove
off.
Crap. That left Simon. He technically had hired her, so she needed
to speak to him, if she could find him. She d start with his study
Marc told her Simon usually spent his time there. She turned and
began the long walk through the enormous house.
The heavy wooden door to the study hung ajar. She rapped as loud
as she could, but her knuckles barely made a sound on the rock-like
wood. He must have acute hearing, as he immediately acknowledged
the gesture.
Enter.
She pushed open the heavy door and the sight meeting her gaze
had her mouth dropping open in shock. Prim, proper, irascible Simon
had morphed into a dark sex god, lounging behind the desk in his
leather chair, jeans clad legs and bare feet propped up on the desk,
white shirt half-undone, hair mussed as though he d just run his hand
through it, or just gotten out of bed and not to sleep. He clasped a
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glass of whiskey, from which he sipped on occasion, as he looked her
up and down with a hot, sensual gaze. A gaze that did funny things to
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