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ubbing a hand over his jaw. "I don

, he had wanted to be part of it, I would have listened. But now? This conversation irritated me. Wha

hen do you care who

something dark and unreadable in

said something that explained exactl

to worry about my family." I could hear the frustrat

nt." For a second, I had let myself hope he truly cared. "If I want to date a thousan

ice was sharp, cutting through the

." My voice was deceptively calm, but there was fire beneath it. "I have plans tonight,

ds curling into fists at his si

, and I understand he is your friend. So what's your prob

ser. "Grace, you could be pregnant. You should be

ly sees me as a person and not a walking incubator?" Heat floode

ed as he exhaled sharp

tor stopped. You didn't ask if I was scared or if I got hurt. The first thing you di

d. "I... that is... M

it could be a good thing. He might be the one man able to chip away at th

slightly, as if he wanted to s

ice quieter now, more dangerous. "Why does

he said throug

l. Hunter didn't like having control taken fr

hair in frustration. "Grace, I don't have time for this.

. "Reckless? Going to d

into line, for not being a good little employee. But as my boss, he had n

a friend, Hunter, not as so

his dating history,

ngs from your university days. You're just grasping at excuses because y

his breath, turning bac

what i

an answer, and the silence between u

ould feel the warmth radiating from his body, the ba

eyes flickered to my lips b

ve imagined it. For so long, I had wanted mor

lf of the sudden rush of awareness. "You don't get to control

ustration evident. "I'm not

ok a shaky breath. "

nds still clenched at his sides. Then,

or swu

ession unreadable. Her eyes flickered bet

g on?" she a

immediate. His face went blank, his posture str

short laug

hat was happening, but she wasn't stupid. The air was thick with tension, my anger at Hun

so I turned toward the door

ow. "Grace." Her t

but didn't

ith something knowing. "Is th

arefully composed, but tension lined his jaw, his hands tw

to let him get away with it. He thought he could question

ked out, leaving Hel