Six Months Living With My Adopted Brother

situation any better. "The estate has specific conditions. Miss Kingston and Mr. Cast

and glared at the lawyer like he

first place. Which, okay, wasn't true. But still, she neede

nervous. That made her smile.

jaw locked. Looking like he hadn't slept. Still smu

is gold-rimmed glasses. "But the clause is non-negotiabl

me," Lore

," he

oft chuckle. Of co

eaning back in his chair like he owned the damn office.

w and lethal. "You don

mad I didn't vi

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marter t

reathing

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. "The estate has specific conditions. Miss Kingston and Mr. Castillo must

isbelief, "that I have to live with Martin Castillo, the walking definition

es

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oom. The same stupid painting on the wall; two deer in a fiel

in her coat pocke

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rrowed her eyes. "Intenti

. I think it's kind of cu

ight you

hat once. Di

at again. This man was prob

ted. Present tense. Futur

id, resting his chin on his hand. "You

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ged her not to remember,

it was the only thing keeping her from laun

g two seats away, legs sprawled ou

quietly, eyes still

ened his mout

in d

oth, and laced with that signature arrogance that m

ion. But her hands tightened around the table edge. Har

"It's... in your mother's let

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for a magazine cover, that lazy smirk tugging at the edge of h

't you have some tox

my tox

ght and half a b

st night of

ive with him? Or is there a refund policy on this i

le," the lawyer said, nervo

lms to her eyes. "My m

now, tone annoyingly casual. "She

liked watchi

suffer." He grinned. "E

laugh. "You're

'm thr

You still live in that ove

nd a pool. And no emotionally damaged litt

't your

to be some

ond. "You know what? Fork. I'm

r. You think I w

ot dying to shack up in a cozy house with your

t exactly my dream sce

iting it. Rub some fake tears on your cheeks and boom-

wanted to torture you, sweetheart

e lawyer looked like he wanted to disap

en them. "Are you two al

nd Martin said

at each othe

t's worse when we'r

me get this straight. We have to live to

in added. "Try not t

t tem

t hel

voice flat. "Tell me it's a mans

.. mod

's a house, Lo. Not

call me

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used to

ous. "So what I'm hearing is you'

rd her soul nearly left her b

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using th

a del

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till cute when

to the lawyer. "

feit you

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t. Thought of all the scenarios where Mar

l email and sent a fake love c

e at a party that she had

t friend at her graduation

ete

that hau

could just confirm that you

d, through gritted tee

blinked.

," she said, slowly, "you t

elbows on the ta

talk

re literally my f

n nearly brushing her hair. "You sti

him. "Back

too good. Like he didn't have the

t. "Okay. This is done. I'm le

g like he owned the air aro

e. "Wait

hey tell you? House is in Colorad

her eyes. "

"Guess you'

"If I push him off a ski slo

he genuinely didn't k

fast your morals vanished the last time

ht was a

shoulder and strolled out, all effor

im, heart pounding for

hate

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