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“He’s not invited to the next book club,” I said.

“Definitely not,” Grim agreed.

“Book club?” Sin asked, confused.

The rest of us laughed, purposely keeping him out of the loop.

“You think this will become a regular thing, then?” Chaos asked.

“With Merri around? It’s practically assured.”

“To book club then?” Chaos said, holding up his glass.

“To book club,” Grim and I said in unison.

Sin looked between the three of us, his frustration at being left out mounting. “What fucking book club?”

Chapter

Twenty-Four

MERRI

Itipped my head back, drinking in the salty sea air and the way the warm breeze caressed my skin. It was so good to be here, in my beautiful dream paradise, where I was safe and not being kidnapped by demons.

“Penny for your thoughts?”

My eyes snapped open, and a smile stretched across my face as I discovered my sexy dream man leaning over me.

“I wondered if you would be here.”

“Miss me?”

“What would you say if I admitted I did?”

He brushed his knuckles across my cheek before he grabbed my hand and tugged me to standing. “Come on, let’s have a sunset stroll. You can tell me all about what has you so tense.”

“Is it that obvious?” I asked on a laugh.

He held his thumb and forefinger an inch apart. “Maybe just a little.”

“And here I was thinking I was relaxed.”

“Darling, your shoulders are so tight I’d wager even a deep tissue massage wouldn’t unknot them.”

“Deep tissue massages can be quite painful, you know.”

“Not when I do them.”

“Was that an offer?”

“Do you want it to be?”

Damn, my subconscious was a flirt.

I didn’t answer him as we continued down the beach, our toes in the surf, fingers intertwined. Something else was weighing on my mind.

“Merri, I can feel you thinking. What’s wrong?”

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