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“I have a cabin I don’t use very often. It’s still in my wife’s family name so nobody should immediately connect it to us,” Cade told her.

“I can't stay in your cabin, Cade,” she protested.

“Why not?” he asked.

“Because …” she trailed off not really sure what the answer was. It just didn't feel right. That cabin had probably been a special place for him and his family, she didn't want to intrude.

“It’s not up for debate, Becca,” Connor said, straightening and striding across his kitchen toward her.

There was determination burning in his eyes and she felt a little of the pressure in her chest subside. Connor still cared even if he was angry with her and maybe even regretted asking for a second chance.

“You're in danger because of us, because of me, the absolute least we can do is give you a safe place to stay. The cabin is remote, it’ll give you peace and quiet. It has a good security system, I’ll make sure you're armed, and we’ll be monitoring the system. You’ll be safe there, Becca, and I need you to be safe.”

She needed to not be alone.

The thought surprised her, coming out of nowhere, along with it a deep sense of who she wanted for company.

Connor.

The ex who had been her everything, then taken it all away, only to return and bring with him a sense of security she knew she couldn’t allow herself to trust in but didn't know how to stop it from happening.

Chapter

Ten

August 19th

6:18 P.M.

“So?”

“So, what?” Connor asked Cooper as his twin dropped down onto the couch beside him.

The last thing he was in the mood for right now was some sort of lecture from one of his brothers.

Or all of them.

Since every single one of them was lounging around his living room looking at him expectantly.

What did they want him to say?

That he’d messed up with Becca to the point where she had literally moved on and planned to spend the rest of her life with another man?

He knew that already.

Talking about it wasn't going to change anything.

At least talking about it with these guys wasn't going to change anything.

The person he needed to talk things through with was currently being driven out to Cade’s cabin by Cade. Becca was the only one who could give him the answers he needed. Who was the man she’d been engaged to? Had he passed away or had one of them ended things? If one of them had ended things, was it her or him? Had she truly loved this person the way she used to love him? How long after they’d broken up had she met this man? How long had he been out of her life?

All of those questions raced around his head along with a hundred others, tormenting him, mocking him, driving him crazy.

Had he lost any chance with her?

Was it already too late?

Everything that he’d told Becca all those years ago was still true. She was his, she owned every part of his body, heart, and soul. There was no other woman for him, he wasn't interested in anyone else. Never had been. She was the other half of him, no one else would ever fit him like she did.

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