Page 39 of Second Shot

“About how much you want to move in here?” His lips twist up on oneside.

I can’t help but smile at hispersistence.

It would be nice to have my own space topaint.

Not a reason to sell your soul to the devil,Brynne.

A devil with piercing blue eyes, lips I want to devour, and abs that beg to belicked.

I sigh. “If we dothis-”

His smile stretches across his face, eyes glittering, and I know he thinks he’swon.

Damn him. Maybe hehas.

“Ifwe do this,” I say sternly, ignoring the way heat builds in my core when he takes a stepcloser.

You’d think the fact that he’s holding Noah would squash all temptation, but seeing the two of them together only intensifies the desire that simmers inside ofme.

He draws closer, and I lose whatever I was going tosay.

“If we do this,” he repeats with a smugsmirk.

“Notouching.”

“Unless you beg.” Hewinks.

I roll my eyes. “I meanit.”

“So doI.”

We hold each other’s gaze, and I know it’s a battle of wills. Who will look away first? Who will cave? But I can’t let him win this. I need him to know I’mserious.

“All right.” He doesn’t look away, but I can tell he’s backing down. At least for now. “No touching. Any otherrules?”

“No random girls coming into the apartment. No parties. And nodrugs.”

His eyes twitch and his mouth thins. “Not a problem,” he saystightly.

“Good. Then we might be able to make thiswork.”

He gives a tight nod, but something has changed in his mood. “I’ll have your stuff brought overtonight.”

“Tonight? You’re not going to be able to get movers on that short ofnotice.”

A touch of a smirk plays on his lips. “Already hiredthem.”

He turns and walks out of the room, murmuring something toNoah.

I follow after him. “And what if I’d saidno?”

“You wouldn’t have.” Hechuckles.

I’m about to argue with him, take back our deal, when I hear Noah’s own giggle as he reaches out and grabs at Kane’smouth.

Kane turns, his eyes wide. “Did you hearthat?”

“Yeah.” I heard it. But I’m not sure what made my heart melt more, my son’s laugh, or the way his father is looking at him like he’s the best thing in theworld.

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