Chapter Sixty One

“You’re blushing.”

“I’m sorry.” I offered a sheepish smile. “Not sure how to say I read an article about you without sounding awkward.”

He laughed. “I’m flattNick watched her safely enter her loft and waited for the light to click on.

The low purr of the BMW was the only sound to break the silence.

His annoyance at her blunt admission bothered him. Why did he care if

she wanted the money? It was a perfect motivation to get them both through

the next year with no damages. He needed to keep his distance. Her parents

caused a dangerous longing to bubble up from deep inside. He quickly

squashed the emotion, but the idea that he still retained some sick ray of

hope for a normal family pissed him off.

Maybe it was the way she looked tonight. She’d pinned her hair up, and

stubborn black curls stabbed through the bobby pins to lay across her cheek

and down her neck. Her skin looked warm to the touch, slightly flushed

with pleasure from being around her family. She smiled so easily, her lips

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