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Chapter Eleven

Author: Marysol James
last update Last Updated: 2026-01-06 00:52:50

Griff felt the scowl spreading across his face, and he forced his eyes back to his screen. Grimly, he started to type up his observations and thoughts, making sure to keep his language as neutral as possible. He had to get this report to Dallas by that evening, and the man was expecting a black-and-white document. No frills or fancies: just the facts, ma’am.

Griff worked steadily, impassively, for almost an hour. He watched Claire without seeming to watch her, watched her do nothing more than sit at her table with her earbuds in place, tapping away on her laptop. Even though she wasn’t facing him and she never even looked his way, her profile was astonishingly expressive, he was interested and surprised to note, and she seemed to be reading or looking at things that pleased her a great deal. She smiled, bit her lip, played with her hair.

Maybe she has a lover? That’d be helpful, actually… maybe someone I can get to and use against her somehow, to get information?

He’d just finished ha
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    Emma disconnected the call with Beth and met Dean's eye from across their living room. He tickled Frankie's tummy and the little boy giggled wildly. It was a sound that Emma and Dean were both totally and unapologetically addicted to.“And?” Dean said.“And...” Emma paused, teasing him a bit, making him wait. “Pregnant.”“Woohoo!” Dean said and Frankie looked up at his father, a bit startled. “Way to go, Beth and Jim!”“That just leaves Jenny to get final confirmation, huh?” Emma said, stroking her own stomach. It was still pretty flat, but she loved knowing that a little girl was taking shape and form in there. “She says that Chris won't trust the positive home pregnancy test. Says he wants an official doctor's 'yes' before he gets all excited.”“Weird for Chris to be all hung up on that,” Dean commented. “I wonder why he is.”“Well, because they were so worried that Jenny wouldn't be able to get pregnant, after all that trauma that she went through. The internal damage was extensive

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    He smiled, still running his hands over her perfect ass. She waited, holding her breath, and when he lightly spanked her again, she jolted, cried out in pleasure. She had no idea why this felt so good, all she knew was that it did. It didn't hurt, and she didn't want it to hurt, but the sharp little sting before the gentle caress was... well. It was amazing. The contrast between a bit rough and a bit tender was a major turn-on, and it was one that Claire had never experienced before.Griff slipped his one hand between her legs now and she cried out again, louder, higher. He rubbed her clit, then gave her another smack as he slid a finger inside her. She screamed at that, she actually screamed, and her back arched helplessly. God, she was soaked and she was begging, and he knew that he had to make love to her. Now.“Baby,” he said roughly, his finger moving in and out of her pussy. “I don't have anything with me.”“Bedroom,” she said, the word almost a whimper. “My bedside table.”“Don

  • Solid Gold (Unseen Enemy 8)   Chapter Seventy-six

    “You’re doing it again,” Claire said, bemused. “Staring at me like you’re waiting for something.”“I am,” he said, without thinking. “I am waiting.”“OK.” She sounded a bit worried. “What is it that you’re waiting for?”“I can’t say.”She paused, then cocked her head at him. “You – you can’t say?”“Nope.”“Why not?”“Because it has to be something that you just decide to do all by yourself. No prompting or fishing from me, no pushing you to say it. No pressure, no little nudges.”“Ummm. Ohhh-kay?” Claire stared at him, wondering if he was talking about what she thought that he was talking about, but she decided that she needed more information. “Maybe give me a hint?”“No hints,” he said severely.“Come on. Just a small one.”“No way.”“A tiny one, John.”“No, Claire.”“You want me to guess?”“Nope. I really do not.”“You sure about that?”“Totally,” Griff said with huge emphasis. “No hints, no guesses, no way, no how.”“How about I just say what I think it is?”That stopped him, and

  • Solid Gold (Unseen Enemy 8)   Chapter Seventy-five

    “Not yet. They have to submit Selena’s medical stuff to show that she’s not at high risk for cancer anymore, that her mastectomies and hysterectomy have completely removed the genetic threats posed by the BRCA1 gene. They also have to show that she’ll only work days from now on at Solid Security, and Luke will cut back on his night shifts at Curves. The mom wants to be sure that Luke and Selena will be home with the baby, and so they’ll need to make some adjustments to their schedules.”“I’m sure that ain’t gonna be a problem.”“Oh, it’s not. Dallas and Jax have already said that it’s done.”“Excellent.” Griff sighed. “So why move the wedding?”“Cost. The adoption’s going to hit them hard financially, and although there will be enough left over for a baby and bills, there won’t be enough for a fancy wedding.”“Not even a City Hall thing?” Griff said. “I know that Jenny would let them have the reception at one of her restaurants, and she’d offer them an amazing price. I’m sure that Sel

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    Three months laterClaire sighed and shut her laptop with a sense of relief. Expanding the business had seemed like such a great idea six months before, but now that it was actually happening, and she had clients coming out of her ears, she was seriously questioning her life choices. She wandered into her small kitchen, put on the kettle to boil water for tea. As always, she stared out of the window, today admiring the first snow on the Rockies. She’d decided to rent this apartment just for this view and even though the living room was small and the bedroom was painted a horrific pink, she hadn’t had a single moment of regret. This view – it was everything.The buzzer went then, and she smiled. She glanced at the clock on the stove, shook her blonde head with affection.Bang on time. As always.She pushed the intercom button, and said, “Hello?”“C’mon, kitten. You know it’s me.”“Of course I do, John,” she said. “I just like hearing your voice right away.”“Aw.” She could hear him sm

  • Solid Gold (Unseen Enemy 8)   Chapter Seventy-three

    “I’m so happy for you, Claire,” he said, and he really meant it. He knew how hard it was to figure out where you belonged, and if she’d done it… well. She was one of the lucky ones. “You deserve it.”“Thank you.”They fell silent now, just looking at each other. Griff was aching to ask her if she’d make place for him in her life, but a part of him knew that her life here was just fine the way it was. He knew that she saw Spider and Mirrie and Cole often; he knew that she went to the café and worked on expanding her business; he knew that she gazed up at the Rockies and fell in love with them over and over again.And since he knew all of that, he also knew that she didn’t need him. Her life was full and it was amazing, and if she invited him back in, it was because he’d add to her joy. He wouldn’t define it.That’s the way it should be.And that’s what he was working on himself, in his own life. Since leaving Solid Security, Griff had slaved to build his own consulting business. It was

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