 “I want you safe, Candace. And to prove that I’m not just out to get laid, I promise you that I will stay completely brotherly the rest of your time here, if that’s a day, a week, a month or forever. Okay?”

She nodded dazedly, already feeling a sharp loss. “Okay.”

“Good.” He pushed away from the wall. “We have a deal. You stay, and I act the perfect gentleman.”

“Yes. Okay.” She’d stay, not only because he asked her to, or bullied her into it, but because on some level she knew taking the trip now was madness. 

“Just one thing.” He leaned in again.

She shrank back. “Oh, no.”

“I’ll keep my promise.” A slow, wicked grin lit his face and melted a part of her she needed to stay solid and strong if she was going to make it intact through the next few days. “But there’s nothing stopping you from inviting me to do whatever you want, however you want, whenever you want it.”
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Falling for the wrong man was bad enough. Falling for her sister's boyfriend? A disaster…

The worst love triangle situation ever! 




OFF LIMITS 

Michelle’s heart lifted a little. He was still Nick. “I’ll take it in for you. It’s nice of you to go to the trouble.”
“For you it’s no trouble.”
“You’re a sweetheart, Nick.” She sat on the spotless sofa, terrified she’d spill or leave crumbs, and hoisted her bottle, anxious to get those first cal...

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