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Chapters (50)
  1. Also by
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. CHAPTER ONE
  5. CHAPTER TWO
  6. CHAPTER THREE
  7. CHAPTER FOUR
  8. CHAPTER FIVE
  9. CHAPTER SIX
  10. CHAPTER SEVEN
  11. CHAPTER EIGHT
  12. CHAPTER NINE
  13. CHAPTER TEN
  14. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  15. CHAPTER TWELVE
  16. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  17. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  18. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  19. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  20. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  21. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  22. CHAPTER NINETEEN
  23. CHAPTER TWENTY
  24. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
  25. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
  26. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
  33. CHAPTER THIRTY
  34. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
  35. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
  36. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
  37. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
  38. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
  39. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
  40. CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
  41. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
  42. CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
  43. CHAPTER FORTY
  44. CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
  45. CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
  46. CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
  47. CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR
  48. CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
  49. EPILOGUE
  50. Teaser Chapter

Ellie simply smiled and walked away.

Kade watched her go. Ellie knew the truth, knew he cared about his people, wanted them to be happy. She had a way of reading him no other woman ever had. Kade studied the sway of her sexy behind and felt the familiar pulse of desire for her.

He sighed. Ramirez wasn’t the only one who needed to figure things out.

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

AFTER A NIGHT IN KADE’S BIG BED, ELLIE ROSE EARLY AND HEADED downstairs. She figured Maria would be with Alejandro, planning their future together. Instead, as she opened the kitchen door, she caught the smell of frying bacon and the pungent aroma of fresh brewed coffee.

“What are you doing here?” she asked. “Did you talk to Alejandro?”

Maria’s chin went up. “Sí, I talked to him. He came to my grandmother’s house last night.”

“And . . . ?”

“And I sent him away. I saw his battered face. I know what Señor Kade did to him. I won’t have a man who’s only marrying me because he has been told he must.” This was a different Maria from the heartbroken girl Ellie had found in the kitchen last night. It seemed there was a strong will beneath the soft exterior of the sweet young woman.

“He loves you, Maria. He told Kade that.”

Maria turned away. “I need to finish breakfast. The men will be here soon.”

Ellie went along with the change of subject. Things would work out for the couple—or at least she hoped they would.

Kade arrived a few minutes ahead of the hands. He spotted Maria and started to say something, but Ellie shook her head. “Later,” she mouthed, and Kade nodded.

The next arrivals were Conn Delaney and Trace Elliot. Kade intercepted the men as they walked through the door. Conn and Trace were both good-looking and extremely well-built. Kade’s tall, masculine figure fit right in.

“I’m glad you’re here,” Kade said. “I figured I’d run you down after breakfast. Let’s eat, and we’ll talk.” Motioning for Ellie to join them, they filled their plates and sat down at the end of the table.

“I had a hunch you’d be looking for me fairly soon,” Delaney said, shoveling in a mouthful of eggs. “My team hasn’t run into any new problems, and your biggest problem is dead.”

“There’s a chance whoever hired Keller will make more trouble, but there’s no way to know unless something happens. And I can’t keep guards on the payroll twenty-four hours a day unless there’s a credible threat.”

Ellie silently agreed. With Keller dead, they had to hope the danger was over.

“You’re right,” Conn said. “No way to anticipate what might happen.” He took a drink of coffee. “I’ll tell my guys to stand down. We can pack up and be gone by the end of the day.”