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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

His mind remained on Ellie as he strode naked into the bathroom, turned on the shower, and stepped beneath the warm, soothing spray. Ellie was pretty as a picture, not as glamourous as Heather, but in some ways even more attractive. She had an openness Heather had never had, and she seemed to really care about people. She was intelligent and good at her job.

And with her plump, milk-white breasts and that round feminine behind, she was sexy as hell.

But Ellie was still a woman. Kade had vowed long ago that no female would ever dupe him again. It was a vow he intended to keep.

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

ELLIE SERVED BREAKFAST TO THE HANDS; THEN SHE AND TURTLE cleaned up the kitchen. Kade didn’t appear. Maria had called to say Alejandro was being released today. She was waiting for the paperwork to be completed, then driving him back to the ranch. Ellie couldn’t help wondering what Alejandro thought of Maria’s newly revealed affections.

For both their sakes, Ellie hoped it would work out.

With the kitchen spotless, Turtle closed a kitchen drawer, hung up his apron, and headed for the back door. “You have a good day now, ma’am.”

“It’s just Ellie, Turtle.”

He grabbed his hat off the rack and crammed it onto his round, balding head. “Yes, Ms. Ellie.”

Ellie laughed as he walked out to join Wyatt and the rest of the men. She tried not to think of Kade and what had happened between them last night, but it was impossible. The sex had been hot and raw and unbelievably satisfying. But there was an underlying darkness in Kade, a simmering anger that never completely left him, not even when he was making love.

She wasn’t sure who the anger was aimed at, but she had a feeling it was mostly himself. He blamed himself for his late wife’s death, or at least for not bringing her murderer to justice. Maybe, working together, they could find the man who had killed her.

Kade still hadn’t come down to eat. Ellie was sure he’d been awake when she’d left, but he hadn’t said a word. He was avoiding her, ignoring what had happened between them. Clearly he wasn’t interested in a “morning after” conversation. Or maybe one night of uninhibited passion was enough for him.

A flicker of something that felt like regret slid though her. Kade wasn’t interested in more than a physical relationship. He’d been honest about that from the start. Ellie was no longer sure what she wanted from Kade. For the moment, she told herself, sex was enough.