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

Abby arched her back, taking even more of him, and he felt her tighten around him. Fierce pleasure washed through him, hot and intense, drawing every muscle taut. His release came hard and fast, matching hers as they reached the peak together.

Long seconds passed, yet his heart still hammered wildly. Abby pressed her lips against his sweat-slick skin right over his heart, and something shifted inside him, expanded into an emotion he had never felt before. Something he couldn’t afford to feel.

Something he refused to allow.

What was it about this woman that touched him in a way no other woman had? Whatever it was, he couldn’t permit his feelings to grow any deeper. There was no place for a woman in the life he led. He had learned that lesson before.

Whatever his feelings, he needed to end them now, before it was too late.

Unwrapping her arms from around his neck, he lifted her away and settled her naked on the bed. He went into the bathroom to clean up, came out and pulled on a fresh T-shirt, then headed for the door.

“You’re going out?” Abby asked. “Where are you going?” She looked beautiful, with the faint sheen of moisture on her skin, her shiny hair a tangle around her shoulders. He wanted to turn back, go over to the bed, and take her again.

“I need some air,” he said. “Why don’t you nap for a while? I won’t be gone long.” And he wouldn’t go far. He didn’t trust the men in the cantina.

Worse yet, now he knew he couldn’t trust himself. Not when it came to his feelings for Abby. He needed to put things back the way they were before, keep the physical part of their relationship, but separate everything else.

It wouldn’t be easy, but Gage was determined.

With a last glance at Abby, he stepped out into the heat and closed the door.

The heavy metal click felt like a lock closing off his heart.

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

PITCH DARKNESS CLOAKED THE DENSE FOREST AS THE HUMMER drove along the narrow, overgrown lane leading to the ruins of the old hacienda, once the Peralta plantation. Twin yellow circles shining from the headlights were all that illuminated their way.

As before, Mateo and Edge rode in the vehicle in front of them. They’d been in the area to get a feel for what they would be facing, though not to the ruins themselves. Secrets had a way of getting out.

Abby turned on her cell phone and pulled up the satellite map she had downloaded before they’d left Denver. Until now, they hadn’t used their phones since the incident in Mexico City. They didn’t want to be tracked. There was no service this far out of Alux’ob. Even there, communication was spotty. But the map was already downloaded to the phone.