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  1. Cover
  2. PRAISE FOR MEG TILLY AND HER NOVELS
  3. TITLES BY MEG TILLY
  4. Dedication
  5. PROLOGUE
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  74. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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“I beg to differ. Yes, Harmony was a relatively new addition. I didn’t know her well, but shouldn’t the news of her death have me reeling?” He shook his head. “Nope. There was a jolt of shock when Peterson told me, a dropping in my stomach, a sense of disbelief. But grief? You want to know the truth? I wasn’t thinking about her just now. I had forgotten that she was dead.” He saw Sarah blink. “Yep. That’s the man you are sitting next to, painting him with noble colors that he doesn’t deserve.” She opened her mouth to say something, but he beat her to it. “You want to know what I was thinking? I was thinking about you. About how stupid I was not to have leaped into your bed when I had the chance. How’s that for an enlightened male? Harmony’s dead, and I’m obsessing about what an ass I was holding off making a move on you.”

“You know, I’ve been curious about that. Why didn’t you?”

“You’d been through a tough time, and I knew you were vulnerable. You’d mentioned your ex was abusive. You needed help. I could do that, for which you were grateful. I didn’t want to take advantage.”

“Take advantage?” She arched an eyebrow. “I offered.”

“I know,” he growled. “That’s where the ‘ass’ part comes in. I was operating under some antiquated cockamamie belief that it would have been wrong, unfair to lure you into my bed when I held all the power.”

“Aw . . .” The noise she made sounded sympathetic, but he could see amusement dancing in her eyes. “Hate to break it to you, Mick,” she practically purred. “But you never held all the power.”

“Whatever. We’re arguing about semantics. What matters is that you are free now. Soon you’ll have access to your funds and properties. Your petition for divorce has been filed. You hold the world in your hands.” And I have nothing left in my arsenal to tempt you with. He managed a smile. “And for the record, I am happy for you. Truly, I am.”

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