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

His eyes narrow as he twists his jaw back and forth. Finally, after working through something in his head, he relaxes his mouth.

“I’ll make you a deal,” he says.

“What?”

He widens his stance, his feet straddling mine. I’m perfectly capable of walking around him if I choose to. But I don’t.

“Look me in the eye, right here, right now, and tell me you don’t want me to kiss you,” he says, his voice barely above a whisper. “If you do that, I’ll believe you. We’ll never be in this situation again.”

What?

This was never about not wanting to kiss him.

My resolve slips. Slowly, second by second, my mind starts making excuses.

You can’t waste too much time on him. He won’t be here.

You’re stronger than you’ve ever been. You can handle this. It’s a measure of strength to go for what you want, and you want this.

You’ll regret not saying yes.

I take a deep breath and fly the white flag.

Fuck it.

I cup his face in my hands and bring my lips to his. He’s surprised for a split second before moving his mouth against mine.

He tastes like heat and peppermint, need and desire. There’s a tenderness mixed with an urgency that nearly burns me and this stupid shed down.

His hands dig into my waist, his fingers pressing into the space just above my hips. I’m held in a frustrating, heady position between holding me in place and pulling me into him.

Every stroke of his tongue, each movement of his lips, is intentional. Measured. If I didn’t know better, I might think he’s been mapping this kiss out for days. Just like I have.

“Wow,” he says, pulling back with a smile.

I pant, catching my breath. Heat pools in my cheeks as I let my hands fall from his face.

I can’t believe I just did that.

My head spins, relief washing over me with the finality of my decision. But in the second wave that comes around, I feel a surge of anxiety at how this might play out.

He takes a step back, pressing a finger to his lips as if he’s sealing in the taste of my mouth.

“Cole . . .”

“I’m not about to press my luck,” he says, backing away toward the door. “So I’m going to go back to my team.”

I nod, gulping. “Yes. Do that. Please.”

He stops, moves forward again, and grabs a bucket of balls. His gaze lingers on me, silently making promises that feel like threats, before he turns and walks out of the shed.

And I clean faster and with more energy than I ever have in my whole entire life.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN COLE

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

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