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A very late hour for visitors, especially in quiet Hampstead. Frowning, Maddie set aside the tattered frock she’d been mending and strode to the parlor door.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eAs her butler Matheson’s heels clicked across the floor, her stomach twisted as she waited.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eAfter a low-voiced exchange, Matheson approached.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“Who is it?” she whispered, then bit her lip fretfully.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“He says he’s a gentleman who wishes to remain anonymous.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eMaddie’s heart stuttered. She drew in a deep, trembling breath, knowing the moment she had dreaded had unflinchingly arrived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“Is he anyone I know?” she whispered to her butler.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“I’m afraid he is,” drawled a deep voice beyond the parlor door.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eIt was a voice Maddie never, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eever\u003c\/i\u003e thought to hear again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eA sudden, dizzying spike of shock swept over her. Mouth gaping, she reached for the wall to steady herself and peeked past Matheson, hoping her ears had deceived her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eThey had not. Brock Taylor had returned to Ashdown Manor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eAs bold as could be, here stood the cad who had broken her heart five years ago when he’d left her to seek his fortune. From gossip and reputation, she knew he had more than found it. Now refined and wealthy—and more handsome than ever—he stood in her foyer wearing a faintly wry smile and a stylish green coat that perfectly matched his mocking eyes. The thick waves of his mahogany hair still wouldn’t quite behave. Maddie remembered running her fingers through them with a bittersweet pang.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“Brock.” His name tumbled from her lips on a whisper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“How kind of you to remember me, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eLady Wolcott.\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eHe spoke her married title with contempt, matched by the disdain in his eyes. She swallowed. Why was he here? What did he want? Had \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003ehe\u003c\/i\u003e, of all people, truly bought her debt? She fought for her next breath, trying to beat back the panic encroaching.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eBrock turned to her butler. “Fetch your mistress a spot of tea. She looks unwell.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eHer butler sent her a measuring stare. “Indeed, sir.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eMatheson quit the room before she could object, leaving her alone with the man she’d sworn to hate for the rest of her life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“You are not welcome here.” Maddie lifted her chin sternly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“Have you no kind words for an old...friend?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eMouth dropping open, she glared at him. Five years after betraying her, Brock Taylor stood in her parlor as if he belonged here. Of all the things she’d envisioned saying to him over the years if she ever saw the cad again, not a single one came to mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eFriend?\u003c\/i\u003e” She raised a disdainful brow at him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“May I sit?” He did so without waiting for her reply, dwarfing the ancient rosewood armchair. “Perhaps you should sit as well. You really do look pale.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eThough Brock’s voice had acquired a definite upper crust clip, one of the few qualities that had not changed about the scoundrel was his smile. The wicked tilt of that wide mouth still bespoke sin, as potent and beguiling as ever. Once upon a time, she had been innocent enough to fall prey to the charm of his grin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eShe was no longer that green girl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eMaddie feigned calm as she faced Brock. “Matheson said you are the anonymous gentleman. Is that so?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“Yes.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eHis clipped reply hit her like a blow to the chest. Legs weak beneath her, she tread slowly to the sofa and sank to its threadbare cushions. “Why? Eight thousand pounds is a great deal of money.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eHe shrugged. “Or not, depending.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eMaddie fixed narrowed eyes upon him. “Depending upon what?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“The repayment one receives.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“I knew I could count on you to make demands.” \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eYou opportunistic blackguard.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eThe words were out before Maddie could stop them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eShe clenched her hands into angry fists. Damn him for buying her debt. Damn him twice for taking her heart and her innocence five years ago, then leaving her in his quest for wealth. Damn him to eternity for coming here with the notion of collecting more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eA faint apology tinged his smile. “I’m not running a charitable organization.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“I did not ask you to buy my late husband’s debt.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“But now that I have, you owe me.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eFury seethed inside her, like a beast fighting its chain. “And you want your precious money from me?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eHe paused. “I want repayment.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eHow dare he make demands of her in light of the terrible wrong he’d dealt her. He was no gentleman. But then, he never had been.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“If I had eight thousand pounds,” she bit out, “I would have paid my creditors already. So you see, immediate repayment is impossible.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eBrock crossed his arms over his wide chest, but the arrogant, presumptuous cad said nothing at all about the biggest shame of her life. Or one of them, anyway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“In fact,” she continued, “I believe you owe me a thousand pounds to repay the money you accepted from my father.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“He told you about our...agreement?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“Of course. He told me the very night you left that he had offered you money to abandon me. And that you quickly accepted it with a smile.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“Abandon?” He gave her a mocking laugh. “You didn’t suffer long, Lady Wolcott.” Again, he spoke her married title with disdain. “It’s of no consequence, anyway. I returned that money to your father three months later.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“Papa said he never saw a farthing of it.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“And naturally you believed everything he told you.” Brock’s voice held a faint note of derision, then he shrugged. “If you want your thousand pounds, I shall credit it toward your balance. I’ll even grant you eight-percent interest. You still owe me...” He cast his gaze to the ceiling, calculating. “Six thousand, seven hundred eighty-three pounds and twenty pence.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“I scarcely have two farthings to rub together, but I’m certain you knew that before buying up my debt.” Five years of choking resentment exploded with the force of a volcano. “What the devil do you want from me?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“A choice, Maddie. A simple choice.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eShe scoffed. Nothing about Brock Taylor had ever been simple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“What?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eHe shrugged casually, but Maddie caught the tension latent in his neck, his broad shoulders. “If you cannot repay me in full...”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“I’ve said that I cannot,” she said through clenched teeth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eBrock rose from the armchair, the muscles of his hard thighs flexing beneath chocolate-hued breeches. Maddie chastised herself for noticing as he paced closer, brushing the muslin of her gray skirt as he walked past. He turned back to her. Their gazes locked. 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But who will protect her from him?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow readers are raving:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ \"The perfect blend of suspense, intrigue and fantastic characters and will keep you hanging on to the edge of your seat waiting and wondering what would happen next.” – Goodreads Reviewer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/0936\/0625\/files\/magnific_ultrarealistic-cinematic-_2968912476.png?v=1778608122\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e✔️\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e Instant download • Secure transactions • Read on any device\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Box Sets, Wicked Lovers: Soldiers for Hire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContains\u003c\/strong\u003e: Wicked as Lies, Wicked and True\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMain Characters:\u003c\/strong\u003e Zyron \u0026amp; Tessa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormats:\u003c\/strong\u003e eBook, hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWord Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160k\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 471 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrior Reading Necessary?\u003c\/strong\u003e No\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTropes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alpha Hero, Enemies to Lovers, Forbidden Love, Forced Proximity, Friends to Lovers, Military\/Former Military, On-the-run, Protector, Revenge, Security Team, Single Mom, Suspense, Workplace Romance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e❣️ Inside WICKED AND FORBIDDEN ❣️\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHe sat beside Tessa, flipping between streaming services after dinner and trying to ignore how much he wanted her when he heard shuffling on the front porch. Then someone started beating on the door.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eZy stood with a frown. “You expecting any packages?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“No.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Let me answer it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Tessa!” an unfamiliar male voice called from the front porch. “Open up, babe. I didn’t mean to get mad last time. Let’s talk it out.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSon of a bitch.\u003c\/em\u003e “Cash?”\u003cbr\u003e“Yeah.” Tessa bit her lip. “That's my es, and he sounds drunk.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHe did. Damn it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Go away!” she shouted through the door. “I have a restraining order against you, and you’re violating it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Babe, you don’t need that. I would never hurt you. I lost my temper the other night. I’m sorry. Open up so we can talk?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eZy shook his head and pinned Tessa with an urgent gaze. “Grab the baby and your phone. Lock yourself in the bedroom. I’m going to have a chat with this bastard.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eShe shook her head. “There’s no reasoning with him when he’s like this. You’ll only make matters worse.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“I’ll make him go away, but I want you two safe first.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTessa sighed like she knew his suggestion would keep her safest, but she didn’t like it. “All right.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eShe scooped the baby up from her activity mat. Hallie fussed, but Tessa disappeared with her phone and her daughter behind the closed door. Then he retrieved his Glock, flipped on the porch light, then yanked the door open.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTessa’s ex stood on the front stoop, hands shoved in his pockets, huddled against the chilly night. His blond beard looked scruffy and his blue eyes bloodshot. He wore scuffed cowboy boots, faded jeans, and a ratty T-shirt with a drawing of a pig standing at a barbecue that said I LIKE MY PORK PULLED AND MY MEAT RUBBED.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eClassy guy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Listen, buddy. She doesn’t want you here. So take your drunk ass and—”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Who the hell are you?” Cash lurched drunkenly, looking him up and down. “Is she banging you already?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eZy itched to punch him. “I’m here to protect her. Watch your mouth. What do you want?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“To see Tessa.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“And meet your daughter?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCash looked less enthusiastic about that. “Well, yeah.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eZy bit back his opinion that the SOB didn’t deserve either of them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Then you’ve got to start playing by the rules. You scared Tessa the other day, and she got a restraining order. Because she’s afraid of you. So now’s the time to back off and give her space. You trying to force her to talk isn’t helping. It’s only been a few days since you busted out her window and threatened her. How was that supposed to reassure a new mom?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“I didn’t think about it like that. But…but”—he sputtered and shivered with a gust of wind—“why is she pissed? I just pointed out that her body was looking smoking hot again, and since the baby, her tits are an upgrade. I didn’t say anything offensive.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, not at all\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Well, \u003cem\u003eshe\u003c\/em\u003e found it offensive.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCash let loose a long-suffering sigh. “Why are women so touchy? You can’t even compliment them anymore without them getting all weepy and insulted. I just tried to say something nice—”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“If you’d mentioned her eyes or her smile, she might have appreciated that. But you haven’t seen her since you ran out before she gave birth to \u003cem\u003eyour\u003c\/em\u003e daughter, and the first thing you mentioned was her breasts.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Because they were the first things I saw!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThere was no hope for this guy, and Zy was done wasting his breath. “Well, she’s not going to see you tonight, so you need to turn around and—”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Who are you to tell me what to do?” Cash poked him in the chest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eZy glared down at the asshole’s finger. “Don’t touch me.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCash did it again. “What are you going to do about it?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSquash your drunk ass like a bug.\u003c\/em\u003e But Zy refrained. “Protect Tessa from you.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe guy scoffed dismissively. “You can’t touch me.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eZy lunged in Cash’s face. “If you try to barge in here and force Tessa to see you, I will do a lot more than touch you. 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