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“We’ll just…”

“Uncle Riley!” Skye shouts and yanks her hand from mine before running toward Damon’s brother. I use the excuse to flee.

I make it two steps before Damon shackles my wrist and pulls me into the alley next to the courthouse. He presses me against the wall and frames my face with his hands.

“Are you okay?”

“Of course. Why wouldn’t I be?”

He scowls. “Because Aspen was incredibly rude to you.”

“She has every right to be rude to me.”

“No, she doesn’t,” he growls. “What happened is in the past. She needs to get over it already. And her husband should have said something.”

“What are you going to do? Sic one of your drones on the chief of police of Winter Falls?”

I’m joking but Damon’s not. “Maybe I will.”

I blow out a breath and squeeze his wrists. “It’s okay. I deserve it.”

“You do not deserve it. You deserve to be treated like the angel you are.”

Oh my. Butterflies explode in my stomach. This is why I love this man. He thinks the best of me despite knowing my past. I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with him and Skye as a family.

Chapter 33

This is my least favorite part. ~ Message from Petal to the Gossip Gals

Damon

Love sticks her head into my office. “Are you busy?”

“Never too busy for you, Angel.”

She rolls her eyes. “Corny.”

More like horny. We haven’t had sex since the night of my mom’s wedding and I’m about to burst. Love’s afraid Skye will walk in on us getting down and dirty. No matter how many times I’ve explained how locks work, she won’t give in.

She wants to take things slow. And I respect her decision. I respect her. My balls on the other hand… they don’t understand what the problem is.

“Come in.”

As soon as she’s close, I capture her wrist and yank until she lands on my lap.

“What are you doing?” Her words sound indignant but her eyes sparkle with joy.

“Getting you right where I want you.”

She raises an eyebrow. “Right where you want me?”

“Yep.” I lift my hips so she can feel how hard I am.

Her cheeks darken. “Damon, it’s eleven o’clock in the morning.”

I don’t understand what the problem is. “And?”

“And you should be working.”

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