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Twice.

No fucking way
.

His heart lurched and so did his cock. Standing on the dock, hands on her curvy hips, was the one woman he thought he’d never see again. Never
wanted
to see again.

Talk about a storm blowing in… “What are you doing here, Bianca?”

She pointed to the name written in flowing script on the boat’s side. “The Love Boat? Really?”

Maggie danced on her feet, straining at the leash and wagging her tail at Bianca.

Traitor
.

Five years and B still looked as young and fresh, and innocent as the day she’d broken his heart in high school. She’d ripped it to shreds again six months ago. But she wasn’t innocent. Not by a long shot.

The NSA agent working on the Southern California Violent Crimes taskforce never rested in her quest for information. “You’re still wearing your ring,” she said, staring at his left hand.

The damn gold band around his finger was an exact match to hers. “You didn’t need to bring the divorce papers in person. The post office delivers bad news every day.”

The wind toyed with strands of her long hair, making his fingers itch to do the same. Her mouth quirked. “Do you even get mail here? On a boat?”

“What do you want?” he ground out, the headache in his temples pounding as hard as his heart.

The smirk left her mouth and she sighed, looking around as if she were worried about the approaching storm. Or maybe she was worried someone would see her talking to him. She stepped forward, lowered her voice, and her pretty blue eyes met his head-on from behind her sexy librarian glasses. “I’m in trouble, Cal. Big trouble.”

“Trouble’s always been your middle name, B. What’s new?”

“If I’m going to live through the next twenty-four hours,” she hesitated a moment, then said the words he’d never thought he’d hear. Ever. “I want—I
need
—you. After what I’ve stumbled across, you’re the only man who can protect me.”

 

About the Author

 

USA TODAY Bestselling Author Misty Evans
has published over twenty novels and writes romantic suspense, urban fantasy, and paranormal romance. As a writing coach, she helps other authors bring their books—and their dreams of being published—to life.

 

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

Chapter 36

Chapter 37

Chapter 38

Chapter 39

Dear Reader

Sneak Peek at DEADLY FORCE

About the Author

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