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hook next to her.
    “So… a bath. Who takes baths?” he said playfully while she slid on the robe.
    “I do,” Amber said, quickly towel-drying her hair and then walking out of the bathroom past Jace. “What’s not to love about them?”
    “They take forever,” he said, smiling for the first time since she’d seen him back. “I have some information to share with you when you have a second, but I’m expecting to learn more this afternoon.”
    As Amber walked toward the fridge to get a drink, she could feel Jace’s heated eyes on her ass, watching her hips sway. But as much as it warmed her to know she still turned him on, her curiosity at what kind of profession he had that would lead to him assuming she was in mortal danger tickled in the back of her mind.
    “So what exactly are you, a private detective or something?” she asked.
    “Not exactly,” Jace replied.
    “Then what?”
    “I can’t tell you,” he added, looking conflicted about his answer, but not conflicted about her curves.
    The lack of response disappointed her, because as much as he knew about her, she still didn’t know that much about Jace and what he actually did. Was it something embarrassing? How dangerous of a job was it that he always kept something sharp or deadly on hand?
    From the first time they’d met, Amber had been drawn to him unlike any other man she’d ever come across. And from the way things had gone, it seemed like fate was trying to bring them together. So if that was the case, why were there still so many secrets?
    Maybe Amber was just a silly girl who was falling in love with the hot bad boy.
    But even if that was the case, she’d take as much as she could get while it lasted.
    “So not a cop, not a private investigator. Are you a bodyguard?”
    “Ha, no. As I said, that would be my younger brother,” he replied, his gaze drifting to the swell of her still damp breasts.
    “Are you going to keep staring or give me answers?” she asked playfully.
    “It depends. Are you going to keep teasing me with that perfect body of yours?” he said, moving closer to her.
    The effect she had on him felt very empowering in a way. Knowing for the first time in her life she could be at least someone’s ideal, when society at large had long ago rejected the notion of her body type even being average.
    It also helped that the sex with Jace had been mind-blowing.
    “I don’t know. I guess that’s up to you,” she flirted, sashaying past him toward the bedroom so she could change, knowing fully well Jace’s flame-colored eyes were following her.
    If this was just a fling, if nothing else, Amber felt a lot more comfortable in her own skin. And that definitely meant something, and she’d hang on to that for the rest of her life.
    Right as she reached the door, Jace appeared in front of her with such speed she didn’t know how he’d gotten there so fast. With one swift motion, he picked her up into his arms like she was lighter than air.
    “If it’s up to me, then I can think of several things I’ve been wanting to do to you ever since I saw you in the bath,” he growled, nuzzling into her ear and placing delicious kisses on her neck.
    Even the lightest touches sent spikes of electricity along her skin, leaving her wanting for more and more.
    Jace brought her into the bedroom and shut the door behind him.
    They made love for hours and then sank into a contented rest, Amber thinking all the while that she didn’t know how she would ever be able to leave this man.

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    A mber was napping , recovering from her afternoon with Jace, when she became aware of some generic melody playing somewhere around her.
    At first, it seemed it was a dream, on the fringe of Amber’s consciousness. But then it became clearer as she became aware it was her phone ringing.
    She bolted upright and fumbled around the nightstand where she’d last seen it, her hands searching for the source of the noise. Finally, she found it and swiped her phone