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late-afternoon tea parties when I did. She practically keeled over right there at the table.”
    Grinning like the devil, he said, “So Jackson looked like a real badass then?”
    She nodded. “Sadly, he didn’t just look it, he was it. I later discovered that he had a criminal record. When I found out just how awful he was, I tried to break things off, but he didn’t give a damn what I said. He was determined to be in my life whether I wanted him in it or not.”
    “So your carefully calculated plan backfired?”
    Carefully calculated was nothing like what she’d done when setting all of this into motion. What an idiot she’d been. “You can say that, except there was nothing strategic about what I did. It was purely based on hormonal stupidity.” She sighed hard. “Now Jackson may have found me here in Temptation, but I haven’t a clue how that’s possible since I haven’t told anyone where I was going.”
    Cooper shrugged. “That’s actually an easy one to figure out.” Her eyes widened as he said, “Abby, he had you followed.” He moved to stand in front of her again, pinning her back against the cabinet. This time as he approached her, he reached out and took hold of her shoulders. His thumb gently massaged her skin. “If he didn’t want to let you go, what makes you think he wasn’t watching your every move?”
    Her jaw dropped open, and she gasped, covering her mouth with her hand as his words sank in. “Oh, God, I hadn’t thought about that.”
    Cooper’s arched brow disappeared under his golden-brown hair. “It’s going to be all right, Abby,” he assured her, rubbing her arms. “Tyler and Hunter both gave the sheriff their statements tonight, and I’m sure Tyler filled him in on your ex-boyfriend. Of course, I don’t think he knew much more than his name, but if this guy is the kind of trouble I think he is, it shouldn’t take much to identify him.”
    She slumped forward just a bit, once again feeling a little defeated. “Now, don’t go and let a jackass like Jackson Cole get you into feeling like it’s the end of the world. He can’t hurt you as long as one of us is with you.” He cupped her face in his hands. His deep, ocean-blue eyes drilled into her, warming her soul just as the touch of his palms warmed her skin. “I know I can speak for my brothers when I tell you that we won’t let anything happen to you.” He gently pulled her against him and wrapped her securely into the confines of his arms. “If you need anything, Abby, my brothers and I are here for you.”
    One of his strong hands rested at the nape of her neck, while the other spanned across her back, pressing her against him. Everything around her seemed to fade away except the heated feel of his touch through her shirt, burning into her skin. His warm breath danced inside her ear, causing her belly to shudder with nervous excitement.
    She should’ve immediately pushed away from him the moment her thoughts turned primal and hungry, but instead, she simply eased back as his embrace loosened. The faint scent of coffee on his breath brushed over her face as she glanced up to meet his gaze. She couldn’t help but feel a little overwhelmed by her situation. The emotional sensations were so natural, it was easy to allow the brothers to be near her, to hold her, and to protect her.
    Here she was in a house with three gorgeous men who just happened to want to keep her safe from a nasty ex-boyfriend. In some strange way, they all seemed to care for her. The compassion of the brothers left her speechless.
    She studied him. His eyes darted to her lips as if preparing to sample her mouth. Her stomach lurched as he dipped his head lower. She froze, unwilling to part from the possibility of feeling Cooper’s mouth pressed against hers. She shouldn’t want him to kiss her, but she did.
    The soft sweep of his lips over hers felt like a kiss she might’ve received from a good friend, but the heat in his eyes told her there