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then tumbled onto her cheek. The sight laid him out. His hand moved to the freckled path spanning the bridge of her dainty nose and rounds of her cheeks. The sprinkled collection of miniature dots stood out only at close inspection. A shade darker than her porcelain skin, they could easily be missed, but the damn little circles bore holes deep in his heart and settled there. He brushed the wetness away with a knuckle, fearing if he started touching her he might never stop.
Her eyes closed at the brush of his finger and her lips parted. Dear Lord. He was in so much trouble. Lust roared to life, disorienting his anger and furthering the confusion in his consummately ordered mind.
“It’s not that I don’t trust you,” she said. Her hand rose to cover the skin he’d grazed. “I don’t know you, but I trust Baine completely and he trusts you.” She pinned him with a sparkling gaze and he reveled in her restoring moxie. “My confidence is yours.”
Her words stirred Law’s cock to life and he cursed his body to the lava filled pits of hell. She gives you her trust and this is how you repay the gift?
Thankfully oblivious to his internal strife, she continued. “What happened last night was between me and my flatmate. I had no idea it could devolve into this.” She gestured with her good hand at her face. “I don’t even know if it did.”
Her shoulders straightened and her chin shot up. “I need to get in touch with my father and Baine.”
They were the better ones to deal with Magdalena. She’d surely be more comfortable with them, but the brush-off riled him. “I can reach your dad, but you’re stuck with me until at least tomorrow. He went with Ruth to visit her sister in Aberdeen.”
“How long are they gone?” she asked in a rush.
“A week, since Baine’s away and I don’t make that big of a mess.”
She sighed. “Good.”
“Excuse me? I thought you wanted them here, with you.”
“No, I want them away from here and I really think you and I need to leave too. I mean, not together,” she hurried to add.
“I think it’s about time you tell me exactly what happened yesterday and today, then I need to take a look at your injuries.”
“But I don’t even know what’s going on.” Her jaw tightened as she ground out the last of her sentence.
“You may not understand everything, but you know what’s happened to you. So start talking.”
11
L aw’s typical analytical skills , which made him impeccable at his job, deserted him like a clandestine informant when shit got heavy. Relief jumbled with fury as Magdalena recounted the events of the past two days. Emotions shouldn’t come into play. But they flipped him the bird while they fucked with his head.
“Don’t worry about Baine,” he said. “He can handle himself. And I’ll have this squared by the time your dad gets back.”
Her thin brows rose. “Oh? I spent an afternoon searching for the guy’s identity, if this mess is even tied to him, and didn’t find a thing. What makes you so sure you can do better?”
“Determination.”
“Oh?” Her voice rose as she dragged the word out several beats. A wrinkle formed between her brows and she sought to cut him with her gaze. “Don’t insult me and then give me that deadly smile.”
His lips stretched wider, a tiny bit of his ire ebbing. “Deadly, huh?”
“Shut up. I’m tenacious and have more invested in this than you do.”
“Do you now?”
Her hair shook as she nodded.
“Well, we’re not going anywhere tonight,” he said. “And tomorrow, I’m going back to college for a while. Didn’t much like it the first time, but this time I think I will.”
“What are you going to do? You’re a lawyer. Right?” Her head cocked to the side and her eyes widened in challenge. “Are you going to recite ASBO laws or threaten a lawsuit?”
“No lawsuits. I might explain the finer points of law while I beat the ability to harm you from his body. Their bodies,” he
Her eyes closed at the brush of his finger and her lips parted. Dear Lord. He was in so much trouble. Lust roared to life, disorienting his anger and furthering the confusion in his consummately ordered mind.
“It’s not that I don’t trust you,” she said. Her hand rose to cover the skin he’d grazed. “I don’t know you, but I trust Baine completely and he trusts you.” She pinned him with a sparkling gaze and he reveled in her restoring moxie. “My confidence is yours.”
Her words stirred Law’s cock to life and he cursed his body to the lava filled pits of hell. She gives you her trust and this is how you repay the gift?
Thankfully oblivious to his internal strife, she continued. “What happened last night was between me and my flatmate. I had no idea it could devolve into this.” She gestured with her good hand at her face. “I don’t even know if it did.”
Her shoulders straightened and her chin shot up. “I need to get in touch with my father and Baine.”
They were the better ones to deal with Magdalena. She’d surely be more comfortable with them, but the brush-off riled him. “I can reach your dad, but you’re stuck with me until at least tomorrow. He went with Ruth to visit her sister in Aberdeen.”
“How long are they gone?” she asked in a rush.
“A week, since Baine’s away and I don’t make that big of a mess.”
She sighed. “Good.”
“Excuse me? I thought you wanted them here, with you.”
“No, I want them away from here and I really think you and I need to leave too. I mean, not together,” she hurried to add.
“I think it’s about time you tell me exactly what happened yesterday and today, then I need to take a look at your injuries.”
“But I don’t even know what’s going on.” Her jaw tightened as she ground out the last of her sentence.
“You may not understand everything, but you know what’s happened to you. So start talking.”
11
L aw’s typical analytical skills , which made him impeccable at his job, deserted him like a clandestine informant when shit got heavy. Relief jumbled with fury as Magdalena recounted the events of the past two days. Emotions shouldn’t come into play. But they flipped him the bird while they fucked with his head.
“Don’t worry about Baine,” he said. “He can handle himself. And I’ll have this squared by the time your dad gets back.”
Her thin brows rose. “Oh? I spent an afternoon searching for the guy’s identity, if this mess is even tied to him, and didn’t find a thing. What makes you so sure you can do better?”
“Determination.”
“Oh?” Her voice rose as she dragged the word out several beats. A wrinkle formed between her brows and she sought to cut him with her gaze. “Don’t insult me and then give me that deadly smile.”
His lips stretched wider, a tiny bit of his ire ebbing. “Deadly, huh?”
“Shut up. I’m tenacious and have more invested in this than you do.”
“Do you now?”
Her hair shook as she nodded.
“Well, we’re not going anywhere tonight,” he said. “And tomorrow, I’m going back to college for a while. Didn’t much like it the first time, but this time I think I will.”
“What are you going to do? You’re a lawyer. Right?” Her head cocked to the side and her eyes widened in challenge. “Are you going to recite ASBO laws or threaten a lawsuit?”
“No lawsuits. I might explain the finer points of law while I beat the ability to harm you from his body. Their bodies,” he
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