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shoulder as she threaded her fingers through the hair on his chest.
    “You never told me how or why you came over here that first day.”
    He sighed and sat up, forcing her to let him go. “I can’t, Liss.”
    “Why? This isn’t right, Drew. How can you make love to me like you have and ignore the secrecy between us?”
    The phone rang on the bedside table. Trapping the sheet over her breasts, she tucked the end underneath her arm and reached over to grab it after the second ring.
    “Hello?” With a sharp inhalation she said, “Security breach? What the hell are you talking about?”
    He could hear murmurs on the other end of the line and unfortunately, he was sure he knew what had been said.
    “I’ll be right there.” She hung up the phone and reached for her clothes.
    “What’s wrong?”
    “There’s been a security breach at the office. I need to go see what’s going on.”
    Grabbing his jeans from the floor, he stood and slipped them over his hips before he buttoned them and reached for his t-shirt. “I should get going anyway.”
    A moment later, she stood in front of him, her palm flat against his chest. “We need to talk, but it seems every time we do, we get interrupted.”
    He grasped her wrist and kissed her palm. “I know.”
    “Come over tomorrow and we’ll talk. Okay?”
    “I can’t tell you anymore than I already have.”
    Frown lines appeared between her eyebrows and she chewed her lip a moment before she said, “You’d better figure out how because I’m not taking no for an answer again. There’s something going on here and I intend to find out what.”
    One eyebrow rose at her demanding tone, but after a flash of defiance, she dropped her gaze until he put his finger her under chin and forced her to look at him again. “Such obstinate behavior will get you five more swats.” His hand skimmed across her ass cheek where he’d spanked her earlier and she sucked in a startled breath. “Of course, since you seem to enjoy it so much, I’m sure you won’t mind.” Wrapping his hand in her hair, he tipped her head back and her lips parted on a gasp before he swooped down and slanted his mouth over hers in a demanding kiss. After a few moments, she returned the kiss with so much fire, he fought to control his desire to take her back to the bed and to hell with the shit that was about to hit the fan.
    When he finally lifted his head, he kissed her nose and stepped back. “Go deal with your issue and I’ll see you tomorrow,” he said even though he knew when she found out what he’d done, she’d probably never talk to him again.

    Chapter Five
    “You fucking bastard,” she yelled when she opened the door. “What did you do, Drew? How did you breach the security in the elevator so that someone could get into the offices after hours? Only a select few have the key to it, but you managed to get a copy or something, didn’t you?”
“Lissa.”
    “Don’t Lissa me, you son of a bitch!” Her hand came up so quickly, he didn’t have time to react as she slapped him hard across the cheek. Before she could slap him again, he grabbed her wrist, pulled her against his chest and pinned her hand behind her. The other one came up and he anchored that one as well.
    “I didn’t have a choice, Melissa. They were going to kill my sister.”
    Her startled gasp echoed loudly in the foyer. “Kill her?” she whispered, her breath caressing his lips and he fought the urge to kiss her senseless.
    “Yes, kill her.” In a silent battle of wills, they stared each other down for several moments before he said, “Will you let me explain and not here in the doorway?”
    “Now you want to explain?”
    “Do I have a choice now?”
    She shook her head and he released her before he followed her into the living room. He took a seat on the couch and he noticed how she moved to the other side of the room like she was afraid to be too close.
    A sigh escaped his lips and he raked his fingers through his