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warmth in his tone. She felt frozen to the spot.
    “Cinnamon-and-apple pie. Your favorite.”
    Her hands clasped together as she waited. He lifted the pie and handed it back. She had no choice but to take the plate.
    “I don’t want it. Get out.” He went back to his spreadsheets.
    Tears blurred her vision. Shane had never been so mean to her before. She dropped the plate and watched as it smashed on the floor. The hot apple pie crumbled into a mess, like she and Shane were.
    “That was stupid. You’re only going to have to clean it up.”
    She didn’t know this cold-hearted man.
    “Is this the way it’s going to be? You’re going to treat me like an outsider for the rest of my life? Have I really destroyed this friendship?” she asked.
    “Get out, Claire.”
    “No. I’m tired of this crap. Yes, I left you. I understand that it pissed you off, but deal with it.”
    “I am dealing with it,” he shouted and got to his feet. “You know me better than anyone, and you still walked away,” he accused.
    Claire couldn’t believe what he was saying. “I didn’t walk away for good. This isn’t like your family, Shane.”
    “Fuck off. Don’t bring my family into this.”
    “Why not? You bring them into every part of your life. They have more control over you now than they did back then. Look at you. You’re too set on your path, thinking you’re right, to see the blatant facts. You think everyone is going to treat you like shit and so you treat them like shit so you’ve got a good excuse. Open your fucking eyes, Shane, because I’m not going.”
    Shane moved from behind the desk. Claire took a step back. She didn’t know this Shane, and for the first time ever, she was afraid.
    “Go on, then. What am I missing?”
    Claire didn’t miss the sarcastic tone of his voice. “ You got into a fight. You were in the fucking wrong. That fight or brawl or pissing contest wasn’t yours to win. Unless you’ve been harboring something for Cassidy Jocks for the last few years.”
    “Of course I haven’t.”
    “Wake up, then, Shane. I will be here to help you in pretty much everything, but not in something where you were in the wrong.”
    Silence fell on the room.
    “You think I was in the wrong?”
    Claire nodded and looked away. He reached out and took her arms, slamming her body against him. “Look me in the eyes and say it.”
    Claire stared up at him. Her heart was pounding from his aggressive touch. “You were wrong.”
    “Then let’s add another sin to all those crimes.” He slammed his lips down on hers. Claire gasped, not sure whether to push him away or wrap her arms around him and not let go.
    She loved him with all of her heart, and she hated the distance between them. She would never hurt him, and seeing him behave as if she would chilled her to the bone.
    He pulled away. His hand cupped her breast, his thumb stroking her nipple. “You want me. Your nipples are rock hard and I bet your cunt is fucking wet.”
    Claire whimpered with need.
    Shane thumbed her nipple, creating a mass of sensation all through her body.
    “You want me, don’t you.”
    She nodded her head. He stopped touching her and pulled away. “I guess having a criminal is what gets you off.”
    She turned to ice.
    “What are you saying?”
    “We’ve got a little thing going on here. Haven’t you noticed? Back then when I turned eighteen, I could take you, the other night on the porch I could take you, and you wouldn’t have been able to stop me. I think, Claire, you like a little force. Is that what it takes to get you off?”
    This man wasn’t the guy she loved. The tears she kept at bay spilled over. “Is that how you view that night? As force?” Her world was crumbling far worse than anything she could imagine.
    “What can I say? I’m my father’s son, and you made the wrong decision the other night. Deal with the monster you created.”
    Shane went to his desk.
    Claire didn’t know what to do. The pain in her