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“And you didn’t beg me to let you touch me last night either.”

“I didn’t beg.”

He smirks. “Sure, you didn’t.”

My stomach rumbles and he frowns. “When was the last time you ate?”

I scrunch up my nose as I try to remember. “I had a bunch of junk food with Blossom and Dakota, but I think I skipped dinner. It was packed atRumrunnerlast night. Trent had to turn customers away when we reached capacity.”

“I should have helped.”

“Um, you did help. You worked the booth all day. You can’t work the booth all day and then work the bar until closing.”

“Who says?”

My stomach rumbles again and I place a hand over it in an effort to quiet the traitorous organ down.

“Do you want a breakfast sandwich to go or pancakes?”

I’m confused. “What?”

“Not a pancake lover? I can make eggs and sausage.”

“You can cook?”

“All of the Raider brothers can cook. Mom was too busy working after Dad fucked off. Everyone pitched in to help.”

“I’m sorry.”

“It’s done and dusted. Nothing to be sorry about.”

I disagree but I don’t get a chance to question him before he speaks again.

“What do you want for breakfast, Slugger?”

“Eggs and sausage.”

“Go. Get dressed. I’ll have your breakfast ready in a few minutes.”

“You don’t have to take care of me all the time.”

He smiles. “It’s my privilege to take care of you.”

I wait until he leaves before collapsing on the bed. How am I going to resist this man if he continues to be this sweet? The heroes of my romance books don’t have anything on Kai Raider.

And – spoiler alert! – I did not resist him last night. Or any of the other times he’s kissed me or touched me.

Chapter 24

“I blame the fork.” ~ Kai

Kai

Harper answers her door and frowns at me. “What are you doing here?”

I press my lips to hers and kiss the frown off her face. “I think the words you’re searching for are. Hello, sexy demon, how are you this morning?”

She snorts. “Sexy demon?”