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“I never said I didn’t want to live with you. You’re putting words in my mouth,” Sebastian said, then leaned forward to kiss her on the nose. “I hate that.”

Gabrielle leaned her forehead against his chest. “So what are you saying.”

“That we have more options than turning my nice home into a jungle McMansion. We should take our time and explore other places to live.” Sebastian maneuvered their bodies to block the stream of water. He lifted her face to look at him. Water pelted the back of his head, stopping her from getting wet. His hands stroked up and down her slick back. “I don’t want you to settle for living up here just because you think that’s what I want. I’m happy as long as I’m with you.”

“You are so perfect. No man has ever made me feel like you do, Sebastian.”

“You told me,” he said with a sexy grin. “Over and over last night.”

Gabrielle playfully slapped his arm. “I’m not just talking about the sex, which was out of this world. I don’t want you to think my feelings for you are only superficial and fueled by lust.”

Sebastian chuckled, his body shaking as he held her tighter. “I know that, too. Can you relax? This is the beginning of our first day as a couple, where we don’t have any threats looming or enemies to fight. Let’s enjoy it.”

“I am enjoying it.” Gabrielle graced him with a stunning smile that damn near stopped his heart. “But I also want to figure out where we will live. Serena wants us to move into King Estate with the rest of the family. If I don’t come up with a plan, she’s going to get her way. You know how aggressive she is.”

Sebastian groaned. “All I want to think about is how much I love you. We can deal with Serena later.”

“Fine, but you’re going to regret not listening to me,” Gabrielle crossed her arms over her chest, pushing her gorgeous breasts higher.

He caressed his hands over them, then leaned down and kissed her. His hands slid down her curvy body until he gripped the soft round globes of her ass. Her hands worked like magic across his skin with sensual caresses that elicited a moan from the deep recesses of him.

“I guess you didn’t get enough last night,” Gabrielle said, unable to ignore his cock pressing against her.

“I don’t know if I’ll ever get enough of you,” he admitted.

Sliding her hands up his chest, she pushed up on her tiptoes and pressed her mouth against his. He welcomed her lips, parting his mouth to let her tongue inside. As she deepened the kiss, his arms wrapped around her—

A harsh barking permeated the air.

Gabrielle stiffened as Sebastian pulled away from her. They looked to the right. A few feet away, poking out of the jungle fauna, was a white Labrador barking at them.

“Tucker?” Gabrielle said, pushing past him to lean over the edge of the shower to get a better look. “That’s definitely Tucker.”

Sebastian stiffened as he turned the shower off. He grabbed a towel, thrust it toward her, and then wrapped the other towel around his waist.

“If Tucker is here, you know what that means,” Gabrielle said, her face glowing with hope. “Ike must be close. He might even be back home.”

Sebastian was quiet as a tug-of-war waged within him. Was it fair to Gabrielle to tell her that her brother was on the island but in a medically induced coma until his body could heal itself? There was no guarantee that Ike would wake up or even be himself if he did. Or was she better off not knowing until he knew for sure Ike was going to be okay?

“Seby, Serena told me that you were going to work with Ike in a security team a couple of years ago before our parents disappeared,” Gabrielle said, gripping his hands. “I watched how you, Everett, Kane, and Lachlan worked seamlessly together to save me. I bet Bobby was helping too, and who knows who else. Were they going to be part of the team, too?”

He nodded slowly, not sure where she was going with this. “Your brother created Stingray Security for us to work together and provide private security services, surveillance, protection details, and event security.”

“Search and rescues? Finding missing persons?”

“Well, yes, we could do those, too.”

“How much would it cost to get the security firm up and running?”

“Why?”

“Because I want to be your first client. I want you and the team to find my brother. Find Ike for me.”

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