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Nick smoothed his palms along her cheeks, weaving his fingers into her fragrant hair, tilting her gaze to meet his. “Because I’m offering you one night, just for us.” He pressed his lips against her cheek. “One man.” He kissed her chin, then placed a tender peck on the tip of her nose. “One woman.” His hands trailed down her neck, dipping into the open collar of her robe. “One insatiable hunger.”
Samantha’s bold stare never left his. An expert negotiator, Nick appealed to what he knew she wanted most. “No strings, Sam. No expectations. Just one night of incredible pleasure.”
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Which she wouldn’t need if her father hadn’t reinvested the money he owed her from her last job into his upcoming film. He’d named her as a producer and assumed she’d be thrilled. She could end up obscenely rich if the movie proved a hit. Too bad Sam didn’t care about vulgar wealth. She just wanted to be comfortable, stable and self-sufficient. A couple of months under her brother-in-law’s tutelage and she’d be a fully licensed, salary-earning bodyguard. She’d already obtained her concealed-weapon permit and had begun her coursework over the Internet. Now she needed some on-the-job training.
But four weeks after their first scheduled return date, Brandon and Serena were still sunning and loving on a beach in Rio de Janeiro. Never mind that Sam had bought and installed a state-of-the-art computer system. Never mind that she’d used next month’s office rent to invest in several tracking devices, night-vision goggles and the smallest communications mechanisms she’d ever seen. They’d be the best-outfitted outfit in the personal-protection game.
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