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  She waited until they were inside the small space before taking his hand and squeezing it. “I explained that I’m good friends with Joy. Then I told him what I would do to him if he hurt my friend.” She paused and her grin was wicked. “In great detail.”

  Cal let out a laugh. He had no doubt Eve would defend his sister as fiercely as he would. And that was a damned good feeling. She fit his life, fit him, in ways he never could have imagined.

  He glanced up at the light letting him know they were almost to their floor. He pressed a quick kiss to her lips, before pulling back and letting go of her hand. They faced forward as the elevator chimed, signaling the doors would open momentarily. But not before he had time to tell her once again how he felt.

  “I love you, Eve.”

  A saucy smile was all she offered as the doors slid open and they went back to work. It was all he needed.

  The End

  Also by Lori Ryan

  On the Line Series

  Pure Vengeance

  Latent Danger

  Wicked Justice

  The Sutton Capital Series

  Legal Ease

  Penalty Clause

  The Baker’s Bodyguard (A Sutton Capital Series Novella)

  Negotiation Tactics

  The Billionaire’s Suite Dreams

  The Baker, the Bodyguard, and the Wedding Bell Blues (A Sutton Capital Series Novella)

  Her SEALed Fate

  The Sutton Capital Series Boxed Set (Books One Through Four)

  The Sutton Capital Series Boxed Set (Books Five Through Seven)

  Cutthroat

  Cut and Run

  Cut to the Chase

  Heroes of Evers, Texas Series

  Love and Protect

  Promise and Protect

  Honor and Protect (An Evers, TX Novella)

  Serve and Protect

  Triple Play Curse Series

  Game Changer

  Game Maker

  Game Clincher

  The Triple Play Curse Boxed Set

  Standalone Books

  Stealing Home (writing in Melanie Shawn’s Hope Falls Series)

  Any Witch Way (writing in Robyn Peterman’s Magic and Mayhem Series)

  Lori’s Adult Coloring Books

  Serene Shapes: Coloring Your Way To Calm, vol 1

  Serene Shapes: Coloring Your Way To Calm, vol 2

  Serene Shapes: Coloring Your Way To Calm, vol 3

  Serene Shapes: Coloring Your Way To Calm, vol 4: Children’s Companion Book

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  About the Author

  LORI RYAN IS a NY Times and USA Today bestselling author who writes contemporary romance and romantic suspense. She lives with an extremely understanding husband, three wonderful children, and two mostly-behaved dogs in Austin, Texas. It’s a bit of a zoo, but she wouldn’t change a thing.

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