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pulled at my heartstrings and helped me understand my half-brother just a little better.

Jade and I said our goodbyes and ended the call. I applied a dab of perfume and lip-loss before I grabbed my purse to leave.

As soon as I locked the door behind me, my phone rang again. Thinking it was Jade, wanting to add something to our conversation, or maybe she’d changed her mind, I answered without checking my screen.

“Hey,” I answered cheerfully as I took the steps down to the garage. That was one way I stayed fit—by avoiding elevators. Unless I was with Harrison. He turned an elevator ride into an adventure.

I sucked in a breath when it was his voice and not Jade’s I heard. “Hey, gorgeous. You sound chirpy this morning. Must be because my cock kept you happy last night.”

I snorted. “Harrison, you’re obsessed with your damn cock.” I’d reached the ground floor and made my way to my car, clicking the remote to unlock the door. Images of the night before ran through my head, and I had to squeeze my thighs together to stop the tingle that settled there. How was it possible that he could undo me with a few cocky words alone?

“Yes, I am. But only because of you. My cock is obsessed with being inside you.” He chuckled, low and sexy. “I bet your panties are damp right now.”

Squeezing my thighs together wasn’t working, and he knew me well enough to know. “Listen, handsome, you’re a bad, bad cop. I’m on my way out to meet your sister for shopping and lunch. So stop talking dirty.”

“Mind if I join my two favorite women in the world for lunch?”

I hadn’t dressed for a date and besides, I wanted to hear Jade’s wedding plans, which I was sure would bore Harrison to death.

I feigned shock. “What? I thought you were married to your career. It’s a weekday; I thought you’d be crazy busy.” I was only half teasing.

“I am, but I can always make time to see you. And Jade, of course.” Silence fell between us. “I miss you, Eva. Let me treat my girls to lunch.”

I swallowed the lump in my throat.

He misses me even though he saw me last night? Hearing him say sweet things messed with my head. When he was being a typical alpha male, I could deal with him so much easier.

“Um,” I stalled, “we’re going to be talking wedding stuff and other girly things. And we’re doing vegetarian.” Surely that would scare him off.

“I’ve had my three eggs and bacon for breakfast. I can do vegetarian if you can.” Harrison knew I couldn’t resist a challenge.

Starting the car engine, the phone switched to Bluetooth. “You call Jade and see how she feels about it. If it’s okay with her, she’ll give you the address of where we’re going.” I reversed out of my parking spot and put my foot on the gas pedal, making the wheels squeal over the smooth concrete.

“You’re making me work for this. That’s what’s so fucking sexy about you, Eva.”

I couldn’t help the throaty laugh that escaped my lips.

“Ciao, baby. Surprise me,” I said, as I ended the call and wove into the traffic.

Chapter 4 — Eva

Jade and I walked into our fifth boutique store since we’d met in Beverly Hills two hours ago. The place smelled of jasmine and rose and fresh linen. Short sharp clicks of heels on marble tiles brought the smiling shop assistant closer to the entrance and she welcomed us with a warm smile.

Maybe it was my earlier conversation with Harrison that spurred me on, but I wanted a dress that was so damn sexy he’d have a heart attack when he saw me.

I wanted to push him to the edge and watch his reaction. Lately he’d shown a more possessive side, but still he never spoke about feelings for me other than those related to sex and how he felt on a physical level.

The more time I spent with Harrison, the more invested I became. But I knew better than to ask a man outright about his feelings. Men didn’t do emotion, and Harrison had locked his heart up and thrown away the key so long ago that I feared he’d never get to the point where he could admit that he had feelings for me. Lust and a desire to pump his cock into me—those were the kinds of feelings he preferred to talk about.

“My feet hurt,” Jade said as she eyed