“He’s no’ worth it.”
She brushed away her tears. “Excuse me?”
“I saw you with him,” V said as they walked outside. “He doesna care. You deserve someone who cares about you. Someone who’ll give you the attention your exquisite beauty deserves.”
“And you’re that man?” she asked, sniffling.
V smiled. “I could be.”
She looked through the glass windows inside the bar. Then she faced V. “Prove it.”
His arm snaked out and yanked her against him. With his other hand he traced the line of her jaw. “I’ll do much more than that.”
He kissed her deeply. She moaned into his mouth, her fingers clutching his shoulders as she forgot all about her tears and the man who didn’t want her.
V maneuvered them toward an alley, but she broke the kiss. She looked up at him with her pupils dilated and her breathing ragged.
“My roommate is gone for the night. Let’s go back to my place.”
V took her hand with a smile. “Yes, let’s.”
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Prologue
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
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Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
SMOKE AND FIRE
Copyright © 2016 by Donna Grant.
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