.” I murmured to myself. My mind on my daughter’s chubby face before my view rolled up to see the soft smile on Amanda’s. She was beautiful. Sma...t. Reckless. I could’ve really loved her. I probably did. I smiled. I seemed to love all of the women. All of my family.Amanda was still a mystery. I figured she was afraid of me. The Brian she had known for less than a whole 24 hours now. Assuming the story about that little coffee shop in Hell’s Kitchen was the whole story. I ground my teeth. She had. I will never hurt you." Our hug lasted long enough to get a few questionable glances from kids going in and out of the dorm. I could care less. I was in the arms of my new boyfriend and he was perfect. "Sloane?" "Yes, babe?" "How big is your backseat?" "Excuse me?" "The car. How big is the backseat of your car." "I'm not sure. Why do you ask?" Carter looked to his left then to his right, then without any warning spanked my ass. I moaned almost instinctively and grabbed Carter tightly. "I want. It was okay to let him go, but there were still many other things in her life that needed to be taken care of. She knew her neighbor was a musician, but was still surprised to see her coming home at this hour. Sonya was a little drunk and dropped off by a friend. Sonya saw her gazing into the night from the back fee and was concerned for her neighbor so she invited River over for a drink. Reluctantly, River agreed. They sat on the couch watching late night cable TV while laughing at the cheesy. Only you know the way.’ Etienne looked at Bradley. ‘Perhaps I am not so stupid as you think, Americain? Help me with this.’ Bradley followed Etienne across the room to a heavily laden bookshelf. They pushed it aside to reveal a hole. The faint echo of marching footsteps drifted into the room. ‘Go,’ Etienne ordered his followers. ‘Andre knows the way. You will listen to him. He is your leader now.’ Etienne gripped the slender forger by the shoulders. ‘It is up to you now, mon frere. You must.