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“I have a place there no one knows about. I planned to hide you there until I could figure out what to do.”
I raise my hand to indicate he should stop. “Wait. Hold up. You were going to hide me? Until what? Theodore got tired of looking for me?”
He shrugs. “I admit I didn’t have much a plan, but I needed to move you. I could feel the other bounty hunter getting close, and then Theodore called and demanded I take you. I didn’t have time to put together a plan.”
“Why?”
He raises an eyebrow. “Why what?”
“Why would you risk your job for me? And why not tell me? Why drug me?”
“I didn’t know how close the other bounty hunter was. And I’m pretty sure Theodore has eyes on me. I needed to make it look real until I could get you to Montana.”
“But why risk your job at all?”
He chuckles. “You don’t get it.” Obviously not. “I’m falling for you, Princess. You think you were the only one affected by our kiss? You’d be wrong.”
He reaches out and grabs my hands. “Please. Give me another chance. I promise not to lie to you ever again.”
“Even if it’s for my own good?”
“Even if it’s for your own good.” He clears his throat. “I know I’m not good enough for you, but I’m not giving you up.”
I must be crazy because I’m actually considering giving the man who kidnapped me a second chance. But he didn’t kidnap me to drag me back to California. He kidnapped me to save me from California and Theodore and all the things Theodore would do to me.
I may be a fool for giving Ryker a second chance, but I’d be a bigger fool to ignore how the man makes me feel. I’ve read enough romance novels to know I shouldn’t let an opportunity to explore the chemistry between us slip away.
I close my eyes and take a deep breath. Phoebe 2.0 can do this. She can take a chance. After all, she’s survived having her heart broken before. She can do it again if necessary.
“Okay. Let’s start over.” I pull my hands away from his and wave. “Hi, I’m Phoebe. What’s your name?”
A smile stretches from ear to ear over his face and his mossy green eyes twinkle. Where do I sign up for trouble? Because this bad boy has trouble stamped all over him.
