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The house was quiet.
My eyes gravitated to Deacon and Reid’s room.
I turned my head away and then whipped it back. Avoiding him wasn’t an option. I needed Deacon to take me back to San Pedro.
We were two mature, consenting adults.
It didn’t have to be awkward, right?
Who was I kidding?
It would be so awkward.
I turned away and bit down on my bottom lip. “Come on, Angel. Dad’s more important than your pride.” Squaring my shoulders, I prepared to knock on the door.
“Looking for me?” a voice said.
I spun and saw Deacon standing at the mouth of the hallway. He looked deliciously rumpled in a simple blue pajama shirt and boxers. My cheeks flushed and I darted my gaze away from his strong legs, willing myself not to remember how hard and firm they’d been beneath my hands.
“Um,” I cleared my throat and lifted my chin, “I need to go home now. Where’s Humphries?”
“I don’t know.”
I gaped. “You don’t know?”
“That’s right.”
I stalked forward. An image of Deacon knocking Humphries down the way he’d done to Peter flashed in my brain.
“Did you do something to him last night?”
“No.” Deacon chuckled. “Should I have?”
His dark green eyes lit up and so did the heat in my belly.
I glanced away. “That’s not what I’m saying.”
“He couldn’t have gotten far. We are on an island, after all.” Deacon turned on his heels. “Come. I want to show you something.”
“I’m kind of in a rush…”
“It won’t take long.”
With a sigh, I followed him into the hall. My eyes slid over Deacon’s broad shoulders. He wasn’t acting weird about last night. I should be thankful. It was a mistake.
So… why did I feel disappointed?
He strode to an office nook and slid a paper off the desk. After handing it over to me with a proud smirk, he folded his arms over his chest.
“What is it?”
“Read it and you’ll see.”
Confused, I skimmed the contents. Familiar words started jumping out at me.
‘stay on the island’
‘caretaker’
