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CYRUSMiss Bruns stared at me with eyes so green, they reminded me of emeralds. Once more, I was struck by how gorgeous she was. Her wavy, red hair fell loose around her shoulders and stray strands caressed her pale face. A smattering of light freckles crossed her pixy nose, and that body…good Lord, it should be a crime for a woman to possess so many luscious curves.It was a shame she had such a mouth on her, along with an annoying personality. She might have been able to tempt me, otherwise. As it was, though, all I wanted was for her to get out of my house before the headache she’d given me grew worse.“What are you still doing here?” I demanded to know when she did not respond to my last question. Apparently, I’d made her speechless. I suspected that was a rarity. “I told you to leave.”Before Miss Bruns could say a word in response, Megan hurried forward and stood in front of her, as if protecting her.“Uncle Cyrus, don’t make her go!” the little girl begged. “Sadie is nice! I wa
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CYRUS Three days later, Sadie came back with just a few boxes and a suitcase to move in. Thinking it was best that I stay out of her way while she got settled, I tasked my housekeeper, Mrs. Plumb, with helping her and showing her where her room was. I stayed in my office for most of the day, only coming out in the middle of the afternoon because I knew I couldn’t avoid her forever.Making my way down the hall, I paused when I heard Megan giggling from her room. Slowly, I eased closer to the door and peeked inside to see what she was up to. Miss Bruns was inside with Megan, who was excitedly showing her new nanny all of her favorite stuffed animals that she kept lined up on her bed. Miss Bruns was nodding and smiling, showing genuine interest in what Megan was chattering about.I had to admit, I was pleased to see Megan and Miss Bruns getting along so well already. It made me feel better about hiring the woman. Maybe we could make this work after all.At that moment, Megan glanced tow
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SADIEThe first week of my nannying was fairly straightforward, mostly consisting of getting to know Megan’s routine. She woke up at six every morning, had breakfast, and got ready for school. Mr. Grave had a driver who took her, but I would ride with her and make sure she got into the school building. Her uncle had enrolled her in a prestigious private elementary school that probably cost about the same per year as my college tuition did.While she was at school, I would help Mrs. Plumb with errands, housework, or I would spend time writing. Shortly after lunch, I would return to Megan’s school with the driver to pick her up and bring her home. She would have a snack, change out of her school uniform, and we would spend time playing together until it was time for dinner. After dinner, it was bath time, then bed time.Every day was very structured, and we rarely deviated from the schedule. I didn’t mind that so much. It’s important for a little kid to have a routine, especially when t
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“You’re welcome,” she replied with a little twinkle in her eye. Before I could make sense of that, she turned and walked away without a backward glance.Deciding to ignore whatever that look was, I made my way in the opposite direction toward the stairs and headed up toward the roof of the townhouse. There was an outdoor space with a thin, rectangular pool. Reaching the rooftop door, I opened it and stepped out into the sunshine. It took me a moment to get used to the brightness, but once I was, I crossed to the pool.I could see Mr. Grave moving through the water, and he reached the pool’s edge about the same time I did, though I don’t think he realized I was there. He began to climb out, and I froze in place. Water sluiced off of his chiseled chest and six-pack abs. When I realized he was wearing nothing but a Speedo, a little squeak slipped past my lips.His head snapped up, and he met my gaze. His brow furrowed and his jaw tensed as he finished climbing out of the pool.“What is i
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CYRUS Having Miss Bruns in my house was proving much more challenging than I’d anticipated, and I hadn’t thought it’d be easy by any means. Every day she was there, I questioned my decision to hire her in the first place. As great as she was for Megan, she was devastating for my peace of mind.She seemed to permeate the entire house. Her scent was everywhere. I didn’t understand how that was possible so quickly, but every room I walked into, I was teased by the floral perfumes she wore or the smell of her shampoos and body wash. She was particular to lavender and cherry blossom.If it wasn’t her scent, it was the sound of her voice. Walking down the hallways, I’d hear her laughter as she played with Megan or her friendly tone as she chatted with Mrs. Plumb. There was a warmth in her voice that I never heard when she spoke to me. A small part of me felt a sting of jealously when I heard her talking to anyone but me, because they got to hear the musical lilt in her voice while I never
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CRYRUS“What am I doing?” I replied, instantly defensive. “It’s my house. I should be asking you that.”She scowled. How could a woman be so freaking gorgeous when she was angry? It was ridiculous.“I couldn’t sleep,” she said with a hiss. “I was going to the kitchen for a glass of water, if you must know.”Her snappy tone only poked at the fire already burning in my belly. Anger and arousal swirled within me, and I worried that she’d be able to see my reaction to her.“I’m still getting used to having you here,” I shrugged dismissively. “It’s perfectly reasonable for me to be suspicious of what you’re doing roaming my house in the middle of the night.”She rolled her eyes, and my hand twitched as I imagined putting her over my knee.“Whatever,” she murmured, turning toward the staircase and flipping her long, red hair over her shoulder. “I don’t have to stand here and listen to your ridiculous insults. You’d think you’d be a little nicer to me at this point, but I guess you’re just a
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SADIE By the third week, I was feeling comfortable with my job as it pertained to Megan, but things between Mr. Grave and me only seemed to be getting worse. He continued to avoid me as much as possible, even going so far as to walk out of the room when I entered it. It was infuriating and insulting, but what was worse was how disappointed I found myself to be whenever it happened.For some ridiculous reason, I didn’t want him to ignore me. I’m not sure exactly when that idea changed for me, but I suspected it was that night we’d run into each other in the hallway. He’d looked sexy and disheveled with the sleeves of his dress shirt rolled up to reveal his muscular forearms and the top buttons of his shirt undone. His hair had been mussed and wild, completely different from how sleek and perfect it always appeared.The way he’d looked at me, though, was what had really shaken me to my core. His eyes had practically devoured me, and I’d been all too aware of the fact that I’d been wear
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Megan looked up at me as I reached her, and I was startled to see that blank expression on her face once again.“Megan?” I said in a gentle voice. “Who was that man? What did he want?”She stared at me for a few moments, and I could discern nothing from her gaze. She didn’t appear to be physically hurt in anyway, but that didn’t mean the creep hadn’t said something awful to her.“Megan?” I softly urged.Blinking, she finally answered, “That was my daddy. He wanted to talk to me.”It felt like my heart stopped. For a moment, I was completely frozen before panic set in and began pumping adrenaline through my veins.Grabbing Megan’s hand, I said, “Come on, honey. We’ve got to get you home.”I tried not to make my panic obvious to her, but I don’t think I did a great job of hiding it. We hurried to the car and climbed into the backseat, and I told Bill to get us home as quickly as he could. Only once the car was in motion did I manage to relax somewhat, but I was still startled by the sud
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EpilogueSadie – One Year LaterI gazed down at my baby, my son, in absolute wonder. My heart swelled in my chest with so much love, I thought it would burst. I was exhausted, and my whole body hurt, but I didn’t care. All that mattered was my little boy, that he was healthy and whole.“Are you feeling up to visitors?” the nurse attending to me asked in a soft voice, careful as to not disturb my sleeping baby.I smiled at her and nodded. “I am.”“I’ll let them in, then,” she replied with a grin.Turning, she made her way out of the room, closing the door behind her. I turned my gaze back down to my little boy and couldn’t help the smile that curled my lips.He was so beautiful. Tiny and pink and perfect.I couldn’t wait for his daddy and sister to meet him.At that moment, the door to my room opened back up, and the nurse returned with Cyrus and Megan in tow. Cyrus had been with me during the labor, but had gone out to wait with Megan while the baby was cleaned up so he could bring h
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CyrusThe silence stretched between us for several long moments, and with each second that passed, I grew more and more nervous that she was going to say no.Her expression flickered between so many emotions so quickly, I couldn’t fully decipher what she was thinking.At length, she slowly said, “Are…are you asking me to marry you because you genuinely love me and want to…or are you just afraid of losing me after everything that happened with Ralph?”“Oh, baby, no,” I assured her with a firm shake of my head. “I love you with my entire being, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I want us to raise Megan together and be a family. I swear to you, this has nothing to do with Ralph.”I held her gaze, praying she believed me. I was ready to do whatever I had to in order to convince her I was being entirely serious.To my complete relief, though, her lips curled into a smile, and she blurted, “Yes! Yes, Cyrus, I’ll marry you!”I surged to my feet, pulling her from her chair. Wr
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Sadie It was hard to break that bond between a child and parent, and no matter what Ralph did, I think there would always be a part of Megan that wanted that connection with him.“I hope so,” Cyrus told her. “He’s going to try. That’s what’s important.”Megan regarded him a long moment before saying, “I’m glad he’s going to try.”Cyrus smiled softly. “Me, too. I promise you, Megan, I’m going to take care of you and protect you no matter what. Okay?”The corners of her lips curled up at that. “Okay. I love you, Uncle Cyrus.”“I love you, too, Megan,” he replied. Then, he looked up at me. I couldn’t help but smile back at him. My heart swelled, and I fell even more in love with him at that moment. I wanted to explain my feelings to him in more depth, but we needed to talk away from Megan. I didn’t want to confuse her even more as Cyrus and I tried to figure out the stuff between us.“All right, is there anything else you want to talk about?” Cyrus asked, turning back to Megan.She blin
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SadieA week after Ralph’s arrest, things finally felt as though they were getting back to normal. Ralph was charged with breaking the restraining order. True to his word, Cyrus didn’t press any other charges. Ralph would spend a little time in jail before his trial, and then, it was up to the courts to decide his fate.I didn’t worry about him, though. I focused on Megan and helping her overcome the latest trauma she’d been through. I hated that she’d gone through so much at such a young age. It wasn’t fair. She deserved so much better. I wanted to make it my mission in life to make up for all that she’d suffered. I wanted all this mess with Ralph to fade into distant memories for her. I wanted her to be happy. More than anything else in the world, I wanted her to just be a normal, six-year-old girl.We were out on the terrace one day, coloring, when she looked up at me and asked, “Sadie? Is my daddy gone forever?”I frowned at her and replied, “What do you mean, sweetie?”She hesita
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Ralph stared at me. I could tell he wanted to argue.I waited for him to say something, anything, that I could use to shut down any chance he had left of getting close to Megan.To my surprise, though, he reluctantly nodded. “All right…all right. I’ll…I’ll do what you say. So long as you promise you won’t stand in Megan’s way if she wants to see me someday.”I regarded him a long moment before releasing a long sigh. “I promise. I won’t stand in her way. And I promise that I will take excellent care of her.”Ralph dropped his head, looking defeated.“I know you will,” he whispered.At that moment, I heard Sadie rushing back to us.“The cops are on their way,” she gasped when she reached me. She looked between me and Ralph and then gave me a relieved smile. “I’m glad to see everyone is still in one piece.”“Barely,” I grumbled.She wrapped her arm around mine and hugged it.“Thank you,” she whispered.I smiled down at her, but I then caught movement out of the corner of my eye. Turning
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CyrusI was at the very end of my control. My temper was about to snap. I kept reminding myself of Sadie’s words. Of my promise to her, but it was getting damn difficult to hold myself back. Ralph would just not give up. He kept pushing and pushing, bringing up Kate’s name and claiming Megan as his.It was infuriating. He kept saying he was a changed man, but he wasn’t taking responsibility for what he’d done. He wasn’t owning the fact that Kate wouldn’t have driven off the road that day if he hadn’t chased after her. I didn’t care that it was an accident. I didn’t care that he thought he loved her.In the end, it didn’t matter. It didn’t matter because Kate was still gone. And she was gone because of him.“You know what, Cyrus?” Ralph growled. “You think you’re so high and mighty. You think you’re so much better than I am, but the truth is, you failed Kate just as much as I did.”My whole body went cold. “What the hell are you saying?”Ralph had the gall to glare at me. “If you thou
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I couldn’t comprehend that. It made no sense.“How could you claim to love her and yet hurt her as much as you did?” I asked in a soft, cold voice. “How could you love her, but you put your hands on her? Hit her and scare her? Manipulate her, so she remained submissive and broken?”“I was messed up,” he answered in a pathetic tone. “I know I was. I know what I did to Kate was wrong. If I could go back and redo everything, I would. I’d love her the way she deserved to be loved. I wouldn’t lay a hand on her, and I’d do everything I could to make her happy. There is nothing I want more than the chance to undo all that I did, but I can’t. It’s too late for me to make things right with Kate, but it’s not too late for me to make things right with Megan!”I stared down at him, debating whether or not I believed him. To be honest, he did seem to be truly remorseful. I didn’t think anyone could truly fake this kind of emotion.Still, just b
