Oath Bound (An Unbound Novel) (39 page)

“My kids?”

I nodded. “What more could you do for them with Tower’s fortune? How much better could you hide them? Protect them?”

“You’re serious?” He stared into my eyes, searching for the truth. Demanding it.

“Yeah. But there’s a catch.”

“And that would be...”

“Me. And Kevin and Aria. We come with the money. You get all of us, or none of us.”

I pulled him close for another kiss, and he groaned. “I’m in...” he murmured against my lips. “Kevin and Aria are younger than the kids I’m used to dealing with, but if they’re your brother and sister, they can’t be all bad.” He frowned, reconsidering. “Well, they can’t be worse than Kori, anyway. So I’m in for all of it. The only question is...how much of
you
do I get?”

I laughed as his steamy gaze traveled south of my chin. “All of me. But only if you say the magic word.”

“Agh!” he growled as I followed him up the steps. “You and that damn word.”

But in the end he said it.

In the end, he said it all night long.

* * * * *

Acknowledgments

This book happened during one of the craziest years of my life. It was born, written and edited while I had three others going in various stages, in the middle of my third move (this one mid-holiday) in four years.

Quite simply put, this book could not have happened without the dedication and patience of many other people, including:

Mary-Theresa Hussey, my editor, who worked on this book (on Kris in particular) during at least two of her own vacations.

My husband, who did all the packing, most of the moving, hauling, shopping, decorating, unpacking, cooking, utility hook-ups and even a bit of the pet-care while I did two crazy rounds of revisions on this book. Your repetition of the phrase, “Go work. I’ll handle the rest,” did not go unnoticed or unappreciated.

And, of course, all the folks in production at Harlequin MIRA, who hung in there with me, during the delays. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your patience and professionalism. It has been a privilege to write the Unbound series with your unfailing support.

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ISBN: 9781460306383

Copyright © 2013 by Rachel Vincent

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