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harshly.
    I grunt in pain and
suddenly realize the danger I’m in. With very little effort, this
man could easily hold my head under the water and kill me if he
chose to. Why is he doing this? Who is doing this?
    “ Please stop.”
    In response, my assailant
lifts me out of the water and bends me over the edge. I try to
elbow him in the face, but he captures both of my wrists in a
strong hand. He rips my bikini bottoms down around my
hips.
    I struggle, but he holds me firmly in his
grip.
    A stinging smack lands
across my bottom. Then, another.
    “ Ah!”
    A third is delivered so
hard, I’m sure it leaves a reddened handprint behind.
    “ Out!” The voice above us
is soft but firm. Deadly firm.
    The man in the water
stiffens and I can feel the fury rolling off him. “Why should I?
I’m in her top two!”
    Jase!
    “ I told you not to come.
Now, out!”
    Glasses?
    It sounds like him, but I’m not sure. I’m so
disoriented because of this blindfold that I can’t figure anything
out. I want to ask what the hell is going on, but I instinctively
know it has nothing to do with me.
    Jase pushes away from me and leaves the pool
without another word.
    I slide back in and
readjust my bathing suit with trembling hands. Whoever just stopped
Jase, saved me from an assault, that much I’m sure of. It’s hard to
reconcile the sweet Jase who sent me flowers and played chess with
me to the aggressive brute that just left.
    Someone else enters the pool and I’m
suddenly afraid.
    But, it doesn’t last.
    Strong, gentle arms pull me close. A
masculine soap scent washes over me and I feel safe again.
    Yes,
Glasses . There is no doubt now.
    Brett tenderly strokes the side of my
hair.
    “ I’m afraid neither Jase
nor Doug will be able to join you this evening.”
    I jump up and wrap my arms
and legs around him, snuggling my face into his neck. “Thank
you.”
    “ Are you all
right?”
    “ Just hold me for a
minute.”
    He sways in the water with me in his arms,
rubbing firm caresses down my back. He plants a sweet kiss on my
shoulder. We stay this way for several minutes and I realize his
presence has soothed all my anxiety. His hands move lower down my
back and I feel a stirring ache. I want his hands on me.
    “ Tesh,
if you want — ”
    I place a finger on his
mouth. “Shh. You’re breaking the rules by talking, Dr.
Rand.”
    “ Oh, I’m breaking several
rules tonight, but I can assure you that I don’t plan to do any
more talking, Ms. Morgan.” I inhale a quick breath. “I just wanted
you to be absolutely certain who is holding you at this moment.” He
leans in and nibbles my earlobe. “And, kissing you.” Feather light
touches trail seductively down my body and cup my bottom. “And,
about to fuck you.”
    My heart hammers against
my ribcage.
    His hands dip lower, underneath my behind.
He pushes aside the small strip of bikini and sinks two fingers
into me.
    My body clenches and I moan loudly.
    He growls low in his
throat and kisses my throat as he thrusts in and out. I cling to
him, reveling in the feel of his lips on my skin and the muscle
beneath my hands. Toned arms bulge with strength, and I wonder
where the hell he was hiding all this muscle.
    Abruptly, he pulls his
fingers out and I want to beg him not to. He twists me around in
his arms and presses me up against the edge of the pool. I feel his
arousal at my back as his hands knead my shoulders. My breathing
sounds unnaturally loud in the silence of the pool, but all I care
about is what Brett is doing to my body.
    He unclasps my bikini top
and pushes the straps slowly down my arms. Yes, Brett. Oh, yes. His hands snake
around and pull down the fabric in front. My breasts tumble
free.
    “ Oh, fuck,” Brett growls,
cupping both breasts in his hands. He spins me back to face him,
catches a nipple in his mouth and sucks greedily. His tongue works
over the rosy bud sending waves of heat straight to my core. He
flicks and pulls with his fingers, stretching them