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I slowly lean down, and as soon as I press my lips to hers, I know that I am right. Audrey is the one for us.

I try to take it slowly, I really do, but tasting her for the first time is better than I imagined it would be. I tilt her head to the side to give me better access.

She opens to me, and my tongue presses against hers. Everything inside me feels like it comes alive, and I have to pull away before I let myself get carried away.

If the kiss surprised me, hell, it stunned her.

She’s staring at me wide-eyed. Her lips are swollen and wet, and I would give anything to kiss her again, but I’ve already gone too far. I force myself to step back. “If you need anything, our rooms are right down the hall.”

Her eyebrows lift. “Both of you?”

I chuckle. “Yep.”

Her cheeks turn pink. Fuck. I know exactly what she’s thinking because I’m thinking it too. Living under the same roof with Audrey Sterling is going to test every bit of control I have.

Before I can walk away, she asks, “Bennett, what about Knox?”

I search her eyes. I know what she’s asking, but I clarify anyway. “You mean about the kiss?”

She nods.

I smile. “Knox isn’t going to have a problem with me kissing you, Audrey. He wants you just as much as I do.”

Her eyes widen.

I continue. “And when you are both ready, I’m sure he’ll get his own kiss.”

Her mouth falls open, and I chuckle. “Get some rest.”

I go to the door and force myself to walk out of her bedroom.

CHAPTER 6

AUDREY

I stand in the middle of my new office and slowly turn in a circle. “This is ridiculous.”

Knox leans against the doorway with his arms crossed over his chest. “You hate it?”

I give him a look. “You know that’s not what I mean.”

The office is huge. Bigger than my apartment was, actually. There’s a massive desk in front of huge windows that overlook downtown, a couch and two chairs on the other side of the room, and when I opened what I thought was a closet door, I found a full bathroom.

I point toward it. “Why does my office have a shower?”

Knox shrugs like it’s completely normal. “In case you need one.”

I stare at him. “At work?”

His lips twitch. “You never know.”

I roll my eyes and walk toward the windows. From up here, the city looks peaceful, but I know better. My father is somewhere out there. He knows where I am, and after what he did to my apartment, I’m not stupid enough to think he’s suddenly going to leave me alone.

Still, for the first time in days, I feel like I can breathe.

There are guards downstairs. Security at every entrance. You can’t even get on this floor without clearance, and there are Kingston men everywhere. No one is getting to me here, and that seems to give me some peace.

“You okay?”