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If he did this for me, I’d owe him one, and in this life…

That meant everything.

CHAPTER

FOURTEEN

LUKE

I had to leave Friday morning for a meeting with a supplier, and I didn’t get back until Sunday evening. By the time I lay down in my bed, it was two in the morning, and I was beyond exhausted from the weekend festivities.

A text message came through on my cell phone from an unknown number.

Unknown number

Do you make it a habit of kissing girls and then going MIA?

I chuckled, leaning against my headrest.

Luke

Who’s stalking who now?

Duchess

I like to give the same energy I receive.

Luke

If that were true, you’d already be in my bed.

Duchess

What are you wearing?

Luke

Gym shorts and a smile. What are you wearing?

Duchess

I’m naked and wet.

I jerked back, not expecting her to reply with that.

Luke

What can I do to help?

Duchess

I’d love for someone to wash my hair.

I laughed, realizing she must have been in the bathtub.

Luke

Are we talking about the drapes or the carpet?