CHAPTER 18

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Dante has discharged the following after, much to the

relief of every person working on his unit. It hadn't been

long enough for the town to settle down, and much of the

media still remained, hoping for an interview. But Jared and

Grady managed to get him home without incident, and the

gates to the peninsula were locked and guarded by some of

the local police force. After dropping Dante and Sarah off,

the men headed back to the gate to make sure no one could

enter, and to let the press know they weren't doing any

interviews. They were going to make an official and brief

statement, hoping it would satisfy the reporters enough to

just use Elsie's account for the story.

Sarah and Dante were greeted at the door by an excited

Coco, Emily having returned the dog earlier in the after-

noon.

"Damn dog," Dante grumbled as he reached down and

scooped the canine up and held her gently in his beefy

arms, giving the pup more than a token amount of affec-

tion. He stroked Coco's quivering body and scratched the

top of her head.

Sarah tried not to smirk as she watched the exchange

between dog and man. Coco had made Dante's home and its

owner part of her territory. Coco adored Dante, and Sarah

knew her big, tough guy loved the little dog, no matter how

much he tried to deny it.

She's going to miss him so much when he's gone.

Her little dog had gotten as attached to Dante as Sarah

had. How they were both going to pay the price for loving a

man who don't belong in Amesport.

I love him. I really do love him.

Although she'd probably fallen for Dante way before

today, admitting it herself made her feel shot through

the heart. She couldn't go on denying it. She'd fallen com-

pletely and irrevocably in love with this strong, dominant

man who was also capable of such gentle tenderness that it

made her want to weep.

He's going back to Los Angeles. I knew he wouldn't be here

forever.

She had known. Still, it hadn't kept her heart safe.

Dante Sinclair had been an irresistible temptation for a

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