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I’m just a single dad trying to keep my family whole.

Pix is a complication. A distraction.

The very last thing I need.

And I’m the last thing she needs.

Determined to knock her and her scorching-hot kiss out of my system, I focus on the task at hand.

Beef auction.

I peel off every last stitch until I’m down to nothing but my underwear.

Well… that and the hard-on to end all hard-ons.

Shit.

I can’t go on stage like this.

Does this place have a shower?

That’s when the door slams open.

A small voice follows.

“Holy… fuck,” she whispers.

I turn.

Flowing red dress.

Lush curves.

Plush lips.

Gorgeous doe eyes locking on mine…

Right up until they drop to my crotch.

I cross my arms as a slow smile curls free.

“Hello, Pix.”

CHAPTER 15

Ava

“Holy… fuck.” That’s all I manage to say.

I’ve just walked in on a half-naked man.

Correction.

I’ve walked in on a half-naked deity carved by the thirst gods themselves. And even though his back is to me, the man is ripped from stem to stern.

Broad shoulders.

Muscular back.