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anyone.”
    “That’s an exaggeration. I can only imagine how many cowboys would fight for this opportunity.”
    “ You know what surprises me?” His brow came up. “That you’re not married.” A man like Dante couldn’t hide from the ladies for too long.
    “Close, but nope.” He drained his bottle and recapped it.
    “So, you were almost hitched. Yee-haw…a woman almost roped Dante Brooke. She must be some woman.” A suspicious tightness crept through her. Jealousy? She had no reason to feel anything. They’d parted ways long ago.
    “Yeah, ‘some woman’ she is.” He winked as he reached behind him and grabbed another bottle. “I’m better without her.”
    She blinked. “Good thing you found that out before you slipped the band on her finger. I wasn’t so fortunate. It took me a hefty settlement to understand the greed of some folk.” She saw the curiosity in his eyes. “Are you shocked that I actually got married?”
    He shrugged. “I find it harder to believe that the bastard cheated. Some men just don’t get how lucky they are until it’s too late.”
    Warmth s pread from her hair roots to the tips of her toes. Was there hidden meaning to his words? “Well, he found his ass from the hole in the ground, a little too late though.” She relaxed into the soft welcoming cushion. “When did you break up?”
    “A lmost a year ago.”
    Not long at all. In fact, she’d say he was in reboun d stage.
    Then again, men were different when they broke up. They bounced back, rising like a star. Women, on the other hand, allowed their heart to bleed for far too long. She knew this from experience, and it wasn’t at the han ds of her loser ex. “Sorry to hear about the loss.”
    No, she really wasn’t.
    “I’m over it.” He scanned the room and she wondered if he didn’t want to make eye contact with her after his disclosure?
    A blanket of silence washed over them. When it became too much, she asked, “You okay?”
    Gazes connected. “I’m great. Why?”
    “You look like a man who has been sucking on a lemon,” she said with a sigh. “Is she the reason why you searched me out? Hoping you could find some revenge relief with a woman from the past?”
    His gaze narrowed . “That wasn’t my intention.”
    “No?”
    “Not at all.”
    She laughed. “Maybe I was hoping.” Oh sheesh . The whiskey had washed away her filter. The slow smile that curved his lips sent her juices flowing and the vibrator in her suitcase wouldn’t satiate her at this point.
    Time slowed down as she watched him, losing herself in his masculinity. She’d always wondered what he was doing. How he was doing. Who he was doing. Wondering if he’d gotten married to the woman of his dreams.
    He was a big man with wide shoulders and broad chest, covered by a silv er-buttoned shirt. She could have the material parted and ripped off his body in a matter of seconds. Her pink parts quivered at the mere fantasy of removing the annoying fabric. She forced her gaze to move upward and their eyes clashed. The man was a lethal combination of virility and sin. And she wanted to get wicked.
     
     
    Chapter Two
     
    DANTE LAUGHED AS April squirmed and batted her lashes under his stare. Amazing how she could shock the boots right off him with a naughty remark only to blush pearl pink. She’d changed, but he saw that not everything was different. That would have been a real disappointment.
    He shifted his legs, hoping to ease the discomfort in his zipper, but it wasn’t happening. Just like old times.
    Why the hell had he come ? To scratch the scab off old wounds?
    Truth was, he’d never expected that he’d get this far tonight. He’d enjoyed watching her on stage, connecting with the music, but seeing her in concert was one thing. Sneaking backstage had been nothing but stupid, and yet, no one had stopped him to toss him out on his ear. So much for the burly security who was hired to keep her safe.
    He’d gotten even a bigger surprise