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Whitney.
    Unable to fight the surge of desire zipping through his veins, Brett placed a kiss to her bare shoulder, and he had to smile when her skin quivered under his mouth.
    Both Ryan and Whitney were breathing hard when their mouths finally separated.
    “I…”
    “It’s okay, Whit.” Ryan ran his fingers down her cheek softly and then stood. “We’ll leave you alone. Won’t we, Brett?”
    He came to his feet as well. “Yeah. Sleep well, sweetheart.”
    When he stopped near the door, Brett turned and looked at her flushed face, wide eyes, and how she touched her fingertips to her lips. Oh Whitney. You’re ripe for lovin’, darlin’. Lovin’ by two men.

Chapter Three

    She’s alive! Damn it! How could he screw this up?
    Maria quickly hung up the phone when she heard the click on the other end and schooled her features when Aaron Morris opened his office door.
    “I’m headed to court, Maria. I’ll be back after lunch.”
    “Of course, sir.”
    When the office door shut behind her boss, she quickly grabbed the receiver and dialed.
    “Hello?”
    “She’s alive.”
    “What are you talking about?”
    “Whitney’s alive.”
    “There is no possible way, Maria. I left her for dead at the bottom of the canyon,” Eric replied.
    “She just called her father from the hospital in Flagstaff.”
    “You heard her?”
    “Yes. I answered the phone, Eric. She said she’s there and told her father not to let on that she’d talked to him. You have to do something.”
    “She’ll go to the authorities. Son-of-a-bitch! I knew I should have just killed her myself, but I let you talk me into trying it this way.”
    “It doesn’t matter. She’s alive, and you need to fix this. Her father will have you in jail before you can turn around if he finds out you tried to hurt her.”
    “Hurt her? Hell, Maria! This is attempted murder and carries twenty-five to life if I’m caught. It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference if I’m an attorney or not. Believe me, they still put lawyers in jail, too.”
    “What can I do?”
    “Keep tabs on the phone and let me know if she calls again. I’m headed back to Flagstaff.”
    “I love you, Eric.”
    “I know. I’ll see you in a few days, once I get this all straightened out. We’ll be fine.”
    He hung up, and Maria chewed her lip as she dropped the phone back on the cradle. She’d been having an affair with Eric for several years. He’d always told her they would be together once he got rid of Whitney and had her money to sustain them. What he didn’t know was that she also knew he’d been with Whitney’s best friend, Mallory. Maria didn’t trust him, but love him she did.

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    “What the hell do you mean, she’s not here?”
    “I’m sorry, sir, but I can’t tell you anything other than she isn’t a patient here.”
    “I’m her husband, God damn it!” Eric shouted, leaning toward the woman behind the desk.
    “Without her permission, I can’t tell you anything, even if you are her husband.”
    “I want to see your supervisor, now!”
    “Certainly,” the woman said as she stood and moved toward another lady sitting several feet away.
    Shit! If they won’t tell me, how the hell am I going to find her?
    “Can I help you, sir?” a lanky blonde asked, when she stopped in front of him.
    Mmm…nice. Big breasts, trim waist. I bet she’s hot in bed, too.
    “I certainly hope so.” He purposely laid on the charm. “My name is Eric Scott. I’m an attorney from Los Angeles. My wife should have been brought in here several days ago after a fall in the canyon and I’m trying to locate her.”
    The woman frowned. “I don’t understand.”
    “My father had a heart attack about the same time, and I had to fly home. I left her here to recuperate, and I think she must have been discharged, but I can’t seem to locate her. I’m trying to find out where she went after she left here.”
    “She didn’t call you and tell you she was being