Daring Duke by Anyta Sunday

Author:Anyta Sunday [Sunday, Anyta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-18T05:00:00+00:00

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Two hours flew by, and before he knew it, Rohan had voluntarily roped himself into the rest of the day’s activities: dog walking, listening to an animated reading by Ash at Silver Pines, and playing hide-and-seek in the manor.

Jones and Janine giggled under the bed in one of the unused rooms. Rohan went to uncover them, but Duke pulled him back into the hall and whispered in his ear, “Let them think they’ve stumped us.” With enthusiasm, he called aloud, “Where are they hiding, Ro?”

Rohan leaned against the wall next to Duke between two framed paintings of historical Greenville mayors. His arm pressed against his cousin’s, warmth soaking into him.

“They are full of energy,” Rohan said. “Just like you.”

“Much better behaved.”

He laughed softly, and Duke’s lips quirked at the sides, too. Duke kept his gaze toward the opposite wall. His lashes were stunningly long in profile. “How long have you been looking after the kids?”

“Few months.”

“And you’re okay with it?”

Duke shrugged, his arm shifting against Rohan’s. “I wouldn’t do it if I wasn’t.”

“This Kyle isn’t abusing your generosity, is he?”

“Jesus, Rohan, if I didn’t know better, I’d say you have something against Kyle. You haven’t even met him.”

“Maybe I should, if he’s so important to you?” How important is he?

Duke kept his voice low, blunt. “If you want to know whether we are fucking, ask.”

The conversation was crossing a line, but Rohan couldn’t stop from asking. “Are you fucking?”

Duke’s gaze dropped briefly to Rohan’s lips. “No. Do you fuck your beard?”

“I have.”

“Did you like it?”

“Things would be so much easier if I did.”

Duke looked away, down the hall. Called out to the kids again. “Maybe they are under my bed?”

Giggles sounded from the spare room.

Duke pushed off the wall. “Kyle isn’t abusing me, but I wish he would. It’s okay though, I have a way to get his money back to him.”

Of course Duke wouldn’t take their money. He didn’t need it. But he cared enough to give Kyle his pride. “How do you get it back to them?”

“I have my ways.” Duke strode into the spare room and pretended to be shocked when he uncovered the twins.

They jumped up and down, demanding more. “Nope, need to pack up and run errands. And make dinner for your mommy and uncle Kyle. It’s late.”

Rohan watched from the door. “I want to come with you.”

The twins cheered.

“You’re not sick of us already?” Duke asked.

A fraction of uncertainty touched his voice, like he couldn’t be sure how much Rohan meant it. Like he wasn’t used to anyone willingly spending so much time with him.

Guilt twisted Rohan’s gut. He’d read Duke wrong for so long. He’d thought he wanted distance between them. Thought he hadn’t cared that Rohan traveled and barely saw him.

“I’m not sick of you.”

Duke’s expression wavered. He quickly squared it away. “Whatever. You drive, then.”

They packed the kids into the Lexus and Duke barely glanced up from his phone as he gave Rohan directions. “Post office first, then the grocery store on Fifth.

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