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He licked his lips and then looked at hers. She resisted the urge to mirror his movements. He looked as if he wanted to kiss her.  
She held her breath because the idea of Penn kissing her sounded like a good one. She wouldn’t resist, but would she regret it when they were done? Life was short and she should probably encourage him.
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Penn Wharton, a former cop, is due to take over his family’s company since his father’s death, and now he needs some time to think about his life. He discovers the remnants of a murder near his house and catches a glimpse of a woman, then follows the trail to a seedy part of town where Brooke Madison, a romance writer, lives. Penn rents the apartment next to her to watch over her because he knows the assassin will show up eventually and the police can’t protect her.  But when real feelings start to develop between them, can he keep them both safe?
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The Billionaire Next Door

Penn knew the security breach could be the killer. He didn’t know how the man had tracked down Penn, but that didn’t matter at this moment. He had people to protect. He had children to protect. Most importantly, he needed to get Brooke to safety. She would be the killer’s number one target. 


He snagged her arm and dragged her towards this house.


“Please don’t question this today. I need you to get inside. There’s a room at the center of the house I need to get everyone inside it.” 


He looked in the direction of the bouncy house, but Brenda was already herding her kids toward the house. Why today? Why now? Did the killer think he was vulnerable here? 


Penn had already checked out the house from every angle. Unless the killer flew a drone overhead, you couldn’t see into the yard from any vantage point in the area. His father had been paranoid, but Penn didn’t have time to wonder why.


Everyone needed to get to the panic room.


Chapter 48: Moment of Truth