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"But the haain be used by those fuckers I’et over it, because I’ the purse back I made it for you I want you to have it, even if you have to consider it a gift"

"A gift, huh?" She ran her finger over the pattern he’d tooled into the leather

What he wouldn’t have given to have her stroke hiiven "

"Good, then It’s settled" At least he hoped "Want to stay for dinner?"

She froze, shedding all her natural, fluid waro and all that"

He’d scared her With an invitation to dinner After watching her face down a rooasts, that seeentleman" No matter howher botto in, but as soon as her eyes lowered, he knew he’d lost "I should go Rain check?"

"Sure You obviously kno to find me"

"Thanks for the purse I owe you one"

"No, you don’t After the beating you took, we’re ain, and this time he actually swayed with the force of it She was so unbelievably beautiful it et that the rest of the world even existed

Simone looped her arainst his lips It lasted only a second, and it was co hot and rocked hiled, and he felt a stirring of power lingering just beneath his skin

When she was done shifting the ground under his feet, she let go and took a shton Call me if you need me"

"I don’t have your number It took me weeks to find you last ties--"

She pressed one slender finger against his lips "Call my name I’ll hear you You’re not the only one with special talents, you know"

That’s when he realized what she’d done That kiss had left hiift--the ability to summon her

Marcus was bloay by her trust "You sure you want to givetoward the door "Too late now Just give me a feeeks for the rib to heal before you run into trouble again, okay?"

She left the RV, and it suddenly felt empty Too empty

He hurried down the steps, around to the back side of the RV, where she’d parked her ht, and held out his hand "Give it back"

A look of complete, shocked innocence covered her lovely face "What?"

"The belt you stole"

She gave him a slow, sexy sht bodice "You’re catching on, Brighton There ht be hope for you yet"

THE GIRL WITH NO NAME

BY CHRIS MARIE GREEN

1

I woke up in a strange bed in a strange bedroom, and it took me only a few seconds to realize I had no idea where I was

Or who I was

Heart thu, I surveyed the closed, heavy curtains and the blazing lights that I had evidently left on Roundon the walls I kept anticipating the numbness of sleep to wear off, yet

No So I closedmyself more time When that didn’t work,over an endless street I sat up in the bed, covers swaddling me to the hips