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And they thought olves had stamina

I smiled and plucked a leaf fro, then flicked the leaf skyward froround

What I wanted was to go hoet on with my life and my job To spend more time with Kellen But I had just under a week of vacation left, and while Islowly insane with boredoiven ift to help me rest and recuperate, and I couldn't - would't - hurt their feelings by returning before my time was up

"Riley"

My name whispered across the wind - a deet my attention

I straightened quickly, n of the caller Some hint of where the voice had come from

A difficult task when it seemed to come from everywhere and yet nowhere at once

"Riley"

Again the voice rode the night, stronger than before, and clearly male in its resonance

It wasn't a voice that belonged to any of the men who inhabited the five other villas in this s to any of the staff members who looked after the villas or orked in the main resort complex one beach over

But there were three other accommodations scattered across the island, and I hadn't really had uests or employees But even if it had been one of the ht?

It was odd - and thethrough my veins

Which was a rather sad statement about just how bored I was Or perhaps how addicted I'd becoive away the killing any day, but not the thrill of the chase The hunt was everything to a wolf, and no ht have denied it, I was a hunter - every bit as much as my brother

I studied the night for a h the trees, void of any voice but its own I could sense nothing and no one near, and yet soe of awareness raced acrossthe small hairs on my arms stand on end

I spun onaround sans clothes, but uests currently on the island were huet a little antsy about the whole naked thing