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"Every place our torch has hit has been tied to your sister in souy up, sweetheart He’s syste her out, then by taking out places associated with her"

She caught hione, why not take out the woht, he’s saving that pleasure for last"

"I KNOW HOW it sounds," Jared muttered into his cell phone as they entered Darcy’s house

She watched hiin to pace So inside her shifted as she watched him move, his stride powerful and predatory yet utterly silent Arerous A trained hunter And he was now on the hunt for thein her tu with them She’d never felt like this before

Because he was also hunting her Deliberately Syste to stop until he’d captured her She wasn’t going to let him stop

Whatever it was she felt for him, it was important With a little time, a little compromise, and with no effort at all, she could fall in love with him And part of her really, really wanted to Wanted to experience the ic she’d only ever felt faint echoes of She could have it with hiot on your plate now?" he asked his partner, running a hand through his hair "Okay Good When you head back to the hotel, give me a buzz and I’ll meet you there We’ll order pizza and tear into this"

He was hanging up when she walked past hiful glance She gave him a cheery smile because she didn’t want hiier than usual since they’d left the ce silently before she reached the bedrooap, but didn’t push it all the way--she didn’t want him to mistake her desire for privacy as a desire to shut hih the door in theit looked, she got in the shower and welcomed the brief shock of cold before the heat kicked in with a vengeance

The tears flowed freely,with the water Darcy stood directly beneath the spray, letting it course down her face like a veil, hoping to prevent puffy eyes that would give her away She hadn’t cried since the flight that brought her houe She knew she was due, but that didn’t make the dam burst any easier to bear

She felt hirateful he couldn’t know that she was falling apart Setting her hands on the tile in front of her, she bent her head as if she was directing the strength of the spray on her neck

Jared’s arms embraced her and he curled around her curved back He didn’t say anything when an unexpected sob shuddered through her

She tried to shake hi stupid "I need a minute"

"Take all the tio, she found herruefully She turned in his ared "I was trained to press every advantage"

Her leam in his eyes His beautiful face was stern and his sinner’sSuch a hard man in so many ways, yet he could be tender She’d like to see hiruff fondness and the parents he clearly admired and loved deeply

His hands cupped her face, his thuine your pain"

"Good I wouldn’t wish it on anyone"

I’ers stroked over her face again "You know," she said hoarsely, "I was trying to spare you a weepy woh between us as it is We need to be brutal with the rest in order to uy who doesn’t do relationships, you seeood handle on what I need" His fierce blue gaze riveted her "I expect that you’ll tell me what you need"

Her hands slid down his da his spine Steam billowed around them, but the warmth she felt came fro tiht, think about it Justyou were in me" She reached between them and fisted his erection "You’re a deadly weapon all by yourself Did you know that, Deputy?"

He snorted, his grip tightening on her hips

"I bet there isn’t a woman alive who’s said no to you in your life I’m just one of the many to fall under your irascible char You’re a rip, Darcy stroked hiaze lowered to the thick colu at the i it It was a brutal-looking instrument of pleasure, as priant build and fallen-angel face paired with a curt temperament and raunchy sensuality--fascinated her