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"Was I out?" He broke the psychic thread that had kept hi’s physical status and position

"Maybe" She nuzzled at his throat "Did you let Greg go?"

"Yes" He slid his hand down to her nape "He was in your fa your brothers have gotten rid of hi hirip her nape in a hold"How do I face the won’t keep his mouth shut - everyone will know"

"He won’t say a word Trust me"

"But my brothers and Hawke They know I remember their faces when they came in before They think I’"

"What if they’re not?" She sounded shaken, shocked "I lost it, Judd I really lost it"

"We’ll talk about that later" They did have a problem to deal with and it had to be dealt with, not swept under the rug "But first you’re going to shower and get dressed so you can reassure your fa firm, short instructions "Go on I’ll hold the fort" Releasing his grasp on her neck, he slid his hand down the curve of her back before lifting it away A sence Worth the red-hot skewer of dissonance shoving through his spinal column

She took a deep breath, then broke away "You’ll be here when I come out?"

He kne"Even Andrew couldn’t move me"

Her lips quirked a little "He’s okay, you know Just over-protective"

"I know" More than that, he understood

Nodding, she turned and disappeared behind a door he assumed led to the bathroo through He had ht that, vibrations traveled down his spine as soed on the door "Brenna?"

"She’ll be out soon" Judd shored up the barrier with Tk

The bathroom door opened approximately ten minutes later Brenna stood there wrapped in a fluffy blue towel that only just reached her upper thighs and see off the rise of her breasts "I forgot to take in a change of clothes" She blushed "Didn’t want to put that robe back on"

Since he found he had trouble enunciating words, Judd siather her clothing frolis from a top drawer and ordered himself to look away There was no reason for him to invade her privacy "Would you like lanced over her shoulder, eyes huge "Stay You make me feel safe"

"Not what people usually feel around e to throw out soe of being dislodged "You don’t usually cuddle people who are hysterical after a major freak-out"

Cuddle? It took considerable effort to force his mind back on track "I said we’ll talk about that later Get dressed before your brothers decide to break down the door"

She turned back to her dresser and grabbed a pair of jeans and a blue sweater Her legs were bare nearly all the way up and nohis attention from her Her skin appeared as soft as her lips had felt, shtning bolt of dissonance shot through his spine, strong enough to cause spots in front of his eyes Ironically, he iven to handle interrogation under torture He kneas treading on thin ice - he’d co radation in critical co that, he couldn’t stop his eyes fro in unfa, clothes clutched to her chest Her breasts pluto unravel If she moved her hands, it would fall He decided he wouldn’t use Tk to stop its descent after all

She scowled "Are you saying I’ at?"

"I didn’t mean to imply that" Was her skin that soft all over? Thatbiteable

A second bolt shot through his spine, originating froned to cripple an ordinary Psy But he was an Arrow