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Chapter 7

There was an Enforcement car outside her apartment Clay’s heart kicked violently in his chest

He’d left her alone in the dark Tally was scared of the dark

Disgusted with hiet out of his own vehicle and track her dohen she walked out holding a s, but hard on its heels caer and possessiveness laced with razor-sharp tenderness How dare she put herself in danger? And how dare she not call hi?

Instead of Clay, there was another old shield of an Enforcement detective clipped to his collar As Clay watched from across the road, the detective put a hand on her lower back and urged her toward the vehicle Clay had already noted She resisted but didn’t break the touch The detective dropped his hand, his face wearing a scowl that told Clay Talin was being stubborn

That didn’t rowled and the sound threatened to travel up through Clay’s human vocal cords to fill the air inside the car He al, nolike an ass He had no right to judge Talin But that was the cool, logical, hu - where Talin was concerned, he was less hu back the door, he got out and strode across the street

Talin’s head snapped up the second his foot hit the ground, as if she’d felt the vibration A chaotic mix of emotions swept across her face, waves of liquid flame: Relief Surprise Pain That ever-present fear

Her lips shaped his name as he reached her side and drew her to hih nored it "What happened?" he asked the cop and it was a challenge

The man looked to Talin "Is this the friend you said you called?"

Talin nodded "Yes"

Clay let the lie go They’d discuss it later "I’m Clay"

"Max" He held out a hand and as they shook, Clay saw the detective note everything about him, from his jeans to his sweatshirt to the fact that he needed a haircut "You’ll look after her," the er quieted at that state "What do I need to protect her fro cop, so whatever had happened, either it had been o for the forensics people to have coo

His protective fury gre as Max laid out the bare facts "Unless so her, Talin’s doing e than she thinks"

"I need to knohat you’ve got, so I can make sure the bastards don’t co as wildly as a panicked bird’s But he didn’t release her and she didn’t fight to be let go The leopard cal But you’re one of Lucas’s top men, aren’t you?"

Clay wasn’t surprised the cop had made him DarkRiver was a power in San Francisco and it was Enforcement’s job to know that Mostly because they were Psy stooges, but so sure justice was done despite Psy interference

He made a mental note to ask his contacts about Max, but his instincts said the ht side of the line "Yes I’ a decision "Then we need to have an unofficial chat after I finish up today Anyplace safe fro eyes and ears?"

"Joe’s Bar" Isolated near the edge of DarkRiver territory and frequented exclusively by cats, wolves, and their invited guests, it was close to airtight "You knohere it is?" At Max’s nod, he said, "Leave the recorder at ho my recorder" A deadpan stateht Talin - you needyou" Clay felt his arhten, sensed her panic, but couldn’t control the primitive animal impulse "We’ll see you at the bar"

Talin waited until Max had driven away before tugging at Clay’s aro"

He leaned down until his lips brushed her ear "I told you to stop flinching" And then he bit her A slow, painless nip but there were definitely teeth involved<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>