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Luckily for Brooks, he did--and Colin wasn’t about to turn his back and let his partner go down in flaht Cara’s ar to the street
She turned on hih, just let--"
"I’m sorry" The words see his job, but sometimes, well, sometimes he didn’t like the man he becaht dirty to take down the devil His father’s words He’d always hated the truth in those words
"Ms Maloan…" No, he didn’t like that Too for to be da my job"
The street in front of the precinct was deserted and slick froht The street-lights glared down on the area, sending pools of light shining onto the glea your job," she charged, pulling her arm free Her hair ild around her face and he wanted to touch it so badly that his fingers shook "You’re just playing the good cop now, trying to gainthe case, but there was more to it than that More that he didn’t understand "Let me take you home"
Her glare would probably have frozen a lesser man "I think I’d rather walk"
Todd doubted that "It’s at least twenty h the safest neighborhoods"
She huffed out a breath "Don’t expect me to believe you’re worried about me I’m a killer, remember? I seduce men, thenfor rip on her "I was following the evidence," he said, "and if I hadn’t brought you in for questioning, I wouldn’t be a good cop, noould I?"
Her jaw rery--"
One golden brow lifted "I don’t think ‘angry’ really covers s here, Detective"
"Fine Furious Pissed Whatever But the fact re into his pocket with his left hand, pulled out his keys--"and I’ve got a car ready"
Her gaze dropped to his keys Her lips thinned "Fine, but you’d better not ask ot it?"
Oh, yeah, he "got it" Todd smiled "Come on, my car’s around back"
She stepped closer to him
He released his hold on her arhtly across her cheek Damn, but the woman’s skin was soft
Cara stilled
"And my name’s Todd," he said quietly because she hadn’t said his first name yet, and he wanted her to say it
Wanted to hear the name fall from those kiss-me lips
Her lips firmed "Good for you, Todd" Then she stepped around hi him one stellar view of her firm ass
Todd sed, then sent up a fast and furious prayer that he wasn’t about to fall for a killer
Because he had very definite plans to get close to Cara He wanted her in his bed Had froh to let down his guard with her
He’d get her to trust him, to reveal all her secrets
And if he had to do so, he’d use those secrets
He just hoped he wouldn’t have to hurt her
Or that he wouldn’t find out that her perfect bedroo her go
From the shadows, the killer watched Cara climb into the black Vette Saw the detective stare down at her ainto her web Just like all the other idiots
The plan orking perfectly The body count was growing and the cops were fucking clueless
Hu the reality around them until it was too late
Soon, it would be too late for Detective Brooks The poor huht away No point in a kill this soon--and Todd Brooks deserved to get to play this wonderful gaer
Brooks would play, and so would that bitch Cara
Then death would colory
The killer could almost taste the sweet release
Soon
Chapter 3
"You don’t need to get out," Cara said when Todd braked at her house Her voice sounded higher and sharper than she’d intended "I’ll be fine now" She thought about thanking hiuy had been doing his job when he questioned her, but she wasn’t going to overlook the fact that he’d been one serious jerk
Being in the car with hione to the police station in a patrol car She’d sat in the back Like any good criminal
The confines of Todd’s Corvette were far too intimate The leather seat felt soft and sleek beneath her, and with the s rolled up, the scent of leather and man filled the car’s interior
Cara reached for the door handle
"Wait"
Her fingers curled into a fist at the colanced at him and found his stare trained on her
The car was cloaked with shadows, but she could still see his eyes The strong lines of his face Cara licked her lips "What?"
"You feel it, don’t you?" A whisper that seeainst her skin
She shook her head "I don’t knohat you’re talking about" She could lie, too
His lips quirked, just a bit With a flick of his fingers, he unhooked his seat belt and leaned toward her "There’s so here"
The pro into her body and iven that up because after the burn of fiery release, she hated the ashes of cold reality
The reality that aher physical appearance
His hand lifted, reached for her
Her fingers flew out and locked around his wrist in a fierce grip
Silence Then he said, "I just wanted to touch you"
He sounded sincere, but… "I thought you just wanted to send ht her hold Good thing, too, because the way she was feeling, Cara would have shown hi a succubus could be
Instead, his eyes dropped to her lips "I wonder," he spoke ords little ood as you smell?"
The damn pheromones "It’s not me that you want" The adree" He was close, so close that she could feel the light brush of his breath against her face
"You don’t understand--"