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Besides, Niol subscribed to the theory that e beast, and since so many beasts visited his club, he liked to play music that appealed to the close to her so that his breath feathered over her cheek

Power still pulsed within her A sensual energy that ainst his If they danced, she’d be able to do just that She could touch hith of his body along the length of hers

Oh, but that sounded good

Too good

She took another sip of her drink Then asked, "I take it I’ht answer, just for clarity

He paused, a barely perceptible hesitation, before he said, "Nothing is pointing to you right now"

Not the answer she’d been hoping for She really would have liked more of a "You’re coain" response Her gaze held his as she tried to figure hi to seduce some kind of confession out of me, are you, Detective?"

A slow shake of his head "No, I’htened around the glass

"You want s were that silass from her hand "Dance with me"

One dance Surely she could stay in control for just one dance Cara turned away from him and led the way onto the already full dance floor

Couples swayed together in time with the beat of the music They looked like simplecast around them Whispers of seduction and temptation filled the air When Todd took her into his arainst his chest, she wondered if perhaps she’d underestih she was tall, Todd still towered over her, but when he held her, he bent his head and dren close to her face His body was a solid e of his cock rising against her

She didn’t pull back Didn’t fake any kind of false ainst him and enjoyed the sensual touch She wished then that she’d been born different

Human

Humans were so lucky They could love and hate and fear and lust, and not have those emotions destroy them

Unless they chose to be destroyed

For her, there was no choice Never had been

His hands smoothed down her body, came to rest at the base of her spine

"Todd…" She liked the feel of his nas went too far "I’m not a safe woht "But I’htened, for just an instant, and a lick of pure passionate fire shot through her

Her sensually aware skin tingled, her pulse raced, and though Cara knew she was playing a dangerous game, she couldn’t see about the fact that he was a cop? Or souy," he continued, the words hard, but so soft they carried only to her ears "I’ve done things--" He shook his head, "I’ve done what I had to do in order to bring criht I’ve lied"

Todd’s confession didn’t particularly surprise her

His lips thinned "I’ve even killed" His gaze met hers "If you can’t handle that, you need to tell me now"

She could handle it The proble of sadness filled her as she stared up at hiht evil, don’t you? Like to et just what they deserve"

"I do ers pressed into her hips

"Is everything black-and-white to you? Good or evil? Is that the only choice?" His ansas so important to her

Because, like hiht Lied And as for the killing…

"Not any’s simple any damn more and--"

A soft vibration shook his hip and reverberated through her

His cell phone

Todd’s jaw clenched and his fingers dug into her hips

Her time to play and dream had ended Cara shook her head and stepped away fro his hold "You’d better check that" The slow, moody music ended Frouitar She knehat song would coh the crowd

Todd grabbed his phone, glanced at the glowing ot to call Colin"

Of course, he did Evil never slept At least not in this city

"Thanks for the dance" Her hand lifted and stroked down his cheek A soft murmur of pleasure whispered past her lips as she felt the faint sting of stubble along his hard jaw

He caught her hand "It doesn’t have to end with a dance"

"For ht, but not unbreakable "I’s" Not any anye your mind"

So confident Such a silly, hu the rush of psychic power flow through her Hypnotise yours," she breathed the words as she decided to put an end to the ga side of the town for hiht your evil, and forget about me"

In the past, she whispered her words and o, she’d been so good at giving her sweet suggestions

Until she realized she didn’t want puppets

Todd’s eyes widened and he shook his head Once Twice

Sensitive She’d nearly forgotten about his latent powers, but he wouldn’t be able to resist her order, no one ever had, and--

"Your eyes…" The words seeht they were…but…"

Shit He shouldn’t be realizing as happening The guy sure as hell shouldn’t have noticed that her eye color flickered with that burst of power

What was happening?

Cara yanked her hand away froain with a hard buzz of sound

"Go" An order froestions weren’t working on hiestion when his defenses were down, but she couldn’t control him when he ake and aware

Never Happened Before

A man she couldn’t control A human

If her hypnotic power didn’t work on him, if he could still choose on his own, then that meant he hadn’t come to her just because of her pheromones and the soft, silent lure that a succubus sent out to prey

Part of him, at least, and froe part, had chosen to want her

Very, very scary

And very arousing

He wanted her

"I’ll see you again" He sounded absolutely certain