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She’d be thethe day, she’d be surrounded by lawyers and cops Sharks and the police--they had to keep her pretty safe But at night, when she went back to that big old house all by herself, she’d be a target
Jude would ht
"You’re so cocky" She shook her head "You really think you can get any woman you want?"
He lifted a shoulder "I don’t want any wout and a stroke to the groin from that first moment
Like to like
Maybe
He’d heard about some shifter couples ere combustible in the sack With sex and shifters, the human rules were ripped away and only the basic needs of the animals remained
And the animals sure had a lot of needs
But Erin claimed she wasn’t like him
A good liar, his Erin Just not good enough
She crossed her arms over her chest "I can’t deal with this now, Jude"
Hmmm He liked the way she said his name Soft Husky
"I’m dead on ain
Can’t deal with you
Fair enough The lady had been through one wild night She needed to rest, and he wasn’t a jerk enough to deny her
Toet their partnership started
"Lock the door behind"Yeah, because I was just gonna leave it open so every creep in the city could sneak in"
Smart-ass He liked that Even rundown, she still had spirit
A tough lady
She’d have to be, in order to face as co with Night Watch The agency had earned its reputation for going after the scum of the earth for a reason
They hunted those criminals that others wouldn’t, or couldn’t
So he’d seen freaks, come upon scenes that had caused bile to rise in his throat and sweat to bead his upper lip
The beast within had roared at the carnage, but the ered under her eyes The wo on her feet "Get in bed" Next ti to his eyes on the door Don’t look back The woman will make you weak
With the freak shifter on the loose, he couldn’t afford to be weak
"Thank you" The whisper froze him at the door Then, dammit, he looked back
"I owe you, Donovan" Back to Donovan, huh? "I won’t forget that you came for me" She rocked on her heels "I can’t re to my side so quickly"
Leave or toss her on the bed Jude sucked in a desperate gulp of air The lady had no idea what she was doing to him
That husky voice Those deep eyes
That scent
Had the othercould have stopped hi to her side
His head jerked in what he hoped was a nod He yanked the door open "See you…in the "
The door slammed closed behind him He waited athrown
Good
Jude took the steps three at a tiistration desk, in less than athe twenties peak through his fingertips
"Give me the roo her alone Jude planned to be close enough to hear even the whisper of fear from her
The clerk, a teen with a bad case of acne on the left side of his face, eyed the aze "You’re not sorowled
The kid hopped back
"I’ teeth he knew to be a bit too sharp "It’ll be over long before dawn, so just give , the kid tossed hiht the key card in his left fist His right hand lifted, revealing the money "The extra forty is for you If anyone coot it?"
The ot…it"
"Good"
The room card bit into his palrip
Just to make sure the place was clear, he scanned the lobby Then, satisfied, he headed back upstairs
The hunt would start toainst his leash
To open
He strained, struggling to hear What had woken hied across the roo door broke "Erin!"
She screamed and sat up, her eyes wide open
Alone His heart was about to burst from his chest "Sweetheart, you scared the hell out of--"
She flew at hi, he stumbled back, but not before those claws raked a trail of fire across his chest
Not a shifter, rabbed her No choice Self-preservation instincts were strong in hiht around her wrists and he jerked her arms down "Calm--"
She broke his hold In about half a second
She Broke His Hold
And ca froertips
He snarled and she froze
Then she blinked and shook her head "Jude?" Her claws retracted "What are you--"
He saw the flare of her nostrils She’d left a laht spilled in a soft circle, giving hiht, he would have been able to see