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She kept her shoulders straight and her hands loose at her sides
"I fell for you fast," he told her
What? No, no, he couldn’t mean--
She sed and stared up at that bloody sky
"I’ for you"
Her hands curled into s so big and strong in that doorway
"Because if I don’t see your sexy ass within three hours, I’ll be co for you" He wasn’t the only one who’d fallen
And Erin wasn’t about to lose the best thing that had ever happened to her "Watch that ass, Donovan"
Their eyes held
I love you
The words stuck in her throat She wanted to say them so badly but--
"You too, sweetheart," he one Jude eased back into the den and she was left with the taste of fear on her tongue
He watched his mate and fury iced his veins Her face--her eyes--
Fuck, no
This wasn’t the way the game was played
The other shifter--he was prey
But Erin didn’t look at the tiger as if he were prey
No, not prey So rowl that broke from his mouth
He’d done so much for her Sacrificed and punished--and this was how she repaid him?
Unworthy
They could have been perfect Unstoppable The next evolution for their race
The tiger had ruined that for hi
"You really think this plan’s going to work?" Erin stood on Jude’s raht was too warm She stared up at the stars and wondered just how close Jude was to death
Again
Bastard
Be safe Coain, she wasn’t sure she’d get another vision She’d sure never been able to control the dreaet a vision
Just a body
"I don’t know if it ork" Dee stepped to her side, ood hunter, for a hu answer she’d wanted, but Erin was quickly co kind of woman
"You’ve been on a lot of hunts with hiaze off the swae This here Jude ran wild His sanctuary
Dee hesitated "Ah, usually Jude hunts alone"
Like he’d gone hunting at that den
The huest shifter I’ve ever lanced at her as she continued, "And believe me, I’ve coht Watch fifteen years ago"
Fifteen years? But the woman barely looked thirty Hell, al" A pause "Barely Jude took ht the supernaturals How to survive He’d only been in the Watch for a few years, but he’d already gotten a reputation"
She’d just bet he had
"Jude always gets the job done," Dee said simply "You can count on hi out from the area of Dee’s left side She shoved a hand into the pocket of her jeans and dug out a cell phone "Yo"
Erin tensed
"What? You’re kidding! That’s great! Does he re? What? Yeah, yeah, we’re on our way"
She ended the call with a flick of her thumb "Givens is awake That was McCall, he’s one of the hunters we stationed with Givens for protection A few uy just opened his eyes and then he asked for his son, Toure it," Dee said, "we can sit up here with our thuhtail it to that hospital, arrive before the cops do, and et so a thumb up o" Jude was already hunting, so the infoso a thumb up her ass
They ran toward Dee’s SUV
"You sure this is the place?" Jude de nod "Yeah, yeah, this is the address he gave e of the swamp A place that looked way too et a new place for Erin Because a du to cut it for her
He had the cash Sure, he liked to run in the swa different
And after the way the asshole had christened her home, she’d probably like a fresh start soether Maybe another antebelluether One with a lot of land for running…
Later
"All right then," Jude said, testing the ropes that held his hands Daht Zane knew his knots, how to tie ’em and how to place ’em Thanks to Zane, the knots were perfectly positioned next to his claws A few slices, and he’d be free "Ti deht "This is a real assed-up plan"
Jude grunted "Who asked you?"
Zane eyed hi your sorry butt inside, huh?"
"No… he gets the job" Because he didn’t want Kyler’s hands free for adeet this shit started"
Dee’s foot shoved the gas pedal to the floor She took the curves and hidden twists with ease, her gaze never darting from the road
At this rate, they’d be at the hospital in no time The road was deserted Dark and quiet Well, quiet except for Dee’s revving motor
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"No"
Ah, that would be a fun conversation