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"What is this Shifter business?" she asked

Spike’s brows dren "You’re nosy"

"Jordan’s the son of ht So, yeah, I’her than you, so don’t think I’ht stare at a roach who’d made the same declaration "Does that mean you’ll stay?"

"You didn’t answer my question about what kind of work you do"

"Errands I’m an errand boy"

"Yeah?" Myka looked hi muscles to his buzzed hair and his wicked-dark eyes "What kind of errands?"

"Anything I’et Stay?"

Myka had planned to already, but she"Yes"

"Yay!" Jordan yelled frorandma made me pancakes Want soh, why don’t you?"

Spike looked at her as though she’d lost her y He’s a Shifter"

Myka raised her hands Noas not the ti I’ll watch hiave her a nod, half of thanks, half of exasperation He turned around without another word and loped back up to the porch Gracefully Heprecision

He opened the screen door Jordan hopped down frorab hilanced back at Myka, still holding open the door "Well? Aren’t you co in?"

Myka hurried up to the porch Just before she reached the door, Spike ently swinging shut in Myka’s face What the hell?

Spike turned around iain "I said, aren’t you co in?"

"I was, but you cut h that she could smell the warmth of him, the male musk, the faint sweet of syrup froh to let a fe it out first?"