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The uards re their pace Bradley could be heading down to the nearest convenience store for beer and cigarettes for all Ellison knew

The limousine turned in the direction of Austin, whichdevelopment a couple miles away No reason Bradley should enter the developer, run back to Maria and tell her Bradley’s out, and to be careful We’ll get inside and wait for hione all day?" Broderick asked

Ronan answered "Then ait all day We’ll give hi the red of an enraged bear

Tiger said nothing He acknowledged Ellison’s order by turning around and fading back into the grasses In a second or two, Ellison could no longer see hier, because the uards would never spot hier would be there and back in five o," Ellison said

"Now it’s three against four," Broderick said "Four with autoainst three Shifters with built-in weapons," Ronan said, never losing his feral sht up his hand and curled it like claws "They won’t knohat hit the his chin the direction Tiger had disappeared

"No, because I want this quiet, with limited bloodshed," Ellison countered He’d save the bloodiness for Bradley "We don’t need every cop in the county bearing down on us when soet Bradley first"

Broderick let out a breath "I see your point Fine We’ll hit them fast and hard, knock theh, the fourth one won’t realize what’s happened until too late"

Ellison gave hirowled "They’ll see what happens when they try to take my cub"

"Try not to kill anyone," Ellison said

"Me?" Ronan touched his chest, brown eyes going wide "I’ teddy bear With a Collar that keeps rinned at him "I’ve seen you catch theuys down, and we’ll go from there"

Without further word, the three separated, slinking through the tall grasses toward the house More bluebonnets, Ellison noted as they went The Texas state flower, its lupine-like stalks thrusting up toward the sunlight, made the meadow almost shimmer blue The blossoms weren’t as thick here as they’d been on the banks of the pond, but they were still plentiful

Maria was like these flowers, which could lie dor, passionate color Ellison’s thoughts flashed to Maria clinging to hi inside her, watching the water bead on her skin as her head went back in pleasure