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"Asinside I have work to do" Logan stalked off toward the entrance to the ainst his thigh She woke slowly, body first, and Paul could do nothing but watch She stretched her long legs, then her arhtened asto open her eyes The show she unknowingly put on with that lovely stretching made every man there stare He shifted so she wasn’t on display--at least not to anyone but him

"Where are we?" she asked on a yawn

"Ho too much that it would be hers as well as his very soon

"Already? That was fast" She looked over at Nika and pressed her hand against her sister’s forehead Nika didn’t stir "Has she been asleep the whole tih"

Madoc went around the truck, the sound of his heavy boots loud on the concrete

"What kind of noises?" asked Andra

"Nothing horrible," said Paul as Madoc opened the passenger-side door The whi, but he didn’t feel the need to share that with Andra

"Andra, this is Morgan Valens"

"Nice to an smiled, dipped his head in a small formal bow, and offered her his hand "A pleasure, ave his hand a brief shake and Paul’s eyes were fixed on Morgan’s luceria, looking for even the slightest sign that they ed, and Paul let out a silent sigh of relief

Morgan’s s She couldn’t save hian

"I’

"It’s just this thing we do for women like you Don’t worry about it"

Madoc unbuckled Nika’s seat belt and slid his aret her," said Andra, scrubbing her face with her hands as if trying to wake up "You don’t have to bother"

Madoc snorted "She doesn’t weigh enough to be a bother Which way?"

Andra let out a sigh of resignation "Wherever your uess"

"Our doctors make house calls," said Paul "We do have an infirmary, but I don’t think she’d like it there Too sterile and cold She’ll be more co?"

Paul lowered his voice "I was hoping you’d stay in et

She blushed as if she’d caught his stray thought, which hter Maybe she did have a streak of shyness in her somewhere after all

Andra sniffed and pulled on an air of indifference "We’re going to Paul’s suite Do you know the way?"

Madoc didn’t answer, but he turned and carried Nika toward the door

"I’ll let Joseph know you’ve arrived," said Morgan "But I’ll walk slowly so you have a chance tosettle in" He winked at Andra and hurried after Madoc, opening the door for him so he wouldn’t have to jostle Nika

Andra was still blushing, which Paul decided was a good look for her Especially when her blush spread out over her bare breasts and belly, and he was the cause of it

The door to thethe two of theertip across the silky skin "There are going to be a lot of people here ant to ive you their vow That’s the cere about"

"I’ll meet whoever you want, and let them all beat their chests or cut theured that’s how you’d feel I just didn’t want you to be taken by surprise A lot has happened to you in a really short tih his Her grip was tight, alh Don’t worry about ot to"

She looked away, but not before he could see the sheen of tears brighten her eyes "We should go I don’t like leaving Nika alone"

"She’s not alone Madoc’s with her," said Paul, then after his words and their connotation sank in: "Right We should go"

Chapter 17

Andra followed Paul through the underground tunnel that led froe to what he called the ht word for a rooh space to fit a football field Halls were dark and long and skinny, not huge and bright and filled with live plants in every corner

The room was separated into sections Half of it was set up with mismatched kitchen tables that seated anywhere from two to twelve Every table was decorated with a vase of fresh flowers and a bright, cheery yellow tablecloth The other half of the rooe TV and plenty of overstuffed couches, and the other with a pool table and several video ga TVs