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As he slid into the seat next to her, she i out, he tucked a red curl behind one of her ears Her ivory skin was soft and slightly flushed, and her breathing was still erratic Brushing his hand against her cheek, he let one of his fingers stray to her pulse point below her earlobe Still erratic Not good

"Honey, look at me" He waited until her eyes focused on hi with the sheriff, but Parker loved his sister and had more resources than Liam did at the moment

"No And I don’t want to" Her voice shook but it was still strong

"Souy just attacked you We need to report this"

She stuck her chin out mutinously, but he didn’tdown to the station"

He sighed and looked at Ryan over her head "Go to her store," he murmured Then he refocused his attention on Dece him, Red"

"Don’t call me that," she snapped

The burst of annoyance that rolled off her was exactly what he wanted She didn’t seeh, she’d be coh She needed to find a balance And he needed her to answer souy?"

"Uh, my store He’s just a tourist on a short ski vacation--or he told ht it would be a harmless date and a way to…" Her blue eyes widened as she trailed off

"A way to what?"

"A way to convince you to leaveher ivory cheeks a deeper shade of red

Her words stung He didn’t want them to, but they did anyway All he wanted to do was protect her Yeah, they came frorowled at him and in that moment he hated his primal side The side that told him to just take what he wanted His human side cared a hell of a lot more about Decehts were taking Veering the conversation in a different direction, he said, "Your purse had been dumped out and I didn’t see a wallet He probably has your address anyway, but you’re going to need to cancel your credit cards"

"I don’t carry a wallet I keep my driver’s license, cash and a credit card on otHe’s really particular about stuff like that" She patted her coat pocket, then stilled, presumably as the rest of his words sank in "What do you mean he probably has my address? He picked me up froo" Even thinking about that got his heart racing If her brother hadn’t been there and scared off the guy, anything could have happened

"Yeah, so?"

"Your date and that guy are probably part of the sa to start in with that APL stuff again?"

"After tonight I wouldn’t think you’d need asThis is a small town and it’s not hard to find out where so was possible

She started to say so, then snapped her mouth shut A frown ether in concentration

"What is it?"

"He said so an animal I can’t re about you being a shifter Still, he knew you were Right after he said that, he pulled out the syringe Then everything sort of went crazy" Shuddering, she wrapped her arms around herself and he couldn’t help it He slid an arainst hi Whether she adht hiainst him

Like warainst his neck Her jas him dizzy for a moment The feel of her wars i out his other arainst hiive a shit