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Luke broke the kiss without releasing Julie He looked over her shoulder into Michael’s suspicious eyes "Buzz off," Luke ordered

"You can’t do this in here," he said sharply

Luke’s laugh , I assure you I can"

Julie let her legs fall from his waist, but he didn’t release her Instead, he bent down and nipped at her lips

"Hey!" Michael exclaio to hell look "Arel told rab a room, man Back off!"

"Upstairs Not here You must leave, now"

Luke scowled at the o, darlin" He moved his hands to her waist and lifted her off the desk

Pulling her under his aret a ride?"

Michael’s eyes narrowed as he studied Luke curiously "There are roo his hand around Julie’s waist, "she’s the only hospitality I need the rest of tonight and I don’t want to et the time"

Michael considered them a moment, and said, "Follow me" He unhooked a walkie-talkie from his belt and called for a car

A few minutes later he and Julie were seated in the back seat of the same car they had arrived in Luke was certain, co device attached to its belly If the car took a turn away from the ferry, he’d haveJulie in the car this time She seemed to relax next to him, as if she felt like it was over What she didn’t know, and he did, was that if they were going to be taken out, it would be now

Chapter Twenty-Three

Luke didn’t breathe again until he and Julie were out of the car at the ferry station He took her hand and led her to theinside hi darker that had been beneath the surface since the moment he’d found Julie on the ferry

"What happened back there with Arel?" she asked the instant they were inside the building "I felt so in the dark while ere there and it was killing me not to be able to ask"