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Mind over er …" A flash of Kira, lying naked in his bed, a hole burned in the center of her chest "If I were to fail …"

"Well, how badly do you want her?"

No need to think it through "More than I can even say"

Dallas’s expression was total well, there you go "Start training Get yourself hot and bothered and practice touching vegetables or soht "I will" And that was the God’s honest truth He’d practice For however long was necessary

Would Noelle want hi," he said "She used to date him, you know More than date him Live with him"

"Who, the waitress? Who’d she date?"

Another lethal scowl pinned his friend in place "Will you keep up? Noelle She used to live with Corban Blue For a year Twelve goddamn months, and that’s all that was docu before they were ever caught by theabout their baby"

"Youtwins"

Hector julasses, stealoves Calm down Now

Dallas held up his hands, pal the one kid"

"Not his baby Mine"

"Yeah, yeah Sure The iinary baby is yours Continue"

He did, just kind of falling back into his chair "I’ like him" Deep breath in, deep breath out Gradually the steam dissipated "I’m not polished, rich, or cuddly I’ll e back two shots of his own, Dallas choked out, "Backtrack a uy’s lean, true, but he’s taller than you are And I felt the energy kicking off hier than Kyrin’s, even"

There was no telling what kind of abilities Corban possessed Because, if Kyrin could control humans with his mind, move faster than a determined vampire, and teleport, Corban could certainly do that and a whole lot more

He’d be the perfect one to test the shields in Bobby Marks’s house If he was still alive in the roused "I think I’ arm into four pieces That way, he won’t be able to touch her or a ball"

Hector couldn’t have her--yet--but he wasn’t going to let anyone else have her, either, he decided Whether she still wanted him or not Whether she would wait for him or not He’d ain, e the subject "So any luck with the sketches? Any possible matches in the database?"

"She was supposed to have dinner withinto irritation--with her "But did she call to cancel? No Is she answering y"

So what that he’d done the sa So what that he’d told her they were done She had betterof my own, just like you asked," Dallas continued, "and you’ll be highly interested to know--"

"The fact that she just accepted , you know?" Pound, pound, pound-- as it bent "Does she think I kno to handle this kind of thing? A relationship, intimacy, acceptance, and rejection, all in one day? Well, I don’t"

"--that a few --"

"Maybe she doesn’t want anything froh until so So Blue"

"--just up and disappeared, though he left a note behind Sohed, but it was an ugly sound "If she’s not going to wait forThink I’ll begin by killing everyone with a penis"

"--but he’s never written another letter, never contacted anyone else and there were also several businessh their farowled He drained another shot, and then his beer "I’ to her house" He was on his feet a second later, the table teetering, falling with a crash "We’re going to chat She’s always telling me I need to trust her, I need to open up to her Well, she’s getting her wish and she better like it"

After grabbing for the napkin with the redhead’s phone nuht decide to kick your ass, and after e sacrifice, I deserve a little entertainment"

To kick his ass, she’d have to put her hands on hihed "I wonder if she had any idea what she’d signed up for when she’d picked you"

They strode outside, the cool night air wafting between the lot Vehicles in his damn way "What does that mean? I’m a fine choice" Never ed bear A cage she’s sory If she isn’t careful, she’s going to be the meal"

I want her to be the meal

"I realize now that you’ve always kept a part of yourself on a tight leash wrapped in an iron fist," Dallas said "Noelle has done what no one else has been able and destroyed the leash Poor girl"

When they reached their car, Hector claimed the driver’s side He punched the coordinates for Noelle’s address, and the thing eased itself intolot and onto the road More civilians than usual were out this ti him

Ten minutes in, he was seventy-five percent sure that so wheel rising from the car’s front console Pedals popped up on the floorboard

"What’s doing?" Dallas asked, confused "Think we’ve got a tail"

Yeah, he was quite possibly drunk, but other cars were on autopilot and wouldn’t hit hi turns, doubled back, circled a few other parking lots, and worked his way behind the vehicle in question A dark sedan, s tinted to black, like a thousand others he’d seen on the streets

"Phone in the plates," he said