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Again, a memory But even so, he couldn’t recall what had happened to his parents or anything else about the incident

After Tessa washed his neck, she left Hating to ad her to finish, thenwhat she was up to

With a slight blush to her cheeks, she stood over hihan "Youhim up just fine, she covered the lower part of his body with the soft blanket, and then started to wash his back, her touch ht have talked further, but he couldn’t be sure His thoughts had drifted to his current predicaotten here If he had a sister, were they in a pack? He had to be the leader He couldn’t i in any other role But what of his people? Were they fro around Tessa’s place didn’t remind him of anyone he knew And then another concern: if his pack thought he was dead, one of the eent alphas--if there were any--would try to take over Well, he would re bad was going to happen," Tessa was saying

He opened his eyes, turned his head, and stared at her

"Oh, I’ I just have these--bad ihan down to the tip of his spine, "so When my parents died, I felt that way Before they arrested Michael, it hit , but I couldn’t squash the sensation of being watched"

Yeah, by the gray He assu her for so his back, slipped the afghan higher, covering his back and shoulders, and began washing his lower extre too chilled?"

More than all right In heaven, as much as he could be, the way he was so bruised and every ood to have the salt washed off my skin," he said, his voice muffled in relaxation

"Tellas long as she kept touching hian to work the linied the roaned with pure pleasure

She stopped "A you?"

"Only if you quit"

She chuckled

Despite how good she wasover the probleray wolf intruder "Who would have a key to your house?"

She hesitated and then began to rub his lower back "Michael, of course Bethany had a key" Her fingers rested on the tip of his spine

Move lower, he silently pleaded

"Ohod, what if the killer had taken it off Bethany? What if he was looking for evidence Michael ainst him, except my brother was unaware of it?"

What if the whole scenario was a setup to get rid of Michael so the lupus garou could have a free shot at Tessa? What if it had nothing to do with Bethany Wade?

It wouldBethany behind Michael’s back, cagey enough not to get caught, but giving Michael an alibi he couldn’t prove Oh, hell, if a lupus garou killed Bethany, no way could he expose him for the crime If the killer went to prison, the moon’s appearance would eventually force the et Michael off, they needed to catch the murderer and have him convicted

Hunter let out his breath in exasperation

"Did you want to turn over, and I’ll wash the rest of your skin?" she asked

He didn’t think she could handle what she had done to him with her sweet touch, but he was roaned with the effort and any fear she ht have had that he would want to take their relationship too far seehtly Not that he couldn’twith that torture would only help alleviate other disco worse

She covered hihan couldn’t hide his full-blown erection, and her cheeks blushed anew "I don’t believe anyone else had a key to our place"

He studied her face as she washed his chest, her lashes hiding her eyes as she concentrated on her work He wanted to ask her if she was seeing anyone regularly The scent of several different ht have been her brother’s friends He hoped they were her brother’s friends But if he asked if she was seeing anyone special, she ht make more of an issue of his question than he intended Still, being an alpha he couldn’t skirt around the situation What if a suitor turned up and found Tessa and hiether?