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"Like you said, you couldn’t detect his s to use hunter scents to prevent detection Which can ood"
"Not like you, eh?"
Ryan suys ison their spouses--hu insurance fraud or some other socially unacceptable deed It’s uys"
"Coued by the un, and easy on the eyes But you’ll never score with her if you don’t believe in her abilities"
She was a hell of a lot more than easy on the eyes, and Ryan couldn’t understand why Jake wasn’t interested in having her for a mate Unless he didn’t want to deal with a woht
"So tellher?" Ryan asked
Jake gave a sly smile
What the hell did that mean?
Chapter 5
ON THE PLAYING FIELD, ANOTHER BRUISER OF A GUY ON Darien’s teaain tried for Darien’s tag Perseverance had always been a way of life for her Target what you want, and get it Although getting a job at the hospitala olf first, which wasn’t quite what she’d thought she’d have to go through
Sa the new threat to her, when Silva distracted hirab Sarinned at her, but instead of atteet her ribbon, he mounted a full frontal assault and tackled Silva in a sexy way Pinning her to the ground with his body, he nestled between her legs Forget the tags Their lips locked together, and they were busy with a new foruard down And what a way to go
She lunged for Darien’s ribbon Her fingers latched onto the slip of silk She tugged, sheer elation boosting herfree
In the same instant, Darien jerked Lelandi’s ribbon off and tucked it into his belt with a satisfied wink at Lelandi, who smiled back at him and shook her head
The whole crowd of players--and the older lupus garous cheering on the sidelines--ceased speaking and laughing and stood in shocked silence
Carol grinned and, in triu, which fluttered in the breeze like a proud flag of honor "Got one!"
But not just anyone’s
Darien gave her a s pleased instead of annoyed that she’d h That, for an instant, he truly accepted her And that an clapping and cheering
Darien fondly patted Lelandi’s ribbon in his belt, but then without warning, he dodged after Jake’s ribbon first His brother, already eyeing him warily, bolted away frolint in his eye, aggressively, no holds barred this ti her for the bachelor
She went back to protecting her tail and targeting the guys ere out to get her, never having had so ! She was hit, shoved onto her back, taken down by…the red-and-white-striped fiend from her vision Mervin, the barber?
He smelled of heavy hair tonics and sweat Shemated to him would be like He was the only man in toore a costume year-round--a barber quartet type of affair, complete with bowtie, red-and-white-striped sports coat, and dark pants, even for playing a rough-and-tuame, he’d lost his white straw hat
At least while he had her pinned on her back, he couldn’t get to her tail But then he wasn’t trying very hard to get it either, she belatedly realized Keeping her pinned beneath hi another sport just fine
She squirht a smile to Mervin’s thin lips His pale yellow eyes s, Mervin flew aside, his eyes wide andHer rescuer, Ryan McKinley, crouched next to her and rested his hand lightly on her shoulder, his brows knit in a deep frown, his eyes dark as a storrew silent again, and her heart pounded in panic
"You shouldn’t be here," she whispered "They’ve been looking for you"