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"How are the boys doing?"

A small sparkle lit Lisa’s eyes She loved her boys "They’re with their dad tonight" She finally sighed "With Joe and Jai hih hours in the day"

"If you need anything, you’ll let ue knew her Lisa wouldn’t tell her if she was starving; Rogue had to guess at it She had to buy groceries and get soer She had to slip in when Lisa wasn’t around and pay home health for Grandma Walker’s medicines and hospital bills Lisa was proud as hell and she hated taking money from anyone, especially family

Her head turned as Zeke ht to keep her expression clear of the need and the hunger that burned inside her

He was dressed in jeans again and his uniform shirt A black official sheriff’s hat perched on his head His badge was clipped to his belt and he looked so damned sexy it made her mouth water Her hands itched to touch hi to her feet, she watched him expectantly She wanted him until she was consumed by it, but she also re?" Rogue asked as Lisa stood beside her

He shook his head, his eagle-fierce gaze going between her and Lisa

"Nothing," he breathed out roughly "If forensics or the coroner’s investigator doesn’t co to have to close this case"

He knew so, she knew he did She knew that closed little look, that official expression, and she hated it

"I need to head out," he told the, then don’t hesitate to let ht little nod of his head he walked to the door Rogue let hirabbed her backpack, and followed him

"Sheriff?" She kept her voice casual, composed

Shoeakness, she warned herself No familiarity Stay distant Zeke didn’t like public displays of anything fro her curiously as sheher voice low despite the fact that there were no neighbors

"About what?" he asked carefully

"Joe and Jaime" She propped her hands on her hips as she faced him "What have you really learned?"

His ar conclusive," he said

"What do you have that isn’t conclusive?"

His eyes narrowed, his jaw bunched, and for a second she saw lust blaze in his eyes

He grilanced over her shoulder to the house "Are you busy this afternoon?"

Surprised, Rogue shook her head "I’m off the rest of the day Why?"

"Followinto the Tahoe

"We’ll talk there"

Follow hiue knew his farm wasn’t far from Grandma Walker’s It was sheltered, private

Hidden Just as his relationships and his woe

She nodded slowly beforeaway He started the Tahoe as sheout of the drive as she straddled the Harley and started it with a flick of her wrist

The ru her of Zeke

Kicking the stand up, she as as Zeke’s vehicle moved ahead of her

Why his house? she wondered Her heart was racing in her chest through the drive, her palainst her breasts, her nipples peaking in anticipation, and she knehy It wasn’t because they couldn’t talk in the Walker driveway; it was because Zeke had no intention of talking

What were her intentions though? God, she didn’t want to become one of his hidden little secrets One of the women that he kept behind closed doors and never clai Theinside her like a volcano ready to explode

She dreaest fool living if she allowed hiained, another part of her argued She would never know if she didn’t try

He was going to break her heart, her head warned her, but she was da Zeke was her weakness, and she knew it

She raveled road was long and winding,up and around to another smaller, clear valley where the two-story wood-sided house sat beneath the blazing sun It was surrounded on three sides by forests, and in the back led directly to the back-waters of Lake Cuh the trees; the scent of it surrounded her as Zeke drew the Tahoe into an opened two-car garage and then ines shut off Rogue closed her eyes for a second, realizing what he was doing Hiding her Harley, hiding her presence

Breathing in deeply, she kicked the stand into place before swinging fro the small backpack from her shoulders, she looped it over the bar on the back of the seat, all the while watching as he ry

"Hiding me, Zeke?" She couldn’t keep the question inside as he came abreast of her

He paused, stared down at her as some shadow of emotion flickered in his eyes