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Instinct roared throughthat I reot so watched, had nothing on what I was feeling now Pressure clamped down on my chest A series of shivers slithered down my spine like icy eels I snatchedto-- Holy Christ, he was in front of et in front of me when he was on the other side ofaway fro, but the action didn’t reach his eyes Not only were they an extraordinarily weird color, they were now as cold as the first snowfall

Fear trickled over my skin, which caused a different kind of ehtened around ?"

"I’ve been called that a tied

"And it’s funny, considering who the last person was to askfeatures tensed "A relative of yours A cousin, I guess" His lips pursed thoughtfully "Or maybe a sister? Honestly, I have no idea how that works out, but it’s about a thousand different kinds of disturbing"

"I don’t have a sister I don’t even have any cousins" Mom was an only child "You don’t--" My words ended as a sharp squeak Oneseveral feet away froht in front of ainst the wall of the library My bag slid offnext to s" Angling his body, he pressed one palainst the wall beside my head Good God, he was tall "Some of them fast Some of them real slow"

My mouth opened "Was that a s-sexual innuendo?"

His lips twitched "So those lines"

The heat was back infroht sweater "Well, it was a crappy one"

"I can do better," he offered, and those golden eyes finally lightened

I inhaled sharply, which was a mistake, because his scent invadedheavy, sultry "That won’t be necessary Thanks"

He chuckled and the sound was deep, masculine, and would’ve been nice if he hadn’t been a stalker "Okay We are getting off to another bad start I have that effect on people"

"I can i, but as soon asback to him "This isn’t cool," I said, my voice scratchy, barely above a whisper

"I know" His tawny gaze latched onto mine "I also have a problem with personal space I don’t really believe in it"