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She lifted her lashes and drew in a breath "I understand"

The unease didn’t leave, but the sirens were cycling again and I didn’t have time to wait This wasn’t any kind of false alarm "Wait here for me I’ll be back"

"I’ll be here Pro away from her There was no way I could waste anymore time My ass needed to be out there, but she was…

Fuck

Drawing her up againstabout it I got right inside her, parted her lips, and took her breath I threell, everything I had said to her and everything I hadn’t said, into that kiss When I drew back, she looked a little dazed

"Stay here," I told her again, letting go, because if I didn’t in that moment, I wouldn’t "Lock the door behind me"

She nodded slowly, and I forced myself to move s I’d ever had to do, and that… Yeah, that didn’t bode well

The halls outside the door were e up my pace, I hit the lobby just as the elevator doors opened, and Luke stepped out, striding forward as he loaded a gun

"Fancy seeing you again," I remarked

"Wanted to make sure Deacon here he was supposed to be" He didn’t even try to hide the fact that he’d done exactly what he had been trained not to do

Just likein the lobby as I arched a brow at Luke "This whole retire too well for you"

He snorted "No shit" Holstering the gun, he hit the door, pushing it open "By the way, I told Deacon to get his ass down to Josie’s"

"She’s not in her room"

Luke sent me a look, but wisely kept his mouth shut, and he pulled out a slim cellphone "I’ll text and let him know"

"Make sure he says who he is and that he comes in peace or soers and instructions to stab anything that coers flew over the screen of the phone, and then ere jogging down the path, around the acades, and hey, it was like old times Great