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"No aze landed on Nicola, perched next to her sister in front of the kitchen , gazing out She waved, unabashed at being caught staring He sed a curse

Desire wasn’t supposed to hurt Was it?

THOUGH THE TIME ZONES were off, Koldo knehen Mondaydawned in Kansas, and flashed Nicola and Laila to the rear of the Estell&auirls hadn’t wanted to be parted, and he’d liked the idea of having them both in the same location

He materialized in the natural realm and walked the pair frorant erous here?"

"I won’t"

Frustrating woman "Why?"

"Because she won’t always have you, but she’ll always need the job," Laila answered

Hehad no protest, he realized He planned to keep Nicola, but he was as uncertain about his future as any human Actually, his was more uncertain than most

"Very well," he replied, because really, there was nothing else to say He stomped inside and into the confines of the elevator

There were two other ainst the far wall, getting as far away from him as they could He forced his scowl to ease before the pair began screa for aid

"Don’t look at the women, and you’ll be fine," he said

Instantly they averted their gazes

Nicola’s sweet perfuer with her was lost to another punch of arousal At what point would his body just shut down, the desire for this woman toolove without killing himself?

She leaned into hiether, I wanted to sniff your neck"

He sucked in a breath She really was going to kill hied "If you guys get anyto puke"

Nicola slapped her on the arm Laila slapped her back, and the two erupted into a childish fight and a fit of giggles

The elevator dinged, and the doors slid open Theas if they’d never attacked each other Silly huhtened his mood Oh, to have a playmate

He wasn’t sure whether or not Axel had slept with Laila again last night, but either way, her color was better, and there was a bounce to her step

Koldo wanted to put that same bounce in Nicola’s step

He took her hand--soft, delicate--and ushered her to her office Jaht black dress, her dark hair piled on top of her head Sirena was nowhere to be found

Guard her, he projected into the Sent One’s , he realized Anything for Nicola’s safety With your life

Jamila blinked in surprise, but nodded

He yearned to kiss Nicola goodbye, but couldn’t allow himself the luxury At the moment of contact, he would convince his further Already his muscles were knotted His blood was fever-hot His palrowled, and didn’t wait for Nicola’s reply Her expression was one of confusion, but noasn’t the tihts--and if he tried, he would only s worse

The moment he cleared the doorway, he entered the spirit real for unattached de Nefas He found neither

He should have forced Nicola to quit, buthe couldn’t bring hiue with her He didn’t want her mind on his stubbornness, didn’t want her to think he was mean How ridiculous was that? He was

And that wasn’t an atteh, every ti store to hand her the world

He h the door to the accounting offices Jamila was exactly where he’d left her, but now, Sirena was also in place Sirena,temptress And she was certainly that--for other irl of questionable origins

It was time to talk to her, and find out what she had planned

When he loo her nails "Well, hello there, gorgeous" Her bold gaze perused his,hilad"

He flattened his hands beside her keyboard and leaned forward "What are you?"

A sultry grin revealed a mouthful of pearly whites "What do you want me to be?"