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He nodded and s her the go-ahead to act as bait? She had assu hi

"Okay" Though she regretted having to give up his company

I’ll monitor you from the rooftops, he added telepathically Anytihts towardthem aloud and I should hear them

Okay Did you hear that?

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He was silent a moment No Your barriers are still in place, so I can only hear what you wish hts about hts

He stepped closer to her In case anyone is lookingResting his hands on her waist, he drew her up against hi out of her

Fire licked through Krysta’s veins as she locked her arms around his neck Her heart pounded a rapid beat as he slid his hands up her rib cage, his thu in French in her lish, she reminded him

How you tempt me

Good, because he teed his lips away, she was happy to discover his breathing was as ragged as hers

"Good night," he said, voice low and hoarse

"Good night"

Taking her hand, he raised it to his lips

Krysta didn’t have to fake a stumble as she turned to walk away froht that was just corny crap found in chick flicks She hadn’t realized passion really could weaken your knees

She shook her head at herself She enty-seven years old and no virgin She should already know that, shouldn’t she?

As she walked up the sidewalk, exploring the quadrangles that hosted her favorite frat houses, she caught periodic gli from roof to roof

She wished she could do that That would be soCan you hear hed Yes

When you said we’d be hunting together, I didn’t think you ood bait

She was getting used to hearing his warm, deep voice in her head Can I drunk dial you? Her fictional drunken phone calls worked well to distract any va

She s drinker

Nor am I Alcohol has no effect on us, so there isn’tto fake it anyway

As you have before I ad

That gave her a war

But, he went on, if you were to call me, the vahthem to my presence

Oh Your ears really are sensitive, aren’t they?

Yes, as are va to talk dirty to you

Damn I hate to miss that

Maybe later I could talk dirty to you , but it looks like you have soering a bit to one side Already?

Definitely Two approach froht

Ooh I like this Noto sneak a peek at theood at what I do

Just don’t get cocky

I won’t Any sign ofwith the infrared What about you? Any hu in odd places?

She paused at a crosswalk and looked around as though trying to reo The va the way

No No hu under her breath, she led the va establishments that would have been packed with students only a couple of hours earlier, and toward the science buildings that would give them a little more privacy and be less likely to draw the attention of anyone out and about this late