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The heat he kept for his passion

Which suited her just fine

"Why won’t you take this serious?" His brows snapped together "Daet to tellher hands, she poked his chest with a finger "I’ if I should be afraid or not"

"Then you’re a fool"

Her temper, always ready to be set off, exploded

Fine He wanted to be a dick? Then he was going to get treated like one

"Oh, yeah?" Knowing she would have only one opportunity to catch hian leaned into his hard body, deliberately rubbing her softer curves against hir was unprepared when her foot slid behind his leg and she suddenly pushed for all she orth against his chest The varunted in surprise, unable to halt the inevitable fall He landed hard on his back, but giving no er she’d yanked from the waistband of her jeans shoved directly above his heart "Well, fool this," she gritted

She held her higher ground for less than the beat of a heart With a lol, Jagr twisted to the side, reversing their position so that she was pinned to the ground by his massive body

"I think I’ve made my point," he rasped

"Not even close, chief I would already have carved out your heart if I wanted"

His expression was the perfect example of an exasperated s were showing

"Dar," she hissed, not about to back down Jagr had isolated hiet too close He wasn’t going to get by with it this tiet that you’re not a boy scout Yippee kiyah I don’t need a freaking saint I need a warrior I need…" She sed the uncomfortable lump in her throat, and forced herself to ad the stark, aching loneliness that was echoed deep within her before they were abruptly shuttered

"Little one, I swore a vow that I would protect you" His jaitched, as if he struggled to contain his emotions "Even from myself"

Her eyes narrowed "And I swore a vow that I would never be at theas if her words had struck a nerve, Jagr abruptly flowed to his feet, glaring down at her with an offended expression

"You’re not at reat deal less grace than Jagr, planting her fists on her hips "You want to make my decisions for me You want to tell me what’s best for me You want…"

"I want to protect you, God dammit"

"Maybe in your , his hands lifted to scrub his face in a gesture of utter weariness

"God, you drive me crazy"

She smiled wryly She hadn’t won the battle, but she hadn’t lost

Not yet

"Welcoave a shake of his head, his gaze sweeping over the destroyed kitchen

"This is not the tiree on one thing" She grioing to couards"

"You can return to Tane’s lair I’ll…"

"You’ll come with me," she interrupted

His eyes narrowed as a cold blast of air filled the kitchen "I have a few debts to pay off first"

Already expecting his response, she s around the countryside by ht take it in led with his furious need to seek out vengeance He’d been tormented in the worst possible way, and he needed to make those responsible pay

At last his hands clenched as he accepted she couldn’t possibly be trusted to make her oay back to Tane’s lair Typical male