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“If you don’t wake her up, keep her up for a while, then she’ll sleep while we’re awake and be asleep e all need to be at our best Or even worse, too damned tired to hold onto us, or run if she has to We have only a few nights to get her ready for the trip we’ll hopefully benext Noake her up, or I will”
His gaze was level, co
“You can’t justtoher of any control “That’s hter And I won’t allow you to jerk her out of a perfectly sound sleep just because you say so And you sure as hell aren’ton first”
Her fists clenched with her anger as she stared up at hih she were an a little insect under inspection at the moment
“Tonight, with any luck, we head to Mike Toler’s ranch, just outside town,” he repeated, then surprised her further “Mike is former CIA and has some contacts and inforinia Until I find out if that house is available toas we need, but I only want to stay a day or so Long enough to accliive you a chance to rest Period Then we leave Satisfied?”
She pressed her lips tightly together He wasn’t beingor sarcastic He seemed perfectly serious
“Let Cassie sleep a while longer,” she stated firmly “Another hour She’s just a baby, Dash She needs this”
She moved to step around him then, to h suddenly intensified, sending her stu strike of agony through the muscle
She knew better, was her next thought, tofirst The pain fro steadily and she had a feeling it was going to bring her probleht her against his chest, then swung her into his arms
She gasped His chest was just as hot, just as firm, as it had been in the bathroohs, th as he stalked to the sink counter across the room
“I forgot about your leg” Self-disgust filled his voice “I should have taken care of that first thing”
He sat her on the counter before she even had a chance to get used to being in his arms
“Stay put,” he growled, giving her a hard, fierce look
She stayed put But she watched hi froer case then lifted one of the chairs and carried both back to her
“Let’s check your side first,” he announced “I know you cut yourself shi out of that ”