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“Don’t touch me, Dawn” His eyes were as cold as ice “I’ve spent ten years getting over the effect you have onress I made”

And it hit her then She inhaled, her lips parting as she realized Seth was no longer inheat

Dawn stu into her lungs at the realization that she had lost him Completely lost him

“That’s not possible,” she whispered, suddenly horrified “Mating heat doesn’t just go away”

His lips twisted ether, perhaps Not when they touch, when they love Not when there’s soether than the brief little contacts we had, Dawn” His gaze flickered over her, regret shier “There wasn’t even a kiss to bind us, was there, sweetheart? Just et a man far, does it?”

But she was still his aze went over hi for hi heat or of arousal She was only barely aware of the furious little growl that came from her throat

“There you go Another reason you won’t be part of this operation Because I’ll be daain Do us both a favor, Agent Daniels Stay the hell away from me”

He jerked the door open and stalked out of the roo past the others while she stared at his back in horrified awareness

He wasn’t herinto her palm as Jonas turned slowly to stare at her

“Delay his departure,” she snarled

The corners of his eyes twitched, as though he had only barely held back the widening of them

“If he’s refusing protection, Dawn, there’s nothing we can do,” he told her reasonably

Dawn didn’t want to hear reasonable She didn’t want logic and she didn’t want an argument

“Delay his departure an hour Let hiood at that But do so”

“And where will you be?” he asked