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“It’s going to work fine You’ll be perfectly safe,” he assured her as he opened the office door and allowed her to pass

Hehis chest, the heat of hi her as she moved past him God, she loved it when he did that Loved the sense of strength and protective power she could feel surrounding her That didn’twith it all weekend She used the time away frorowing need How the hell was she supposed to do that with him in her face twenty-four-seven?

“This is so not going to work,” she ain as she round offices

“You worry too much” He followed her too closely

“You’re not the one stuck with an overgrown male all weekend,” she snorted “I like my privacy, Mr Warrant”

“You’ll survive, Ms Rodriquez”

Maybe

God, she wanted him Wanted what she knew she couldn’t have, because Ria didn’t do one-night stands She had learned long ago that they weren’t for her, and she was deterain And Mercury Warrant would never be anything else Hadn’t his file already stated that he was considered a surviving mate? The woman his heart and soul had chosen for its own had died Mercury Warrant couldn’t give his heart to another woman, because it was already taken And Ria knew she couldn’t bear walking away if she gave him the rest of her heart

CHAPTER 4

“Here’s your bedroom” Ria pushed the door open to the sh for the bed, dresser and s-sized bed, full bath and walk-in closet It wasn’t nearly as large as her bedroo, but it was adequate for her needs here

Mercuryonto the thick coe

He snapped the shades closed before pulling the heavy curtains over the rooether in irritation before following him

He proceeded through the living roo the curtains closed on the larger s

“Keep the for her bedroom

Ria followed silently, biting her tongue, holding back her temper as he did the same there Fine, she understood the need; after all, if the Supreh to kill him, it would be a major feather in the murderer’s cap Mercury was considered one of the best trackers and enforcers the Breeds possessed That didn’t mean she had to like it