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“The bogeyman” one newspaper had titled him

He stared at the azine and felt a somber realization fill him He had told hi He’d only fit in as long as he followed the silent parameters he’d sensed had been placed around him

He was as trapped here as he had been in the labs, and he hadn’t even realized it

On the heels of that realization, the doorknob to the office clicked, and when the lock refused to allow entrance, a hard knock sounded on the panel

Ria lifted her head and stared at him

“I would be very disappointed were I to see blood,” she inforhtest amount has the power to make me ill”

A grin tugged at his lips as he laid the azine aside, stood to his feet and unlocked the door, before stepping back to cover Ria

Everything inside hi her

The door pushed open forcefully, bouncing against the wall to the side before settling in place, fully opened

Mercury stared at the Breed who had his weapon lifted, poised for battle, and felt that sense of anger fill hiside this Breed h to protect hi Austin, head tech in Security Control, stalked into the room

Mercury glared at the weapon the Breed held Before Austin could take another step forward, Mercury blocked him, reached around and jerked the powerful, shortened autouard’s hands as he pushed hi at him to stay put

Blond hair spiked, his gray eyes a bit malicious, Austin sneered at Mercury as he o filled the room He believed himself safe, able to order other Breeds around because of his position rather than his strength For the most part, enforcers only barely tolerated him

Glaring at him, Mercury watched as Austin crossed to the corner, jerked the sweater from the camera and tossed it to the floor

Mercury growled furiously at the blatant disrespect of the action His hand fell to the weapon strapped to his thigh as the Breed Enforcer backed up a step, sed tightly and glanced from the tech to Mercury

“Pick the sweater up,” Mercury ordered the geeky little bastard who had always set his hackles to rising