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She could sure use his power and strength, but?—
But Jude was a danger to her, too. Every moment she spent with him, Erin could feel the thing inside her tensing. Hungering.
Like to like.
Wasn’t that always the damn way?
“Maybe you should think about moving to a hotel room for the night. The team’s gonna be here for a long while longer,” Antonio said.
“I-I will.”Great idea.The sooner she got out of there, the better.
Missed you.
Dammit. No.
She couldn’t let him do this to her. Not again.
* * *
The hotel room was small. The air conditioner buzzed with a steady whir of sound, and the bed, a queen that looked like a double, waited with perfectly smooth covers.
Jude scanned the room, hands on his hips. “You don’t have to stay here. You can come to my place and?—”
“I’ll be fine here,” Erin said, her voice smooth as silk. No more fear. No worry. No anger.
Nothing.
The lady had frozen on him. Jude didn’t like that. Not one bit.
She tossed a small overnight bag onto the foot of the bed. “Thanks for bringing me over, but it really wasn’t necessary. I could have driven myself.”
“I wanted to bring you.” He’d wanted to make certain she was safe.
Blood on her walls.What kind of sick freak was after her? And why was she so calm now? His fingers clenched. “Tony will send a unit around here, just in case.”
“Nothing else is going to happen tonight.” She kicked off her heels. Suddenly became two inches shorter.
The lady had nice feet. Red toenails. Kinda pretty.
“That’s not the way this guy works.”
She would know.
Erin lifted her hands above her head as she stretched and he really tried—for about three seconds anyway—not to look at her chest. But her breasts stretched the front of the blouse and those buttons looked like they might pop at any moment.
Get a grip.The lust was gonna have to take a back seat for the time being.
Romeo from hell was stalking her. She didn’t need him jumping her then, too.
Her hair brushed over her shoulders. Such a dark, thick curtain.
Focus.“I can...stay here.” Hell, yeah. “Um, to keep an eye out in case?—”
Her arms dropped and the stretching show ended. “Not necessary.” Clipped. She marched toward him, eyes glinting. “Look, hunter, I appreciate all of your help.” Her steps halted a foot away from him. Her head tilted up, just a bit. “I-I know I shouldn’t have called you. I don’t know why I did.”
He knew. Jude caught her hands, closing that space between them. “Don’t you?” Oh, yeah, she felt the connection, exactly like he did. The hard hunger. The need.
Her lips parted.
