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Tony hurried to his car. “Come on, we need to get to the station. If this killer’s hunting, we don’t have time to waste.”
Erin inclined her head. “You’re right, you know,” she told Jana.
About what?
“Not all wolves are psychotic.” Her teeth flashed in a wide grin. Hmmm. Those teeth looked a little too sharp. “And surviving hell is easy for us,” Erin added.
Then she was gone. The ADA disappeared into the night with Jude and Tony.
“Come on,” Zane said. “We need to go to the station and?—”
Okay. A woman had to draw the line somewhere. “I’m not going to the cop house.” Willingly step into the PD? Hell, no. She sucked in a deep gulp of night air. “She was a wolf? A wolf? Jeez, thanks for the head’s up.”
They walked out of the alley. A few college kids were milling around. Two guys. One girl with long, braided hair.
“She’s wolf.” A small hesitation. “And she’s human. Erin’s a hybrid.”
Hybrid. She turned toward him, stopping under a street light. At least this one wasn’t flickering. “A hybrid. Like you.”
He nodded.
Jana licked her lips. “Back at Perseus, everything you told them— was it true?”
“Yes.” His eyes darkened.
The night air grew colder. Another girl came out of the dorm, her shoulders hunched, her hair down. She was moving fast, and her blond hair flew behind her. After what had happened there, Jana didn’t blame the girl. She’d be running fast, too. Don’t want to be caught out alone.
“My dad was a sick, sadistic bastard,” Zane revealed. “One who just happened to be a demon.”
Okay. Not exactly a sweet walk down memory lane. She inched closer to him and felt the warmth of his body seep into hers. “My stepfather was a perverted freak who got off on hurting people, and he happened to be human.” She forced a shrug. “Guess you just can’t ever tell about folks, hmmm?”
His gaze bored into hers. Black now, she could see that. “You don’t care that I’m a demon, do you?”
Um, no. Hadn’t she proven that by all the wild, hot sex she’d had with him?
“Have you ever been afraid of me?” he asked her.
Sometimes. Because he made her feel too much. But she didn’t say that. Instead, she asked him, “You been afraid of me?”
She expected him to grin. Expected some smart-ass answer. His lips tightened. “Yes.”
So not the answer she’d wanted to hear.
His hold on her tightened. “You scare me because you make me weak.”
“I don’t?—”
“You push me to the edge. With you, I’m always afraid I’ll go over.”
“And if you do?” So what?
He shook his head. “Come on.” The others had already left. Gone to the PD.
He opened the passenger door for her. Jana climbed in. Her legs slid over the leather. Zane stared down at her, then leaned forward. “You trust me.” He seemed surprised.
But, hell, not as surprised as she was because, yeah, she did trust him.
He shook his head. “You shouldn’t.” Zane started to pull away.
