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Unsure what to say, she went with a basic question first. “Who are you?”
His lips curved into a small smile. “I’m yours, but I assume you already know that.”
Caught off guard by his blatantly honest response, she swallowed hard. She liked his deep voice, and she wasn’t sure if it was his words or the tone that sent a slight shiver racing down her spine. “I wasn’t…that’s not…I was asking for your name.”
“Talon Spartan. And you?”
“They call me Secret.”
He shot her a curious look at that, but she wasn’t about to explain herself at the moment. That would have to wait. She turned when Jais shouted her name and watched as he hurried toward them, followed closely by two humans.
“Secret, are you okay? Thank the gods. I’m glad to see you aren’t hurt.” Jais’ gaze shifted over to Talon. “Spartan. What the hell are you doing here?”
Secret glanced between the two males. “You two know each other?”
“I know that trouble tends to follow in his wake.”
“We’ve been friends for years, Jais. Don’t try to make me look bad in front of my keeper,” Talon retorted dryly.
Jais’ eyes went wide with shock. “Your keeper? Stars, I don’t know if Exodus can survive the two of you together.” He paused, looking thoughtful. “Come to think of it, most of the mated couples here at the sanctuary are a little crazy, so I guess this shouldn’t surprise me.”
“Careful,” Talon warned. “You can insult me, but not her.”
“I’m not insulted,” Secret said bluntly. “I am a little crazy.”
“Well, at least you admit it.” Jais heaved out a loud sigh as he pointed toward the Tarin on the ground. “This is what I am talking about. Fucking hell. Which one of you killed him?”
“Neither. At least, not yet,” Secret amended.
“Would you like me to take care of that for you?” Talon asked politely.
His unexpected offer had Secret blinking at him in bewilderment. She cocked her head to the side as she studied him, curious as to whether or not he was serious.
The other human male cleared his throat. “Commander, we are still on sanctuary grounds.”
“She’s my keeper, Teale. If she wants him dead, he dies.”
“You’re both fucking crazy,” Jais muttered.
“I think it’s really sweet, in a serial killer sort of way,” the human female said in a loud whisper.
“I think you mean psychotic, Laken,” Teale deadpanned. “It’s psychotic, not sweet.”
“Don’t be so judgy. Okay, fine. Let’s compromise and go with psychotically sweet.” Smiling brightly, she waved. “Hi, I’m Laken Kyon, and this is Teal Murphy. We’re both members of Talon’s team.”
“His team?”
“He’s the commander of our Strike Force Team. I’m so happy you are together now. It will be nice to have another female around to balance out all the testosterone.”
Laken took a step forward and reached out as if to hug her, which made Secret take a reflexive step back to avoid contact.
That turned out to be a big mistake.
Roused from his temporary slumber, the Tarin jumped to his feet and lunged for Secret. He held the dagger he’d pulled from his belt against her throat, using her as a shield as he backed away from the group. That was partially her fault. She should have checked him for weapons the moment he went down.
“Stay back! No one move, or I’ll kill her.”
Everyone froze.
