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She’d be the most vulnerable at night. During the day, she’d be surrounded by lawyers and cops. Sharks and the police—they had to keep her pretty safe. But at night, when she went back to that big old house all by herself, she’d be a target.
Jude would make sure she wasn’t alone. Not until the freak was caught.
“You’re so cocky.” She shook her head. “You really think you can get any woman you want?”
He lifted a shoulder. “I don’t wantanywoman.”Just you.The need had been like a fist in the gut and a stroke to the groin from that first moment.
Like to like.
Maybe.
He’d heard about some shifter couples who were combustible in the sack. With sex and shifters, the human rules were ripped away and only the basic needs of the animals remained. And the animals sure had a lot of needs.
But Erin claimed she wasn’t like him. A good liar, his Erin. Just not good enough.
She crossed her arms over her chest. “I can’t deal with this now, Jude.”
Hmmm. He liked the way she said his name. Soft. Husky.
“I’m dead on my feet and I just—I can’t deal with this,” she said again.
Can’t deal with you.
Fair enough. The lady had been through one wild night. She needed to rest, and he wasn’t a jerk enough to deny her.
Tomorrow would be soon enough to get their partnership started.
“Lock the door behind me,” he told her.
Her eyes lifted toward the ceiling. “Yes, because I was just gonna leave it open so every creep in the city could sneak in.”
Smart-ass. He liked that. Even rundown, she still had spirit. A tough lady. She’d have to be, in order to face what was coming.
He’d seen his share of psychopaths while working with Night Watch. The agency had earned its reputation for going after the scum of the earth for a reason.
They hunted those criminals that others wouldn’t, or couldn’t.
So he’d seen freaks, come upon scenes that had caused bile to rise in his throat and sweat to bead his upper lip. The beast within had roared at the carnage, but the man had leashed him and gotten the job done.
Shadows lingered under her eyes. The woman was all but swaying on her feet. “Get in bed.”Next time, with me.“I’ll see you first thing tomorrow.” He brushed by her, locking his eyes on the door.Don’tlook back. The woman will make you weak.
With the freak shifter on the loose, he couldn’t afford to be weak.
“Thank you.” The whisper froze him at the door. Then, dammit, he looked back.
“I owe you, Donovan.”Back to Donovan,huh? “I won’t forget that you came for me.” She rocked on her heels. “I can’t remember anyone ever coming to my side so quickly.”
Leave or toss her on the bed.Jude sucked in a desperate gulp of air. The lady had no idea what she was doing to him. That husky voice. Those deep eyes.
That scent.
Had the other men in her life been worthless idiots?
Nothing could have stopped him from getting to her side.
His head jerked in what he hoped was a nod. He yanked the door open. “See you…in the morning.”
The door slammed closed behind him. He waited a minute, two, then heard thesnickof the deadbolt being thrown. Good.
