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want you too.
Kyle s dick throbbed, pressing against the zipper of his shorts until he figured it d
leave an imprint.
Vaffanculo, he couldn t decide whether he hoped Tivr and Nortia didn t keep Cat
out too long or if they kept her out all night.
 So, she looked into his eyes,  are you going to kiss me again? Or are we going to
have pie?
His smile caught him off guard. She sounded sexy, her tone light. Nothing like last
night. She made him want to tease. And that was so out of character, he had to wonder
if he d temporarily lost his mind.
Leaning closer, until mere centimeters separated their mouths, he held there,
breathing in the scent of her arousal. It tasted like spun sugar on his tongue, meltingly
sweet.
Her breath caught and he wondered when, exactly, he d be able to get her in his
bed.
He leaned back without touching her, watching her eyes widen and the heat build.
Damn, he loved anticipation.
 Pie first. Cat ll wonder what we were up to if we don t have any.
Tam s eyes followed him as he dished up dessert and poured coffee. He swore he
felt her gaze all over his body. And he really didn t want pie.
But who knew when Cat would return? With the Goddess of Fate and the God of
the Moon.
What would she think if he told her she was in presence of Etruscan deities, one of
them in the body of a wolf?
 So, is Nortia a friend of yours from work?
Now sitting at the breakfast bar, Kyle managed to swallow the last piece of pie in
his mouth and squashed the desire to bang his head against the marble countertop in
frustration.
How the hell did he answer that one? And if he told her the truth, how fast would
she run back to her little house and lock the doors against him?
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He d never see her again.
His gut gave a painful twist and his jaw ached from clenching it.
 Yeah. We work in different divisions though. She s in management. Nortia would
get a hell of a kick out of that.  I m more of a grunt.
 What do you do?
 Private security.
She paused, working that one over.  Like a bodyguard?
Only if the body needed to be dead.  More like special projects.
Her head tilted to the side.  Are you in the army?
Yes, just not any branch of the U.S. military. He shook his head.  I work for a private
contractor.
He watched her pick through his answers. He knew she could tell he was
stonewalling her. And he fucking hated that he had to lie even though he d spent most
of his adult life telling them. When you killed people as a sanctioned assassin in the
service of the lucani king, you didn t go around announcing it.
With a slightly defeated sigh, she changed the subject.  So is Tivr a wolf? He
certainly looks like one.
Kyle nodded.  Yeah, actually, he is. He s pretty tame though. That would frost the
Lord of the Silver Light to no end.
 I ve thought about getting a dog lately. Tam pushed around the last bit of pie on
her plate.  Living alone, it seems like a good idea. Hey, have you seen the two black
dogs roaming around? I ve been feeding them the past few nights. I thought& maybe
I d adopt them. They seem friendly.
The laughter rioting through his head made him feel the slightest bit out of control.
And when she frowned at him, he realized he was must be grinning at her because all
he could think was, Honey, let me show you just what you d be getting.
Gods be damned, Fate was a real bitch. And if he was feeling particularly daring,
he d say that to Nortia s face. She d probably laugh and agree. Then she d tell him to
man up and get with the program.
This girl with her scarred heart, her abused body and mind and her total ignorance
of the world he lived in was his. He didn t have a rational explanation for how he knew
it. He just did. And it wasn t just lust. Lust he could control.
This& was something different.
So what the hell was he supposed to do with her?
Yeah, he had a few ideas but
 Kyle! Kyle, we ve got trouble!
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Chapter Three
Startled, Tam nearly slid off the stool as the raised male voice echoed through
Kyle s house.
And when the front door burst open, she jumped to her feet, ready to run. Only the
sudden press of Kyle s strong body at her back held her in place before he stepped in
front of her, as if to shield her, as a man walked through the door carrying Cat.
No, not a man. A teenager. Maybe sixteen or seventeen, as tall as Kyle and almost
as broad. He held Cat against his chest, her arms around his shoulders clinging tight.
Kyle s entire body tightened.  Tivr, what the hell 
 Two guys in the forest. They almost saw Norty before she got away. Cat and I led
them away from this house before we ditched them and doubled back. We never heard
them coming, never scented them. They were headed toward the Guliano place. We
need to check them out. Now.
Check them out? What the hell did this kid mean? Why the high drama for a couple
of men walking in the woods?
Her head spinning, unable to made heads or tails of what was happening, Tam
turned to look up at Kyle.  What s going on?
For the two seconds he looked at her, his gaze burned. Regret and a blazing anger
simmered in his eyes and she had the briefest hint of fear. Which made his mouth pull
into a tight flat line.
 Cat, take Tamra into the safe room with you and don t come up until we get back.
If Nortia returns with backup, tell them where we went.
Tam blinked, everything moving too fast for her to comprehend.  Kyle, what 
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