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stopped right by his elbow and tossed her head to look up at him. Her arms crossed beneath her breasts. What buttons were left were done up again. “Maybe wolf girls stay when they’re told, but have you ever known a cat to?” She quirked a brow at him. He narrowed his eyes.
     
    “Fuck, Em, did you tell her everything?” Drei’s voice was harsh with shock. Grig, on the other hand, was laughing.
     
    “I like her. You can keep a secret, can’t you sweetheart?”
     
    Em’s lip curled back and he shot a venomous glare at Grig. “Grig,” he warned. His younger brother flashed him a grin. Em turned his steady gaze to Drei. “She’s already said she won’t go telling tales.”
     
    “She’s also right here. And ‘she’ has a name!” She swung her head toward Drei, their crossed arm postures mirroring each other, though his older brother toward over her petite frame. Cat didn’t flinch at all. She glared up at Drei. “I’m not stupid enough to get myself committed by trying to enlighten the... what did Em call us?... Mundanes ? So untwist your panties, GI Joe.”
     
    Grig collapsed onto the couch at that, wrapping his arms around his stomach and doubling over as he guffawed. “GI Joe! Oh man. I really like her.” Em’s lips twitched too, but he fought down the urge to plant Grig a facer. Drei studied her from her bare toes up to her damp hair, eyes taking a leisurely course up her body.
     
    Em clenched his jaw. Now he wanted to punch both his brothers. Finally, Drei turned his dark blue gaze to Em. “Can she be trusted?”
     
    She was a reporter. He should mention that. They should inform command that there’d been a breach of secrecy. Em glanced down at Cat. She was looking up at him, that full lower lip caught between her teeth. He saw the knowledge in her eyes.
     
    She understood that if he gave her up, her life was going to get very complicated. Maybe unpleasant. He didn’t know, he’d never had to deal with a secrecy breach. Em’s eyes took in every inch of her face, searching for any indication she planned on outing them. He saw no hint of duplicity. That open, guileless expression and her creamy, translucent skin hid no ulterior motives.
     
    “We’re fine, bro.”
     
    Cat’s lip slipped from between her teeth and the corners of her mouth ticked up the tiniest bit. Drei curved one brow at him, but then subsided with a shrug.
     
    “I don’t think the vamp will be able to track her anymore. But it’s probably best we see her back to her apartment, just in case.”
     
    “The sunlight thing!” Cat blurted. All three of them turned to look at her. Her cheeks flushed pink. “I mean... is that true?”
     
    “See? He didn’t tell her everything .” Grig chuckled.
     
    Drei inclined his head. “They are hypersensitive to sunlight. Yeah. Why?”
     
    “Oh. Um.” She fiddled with the sleeve of his shirt momentarily and then straightened her shoulders, meeting his eyes boldly. “I was just thinking it might be... safer... if we go in the morning.” She tilted her head to the side. “Don’t you think, Em?” Her lashes lowered over her eyes. Heat bloomed into his chest.
     
    “She’s right. I’ll take her back in the morning.”
     
    Drei sighed. Grig snickered. “Safer. Mmmhmmm. Let’s get out of here before they go all Wild Kingdom, Drei.”
     
    “Bye,” Cat tossed out to them, her eyes not leaving Em’s. She flushed at Grig’s words, but didn’t protest. “And... thanks.”
     
    “Anytime, sweetheart.” Grig was grinning ear to ear. Drei grunted and shoved him out the door.
     
    The second the door closed behind his brothers, Cat turned into his arms. “Oh, thank god.” She curled a hand against the back of his neck and tugged his mouth down to hers. Em flicked his tongue along the seam of her lips. Hers emerged immediately to tease his.
     
    “Thank god?” Em asked.
     
    “If they stayed another minute, I wasn’t going to be responsible for my behavior, and