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    down, watching her through the metal slats. “I don’ want you hurt.”
    Hell, what had she expected? He wasn’t as interested as she’d
    thought, or maybe he just thought her a skank and not worthy of poking his cock into. Most guys would have. She didn’t understand him at all. Why
    the hell did he think he had to save her? Why was he being so noble ?
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    Kaeli glared at him. “Fine, but the next time you think you’re going
    to save me, don’t.”
    “I’m sorry you don’ understand, petite.” He hit the button and the
    elevator started down. “I’ll call you a cab.”
    “Thanks,” she mumbled, and then he disappeared as the elevator
    lowered beyond the floor level. Kaeli straightened her dress, trying to
    ignore the sticky residue of their almost fucking between her legs. Of course, she’d never felt so thoroughly fucked in all her life, and it had
    nothing to do with pleasure and everything to do with betrayal.
    It was unreasonable to expect anything from him, after all, she didn’t
    know him. What was the world coming to when you couldn’t expect a guy
    to oblige when he so obviously wanted it too? Worst of all, she felt cheap, and she couldn’t quite figure out why. Maybe it had been the begging....
    Kaeli cringed, remembering every little detail as she exited through
    the dim lower level to the outer door. She might as well resign herself to the fact that she couldn’t have what she wanted. The knowledge stung, just as it always did when she reached this conclusion.
    There was a taxi waiting for her at the curb, and she startled to see it
    sitting there, the engine running exhaust out of the tailpipe. She hadn’t expected one to get here so soon, but they may have been in the area when
    the call was received. There could be no other explanation.
    She shivered and hugged herself as she stepped up to the taxi, then
    opened the door, wanting to get back to the hotel as soon as possible. Light flooded the interior as the door swung open, and she leaned forward to get inside. A blond man grinned from the back seat, and the driver turned to
    look at her, snatching her arm when she would have pulled away.
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    It was the man who’d attacked Navarre in the alley. She gasped as he
    smiled and flashed wickedly long canines at her. Thick red stained the sides of his mouth--blood.
    “Fuck!” she screamed and snatched at her arm, pulling back with all
    her weight. The blond lunged for her, catching her braids in his hands,
    dragging her into the taxi.
    She grasped the edge of the door, trying to get free, screaming as she
    slashed at the hands holding her, biting at anything that neared her mouth.
    The men laughed, their strength unbelievable. She realized they
    wanted her to struggle and scream--they were enjoying it.
    “Navarre!” she screamed, “Get the fuck down here! God dammit!”
    Her nails snapped as the blond pulled her fully inside. The driver
    reached past her flailing limbs to pull the door shut.
    The blond pressed her into the seat, his elbow in her throat. She
    gagged, trying to breathe, clawing at his throat. Her nails punctured and slashed his skin, but he didn’t flinch. Her eyes closed as the air choked from her lungs. He eased the pressure on her throat, giving her a shake,
    forcing her eyelids to flutter open.
    He grinned, flashing his predatory teeth, the wicked ivory nearly
    glowing in the dark. “I smell his cum on your skin. Did he mark you? I
    always wanted to know what a human tastes like after a wolf marks her.”
    He lowered his face toward her, fangs extended, and Kaeli knew she
    was a dead woman.

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    Her scream pierced his ears like needles, sending pain shooting
    through his head and heart. Without hesitating, he raced down the stairs, through the empty lower level, cursing himself for his stupidity. He should have known one attack would never satisfy