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shook Darius and gave him a deadly smile. “Someone will have to clean up the mess when I’m done with this one.”
    Faith, get out of here, Darius sent. I’ve got this .
    Faith jerked, her green eyes widening. “How do you know my name?” she whispered.
    Her burst of panic flooded his mind and spiked his heartbeat. It’s okay. I’m here with Ben .
    She didn’t respond, though he could feel that the mention of Ben had calmed her a bit.
    â€œWhat are you … Wait a minute.” Erok glanced from Darius to Faith. “You can’t be talking to me; I’ve known you for years. So that means—” Erok stared deep into Darius’s eyes. “That means she’s talking to you.”
    Guilty .
    Erok’s grip loosened at Darius’s telepathic response, his shock weakening his concentration for just an instant. But he recovered quickly. “Really blue eyes and telepathy … You’re a Seer.” His mouth split in a delighted grin, perverse pleasure flooding through him and leaving a sour taste in Darius’s mouth. “I’ve always wanted to kill a Seer with my bare hands.”
    â€œGet used to disappointment,” a new voice said. Erok’s head whipped around—right into Adrian Gray’s fist. Erok took the punch with barely a stagger. He dropped Darius, who landed on the floor with a hard jar to his bad knee. Erok turned to face the new threat. Gray was a Warrior as big and badass as Erok was himself.
    Badder, actually.
    Leaving the psycho to Gray, Darius made his way over to Faith. She’d resumed her song, and he could sense her struggle to contain her fear, to maintain her defenses. She looked up as he slipped around the counter. Her green eyes stood out in stark relief to her pale face and short dark hair. Her lacy white top dipped just enough to hint at the small breasts underneath, and her jeans emphasized the delicate curve of her hips and the length of her legs. Her head didn’t quite reach his shoulder, but that didn’t lessen her impact to his senses.
    Strong. Capable. Female. The primitive instincts roused in battle surged to the fore, sparking a dangerous desire deep inside him. He couldn’t look away from her, from the curve of her ear or the sweet slope of her shoulder. Her scent entranced him. Her song fed his hunger, luring him like a siren’s call. He longed to touch her, craved her like oxygen. Wanted to claim her as his woman. Fast, hard, now .
    He frowned and gave his head a hard shake. Where had that thought come from?
    He must still be absorbing pieces of Erok’s primal emotions. How else could he explain this sudden caveman madness to possess a woman he’d only just met? Or the very real physical reaction tightening his pants in the middle of a battle?
    With all his will, he tamped down the raging urges and focused on survival.
    We have to get out of here . He spoke telepathically so she would hear him over the crashing of the fighting Warriors and the keening of Corinne. He took her hand.
    Her song cut off on a gasp at his touch. Her pulse skittered beneath his fingers, awareness flaring as she jerked her gaze to his. For one moment, heat ripped through both of them, reflecting back on him doubled as he absorbed her emotions. She jerked her hand free. Her panic careened through his senses like a pinball headed for tilt as she pressed back against the cash register, and her wail echoed through his mind. No. No, it’s not possible!
    She was headed for a full-on meltdown. He could feel it building up in her, like a geyser about to erupt. Smoke stung his eyes and made it harder to breathe as the fire spread. They would all be in big trouble in a few more minutes if they didn’t get some fresh oxygen. He had to get her out of there.
    Faith . He took her chin in one hand and forced her to look at him, his fingers trembling against the urge to stroke her soft skin. I know this is