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wasn’t for the faint of heart. And he’d
mastered the art of concealing his feelings a long time ago. One of
the reasons he was known as one of the top enforcers was that
nothing stopped him, and no one ever got away from him once he
started chasing them.
    Claim her! his mind screamed.
    The air shifted, and her smell wafted to his
nose. His shaft hardened in his jeans, and he could feel the
pounding of his blood as it coursed through his veins. Deep,
shuddering breaths were ingested as he listened to her quiet
footfalls. His nails sliced out and dug into the underside of the
table he gripped.
    “ Dane?” Aida asked. Her
soft voice wove around him and stroked him to an even harder
state.
    His beast roared and demanded. Dane ignored
the painful slashes and licked his lips before turning to glance at
her over his shoulder. She stood by the door, hands clasped before
her. No shoes still and appearing messily sexy.
    “ Time to eat?”
    Aida smiled, and his beast settled. Just
that simple. “If you’re ready.”
    “ Just about.” He looked
back at his project. “Five minutes?” He tensed as she neared and
her steps stopped. Glancing back at her, Dane saw her back up.
“Where are you going?”
    “ I didn’t want to
intrude.”
    “ Come over. It’s your
shop, after all.” She’s very
intuitive. She didn’t budge, and he arched
a brow. “Aida?”
    “ My shop or not, you
deserve privacy if you want it. I’ll be inside when you’re ready to
eat.”
    “ No, wait,” he called out.
Dane sheathed his claws, turned, and walked to her. “I don’t need
privacy from you. Besides, I could use your help.”
    Her dark gaze assessed him as she weighed
his words. “Are you sure?”
    I’m sure I want to take
you. I want to bend you over this worktable and sink my cock as far
as it can go within you. I want to hear you scream my name as you
come around me. A slight smile touched his
mouth. “I’m sure.”
    She brushed by him, tantalizing his senses
with the scent of her skin.
    “ This is beautiful,” she
said staring down at the board he had made.
    “ Thank you. Tau has told
me how much he likes chess so I made him this.”
    Aida nodded. “I’ve seen the pieces but the
boards more often than not are flimsy.” She flashed him a grin. “So
what did you need me to do?”
    Dane ground back his initial response and
said, “Squeeze the corner so it doesn’t move while I finish gluing
this last row.”
    Without comment, Aida did as he’d said. His
gaze lingered over her hands, the smooth dark ochre hued skin,
short clear nails. Dragging his eyes off her body, he focused on
the task at hand. She never said a word, just stood there silently,
her hands never wavering.
    “ That ought to do it,” he
announced, stepping back.
    Aida didn’t move. “I have some vice clamps
in the third drawer down of the black cabinet over there.”
    Dane went to acquire them and put them in
place. “Perfect.”
    “ He’ll really enjoy this,”
Aida said, finally letting go.
    He watched her hand reach toward him, only
to stop before any contact was actually made. Dane didn’t like
that; he wanted her hand on him. Lifting his gaze, he saw some
uncertainty in her eyes. Not fear. Just uncertainty.
    “ Hungry?” she
asked.
    More than you want to
know. “Yes.” He wiped his hands off on his
jeans and waited for her to walk past him. Dane stared at her hips
swaying slightly in the colorful skirt she wore before following
her out. The dogs raised their heads when he passed them, and he
could feel their gazes on him.
    I’m still impressed her
dogs don’t run from me. They weren’t
friendly but they also hadn’t attacked him. He had no doubt, should
they ever believe their mistress was in danger, they wouldn’t
hesitate to tear into him.
    “ Smells wonderful,” he
said, stopping off at the sink to wash up once they were
inside.
    “ Thank you.” Aida washed
next then they were eating a simple yet filling meal.
    “ When were you