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planet. “Am I in trouble? Is this because I didn’t keep the
sanctuary open full time? I swear I didn’t realize I was breaking any laws.”
Then pointing at them both, she said, “And that snake shifter was way out of
line. He came here right after my aunt’s funeral trying to lay lover rights to
me, and when I refused, he threatened to take this land from me. I was only
defending myself when I cut him. I swear, I could have done much worse, and he
deserved much worse, but I refrained.”
    Both men grinned.
    “You are not in trouble,” Douglas said. “We’re only here for
a place to stay that is away from the cities. Even chiefs need time away from
the clans.”
    William shared a secret look with Douglas. “No one will
think to look for us here.”
    “Not unless we tell them to,” Douglas answered the man.
    “Oh. Well, how long do you think you’ll be here? You can
have the lodge for as long as you need. I can stay in the city.” She stood. “In
fact, I’ll go now. If I jog, I’ll make it back tonight and will have supplies
delivered to you in the morning.”
    “I’ll go for supplies,” William said.
    “Yes.” Douglas nodded in agreement. “We wish for you to stay
here with us. We are not accustomed to taking over people’s homes without them
in it.”
    “And we can fill in your education where your Aunt Elvie
left off. The mountain sanctuaries in America are few and we need to ensure
this one is maintained properly.” William finished his beer before setting the
bottle down. He held his hand out to Douglas. “Your keys. I didn’t bring a car.”
    Douglas reached into his pocket and handed them over. William
nodded at them, looking for a long time at Rachel before moving to leave. When
he was gone, she asked, “Is he all right? I mean, I know I don’t know him, but
he seemed upset.”
    “He’ll be fine, lass,” Douglas dismissed. “Nothing for you
to worry over.”
    “Well, I suppose I should see to your rooms. I’m sure
they’re not anything like you’re used to. I’ll try to tidy up, though.” She
made a move to go to the stairs, thinking to run away from him. In the
distance, she heard a motor start. It was a low hum, almost impossible to hear
over the soft background noise of the generator.
    Douglas moved right behind her, following her up. She
glanced around the hall, trying to figure out where to put them. It didn’t seem
right to stick them in her aunt’s old room. Then, going to the biggest guest
room, she opened the door. A large, king-size bed dominated the space. It
matched the dark wood of an antique dresser and oversized chest. A light layer
of dust coated the wood.
    “Will this work?” she asked.
    “Perfectly.” He stood a little too close.
    “If you would like to wait downstairs while I dust—”
    “No need, I assure you,” he interrupted.
    She felt the heat radiating from his body, as if calling her
to lean into him. Rachel studied the floor. She’d just had sex with one
stranger. She wouldn’t be repeating the performance. She backed slowly away,
moving out the opened door. “I’ll leave you to get settled then. Towels are in
the bathroom down the hall on the left if you’d like a shower. The generator’s
been on for a while so the water should be warm.”
    He watched her with his dark, probing eyes. When he looked
at her like that, he seemed to fill up the entire room. “Care to join me?”
    She shook her head once in denial and hurried from his
sight.

 

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    Douglas grinned. Every part of him wanted to go after her
and play the role of predator to her prey. He resisted. Charging after a woman
like a beast wasn’t his style—at least not at first.
    He whistled lightly, stripping out of his clothes before
walking towards the shower. Rachel was on her way up the stairs, carrying
blankets. His grin widened as he stopped whistling. She skidded to a stop and
stared at his naked body. When she didn’t look away, his cock twitched with
interest. She