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just who she was. She was mostly
    grateful for that fact.
    Sometimes when she walked home at night she
    would catch a glimpse of him on the dark street. She
    could sense his stare and knew he shadowed her to make
    sure she arrived safely. It is his job, she reminded herself.
    She regretted what she’d blurted to him but she’d lost
    her temper.
    There was something wrong with her. She mentally
    kicked herself over being angry with a guy for the
    reasons that she was, knowing it just wasn’t right. She’d
    felt insulted that he’d forgotten her. Just over a year
    before he’d wanted to keep her for days, he’d called her
    beauty, and now… She sighed. He just thought she was
    pretty and offered her some cheesy one-night stand. Not
    even a night. He only wants me for a few hours.
    “Stupid,” she muttered.
    “What is?” A deep voice spoke softly from behind
    her.
    Trisha started and spun in her seat to gawk at Slade.
    She grabbed her heart. “Don’t sneak up on me that way
    again. Would it kill you to make some noise when you
    move?”
    His eyebrows arched as a smile curved his full lips.
    “Then I wouldn’t get to watch you react that way.”
    She sighed. “I’m glad you at least find it amusing. I
    sure don’t.”
    She glanced around the room, realized no one else
    was there, and instantly tensed. Uh-oh. This was the first
    time she could remember them being totally alone since
    that night he’d walked her home. They’d had some
    interaction when there’d been some problems between
    the human, Ellie Brower, and her New Species husband.
    Fury had been shot during a press conference that had
    been infiltrated by a few members of a hate group and
    during his recovery a nurse had drugged him, trying to
    drive him insane. They’d seen each other during that
    time but had kept it professional.
    “What do you need?”
    “Good thing you didn’t ask what I want.” He
    smirked at her, crossing his arms over his broad chest.
    “Justice has to go on a road trip and wants you to go
    with him.” He wiggled his eyebrows. “He said to tell
    you to pack for two days. I had no idea you and Justice
    were sleeping together.”
    Trisha glared at him. “You know Mr. North and I…
    that nothing is going on between us. He’s my boss and
    he’s your leader. My only dealings with Justice are
    purely professional.”
    His tongue ran along his bottom lip. Trisha watched
    it. She looked up slightly into his blue eyes, which were
    staring back into hers. “I know but I love to see you turn
    all pink when you grow angry.” He suddenly smiled.
    “Justice wants you ready to roll in an hour.”
    “But—”
    “An hour. Don’t argue with me. I’m just the
    messenger.”
    “But where are we going? I’m on duty right now and
    tomorrow. What does Justice want with me?”
    He shrugged, still smiling. “I just deliver the
    messages. See you in an hour, Doc. I’ll pick you up in
    front of your house.”
    She watched him leave the clinic. A curse passed her
    lips before she could refrain. He loved to annoy her and
    he had a real talent for it. She picked up the phone to call
    Dr. Ted Treadmont, the second doctor they’d hired part-
    time, to cover some of her shifts.
    They really needed more medical staff. Two doctors
    and nurses weren’t enough. She made a mental note to
    bring that up again with Justice when she spoke to him.
    He headed the New Species, was their appointed leader,
    and made most of the decisions at Homeland.
    She glanced at the phone, half tempted to call him to
    say she wasn’t going wherever he wanted her to go but
    then changed her mind. She respected Justice and for
    whatever reason, he needed her to go somewhere that
    required packing. She might not want to go but she
    would.
    Trisha had no idea what to pack. She cursed and
    decided to just take a bit of everything. She grabbed a
    few pairs of jeans, a few pairs of slacks, and some nice
    shirts along with a universal black dress, just in