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instant and she began to
tremble, now frightened, realizing that he was right. When the alarm went off,
all she could think about was protecting herself. Disoriented and groggy, she’d
completely forgotten Seth was in her home. She could have shot him—or worse.
    “I bought it after the second note,” she muttered weakly. “I
know how to handle a gun, and I’m a decent shot.”
    He glowered at her but he must have noticed the trembling of
her body because he tempered his voice when he spoke again.
    “Wait in here until I get back.” He ushered her over to the
living room couch. “I’m sure whoever was here is long gone, but I need to check
all the rooms and the perimeter to see how he got in and if he took anything.
While I’m gone, call Aaron and tell him to get LVPD up here now.”
    Two hours later, the last of the cops were leaving
Katherine’s home. As far as they could tell, nothing was stolen and the
intruder hadn’t broken in. Las Vegas’ finest were saying it was just a false
alarm, that the equipment had probably malfunctioned, and told them to call the
security company. Seth wasn’t buying it. He’d called Aaron who agreed to stop
by and take a look after his shift ended later that evening.
    Seth knew whoever was stalking Katherine was getting closer,
their actions creepier, and it was only a matter of time before he acted out.
Seth needed to figure out who they were dealing with so they could catch him
before this asshole caught up to Katherine.
    He glanced over at her sitting on the chair beside the
couch. Throughout this whole ordeal she’d remained calm and composed, but he
knew all of this was starting to wear on her. She stared with vacant eyes out
the window, her hands clutching the teacup that had been empty for half an
hour.
    She looked up when he walked over to her.
    “Let’s get you to bed.”
    She nodded with a small smile that didn’t quite reach her
eyes and stood, setting the cup aside.
    He followed behind her until they reached her bedroom. He
was about to leave when he noticed she stood there in the center of the room,
her arms wrapped around her body as if she didn’t know what to do with them.
    “Katherine? You okay?”
    She stared at him with wide brown eyes that held something
in their depths he’d never seen there before.
    “Katherine—”
    “Will you stay with me—just for the night? I just don’t want
to be alo—”
    “I’ll stay,” he said immediately. Closing the door, he
walked toward her, his heart beating faster with every step. “But where do you
want me to sleep?” It was an innocent question, or at least that was what he’d
tell himself later.
    She blinked in surprise until desire darkened her eyes.
    “Where do you want to sleep?”
    In your bed, beside you, underneath you, inside you was what he wanted to say, but he said none of those things. “The floor is
fine.”
    “But you didn’t answer my question. Where do you want to
sleep?”
    He sucked in a sharp breath. Christ. All he had to do
was say the word, tell her the truth. And yet, he held back. She’d been through
a lot already. He didn’t want to take advantage of her when she was already so
vulnerable.
    “You’ve had a rough night and you’re not yourself. You need
to get some rest.”
    She looked away and he swore his heart stopped. “You’re
probably right…it’s just that I thought—” She shook her head then as if to stop
herself. “You know what? It has been a tough night and I’m not feeling quite
myself—”
    “Katherine.” His gut tightened and he cursed himself
silently as he crossed the room, hating that he’d glimpsed a sadness mixed with
disappointment in her eyes and knew he’d put it there. He gripped her
shoulders, forcing her to face him. “I know what you’re thinking—”
    Her eyes narrowed. “Do you? Because I’m thinking you have no
idea.”
    He released a small breath in frustration, his sense of
reason warring with his own desires. “I know you