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want her to be afraid. “Sure. The guy driving is Ryon Hunter, and next to him is Zander Cole.” The pair said their hellos, and flashed her charming smiles over their shoulders. “The warm and cuddly pup in the back is Aric Savage.”
    “Fuck you, man,” the redhead responded, but with less rancor than before.
    Kira smiled nervously at Jaxon. “Nice.”
    Jaxon stared at her, struck speechless for a few seconds. He could see in the dark just fine, and the shadows did little to hide how her smile lit the inside of the SUV, which tightened his groin into a painful knot. She wasn’t just pretty—she was incredible.
    “I suppose I can look forward to more intros when we arrive?”
    “Um, yeah. You’ll meet our boss and another teammate, as well as a bunch of doctors and scientists who live and work there.”
    Her brow furrowed. “All of you live on-site?”
    “Yes. Why?”
    “Hmm. Your compound is located in Shoshone National Forest,” she said slowly. “That’s government property.”
    “Right again.”
    “And if your facility is there, and everyone resides there as well . . . You all work for the government, then. Top Secret stuff. Special Ops?”
    “Something along those lines.” He grinned at her. “You’re quick, Miss Locke.”
    “Kira, please.” She caught his gaze, held it.
    The air thickened, the moment stretching taut. To his surprise, he was the first to look away. Even his wolf was overwhelmed, in addition to being aroused to the point of madness. He cleared his throat. “Call me Jaxon, or Jax,” he said. “And before you ask, yes, the ‘Top Secret stuff’ you mentioned includes the abilities you’ve witnessed in us so far.”
    “Something tells me what I’ve seen barely scrapes the surface.”
    “You’re batting a thousand.”
    At that, she went silent and stared pensively out the window at nothing, because there was literally nothing to see other than the blanket of stars crowning the desert sky.
    Jaxon had just begun to be lulled to sleep by the darkness and the motion of the vehicle when they arrived at the landing strip. Ryon hit the opener for the wide door, pulled the SUV straight into the hangar, and the overhead lights came on, activated by motion sensors.
    Jaxon straightened as a sudden thought hit him. “Our bags are at the hotel.”
    “No, they’re back here,” Aric said. “Z-Man must’ve worked his charm on the concierge to get ’em so fast.”
    Zan snickered. “She owed me a favor. I collected.”
    Ryon parked and Aric handed their bags forward. Jaxon took his and shouldered it as he got out of the SUV, and then headed toward the jet. A cheery blip sounded from behind him as Ryon locked the vehicle, and the clomping of boots on concrete filled the cavernous space.
    As they walked, Jaxon noted that Kira stayed close to him. Which pleased him to no end, and confounded him as his every reaction to her had so far. It didn’t make sense, this need to protect, to place himself not only between her and danger, but between her and the men he loved like brothers. He barely restrained himself from snarling at Zan, who took her hand and politely helped her step into the plane before Jaxon thought to offer.
    And her scent is still driving me freaking insane. I’m losing it.
    Kira’s voice broke into his musings. “Where’s the pilot?”
    Aric climbed in and grinned at her. “That would be me, sugar britches. Still feel safe?”
    She leveled him with a frosty glare. “I have a name. It’s Kira. And I never said I felt safe— he said I should feel safe.” The look was pointed as she glanced at Jaxon.
    Aric laughed and headed for the pilot’s chair. “Yep, you’ve got a live one, pal. Have a blast with your new babysitting gig.”
    “If anyone needs a babysitter it’s you,” she shot back. “Or a spanking, more like.”
    Jaxon winced. She’d walked right into that one.
    His friend pounced on the opening. “Don’t threaten me with a good time unless you plan