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sure that we
could both find satisfaction.”
    She stiffened. He knew that he’d either
get up now or lose a body part. And her mouth, sexy as it looked, was entirely
too close to his body for him to think he’d get away without bloodshed. Mac
hopped up off her and pulled her into his arms before she could move.
    “The police are coming. You will have to
deal with them on your own. I’m going to let you go and have a look around the
room before they come in, and then I’m going to leave you.”
    “I never invited you in in the first
place.” She staggered slightly when he released her. “What did you do to me?”
    “I tasted you.” He moved to the bed then
the other things on the floor. Her things, too, were all over the place, most
of them in tatters. “Do you have any enemies?”
    “You. Or you soon will be. And that
man…I only met him today. He was out of town on some business when I signed on.
Aaron. His name is Aaron MacManus.” She frowned and rubbed her head. “I think
he was in my mind.”
    Mac didn’t answer her. He had finished
the room and found that the scent outside the room was also inside it. But she
didn’t smell like she’d been in contact with that person. He moved slowly
toward her. She was backing away as he got closer.
    “You have to come with me. I can’t let
you be taken to the police station and I have to rest. You’ll be safe with me.”
    “Sure I will, and I’ll just bet you say
that to all the women you meet. Back off, asshole, or I’ll scream bloody murder
and they’ll shoot you where you stand.” She hit the wall behind her just as he
heard the first car door slamming shut outside. “You have to go away.”
    He touched her head and she dropped into
his arms. He grinned down at her, lifted her higher onto his body, and took
them to his parents’ home. It was the closest one he knew of that was safe for
them both. As soon as he laid her on his bed, he reached for his dad.
    “I have a woman here with me that I have
sworn to protect. I don’t want to be disturbed. If you want me to leave, I will
as—”
    “No. Please don’t go. I won’t…please
don’t leave. I would like to speak to you as soon…will I be able to speak to
you when the sun lowers?”
    He looked down at the woman in his bed. “Yes.
I don’t know what Mel has told you, but I’m sure you’re disappointed in me. I
don’t—”
    “You’re my son, Mac. I could never be
disappointed in you. You’re my reason for living.” He could feel
the emotion in his father’s voice. “I love you. Please, come up when you can
so we can talk. Mel is…Mel isn’t going to come here again.”
    Mac wondered about that, but the woman
on the bed stirred. He took off his clothes and removed her shoes and pants.
The thought of having her naked in his bed made his cock ache, but he knew she
wasn’t his and he’d never do that to anyone. This woman would be claimed and he
wasn’t going to be anywhere near her when her mate came along.
    Mac climbed into the bed, careful to
stay on his side. He wanted to pull her into his arms, but didn’t. Just knowing
she was there was hard enough. Rolling to his back, he closed his eyes. It was
going to be a very long day.
    ~~~
    Zachariah watched the cops mill around. They
didn’t have anything on him, but he did enjoy watching them fumble around. He
wasn’t sure what had happened to the girl’s door, but he didn’t care really. The
smell of another vampire was present, but so were wolf and a great deal of other
scents. He didn’t concern himself with that. He was more in this now for the
entertainment value.
    He’d smelled her at the work site. Zachariah
had only planned to go there to see what was going on. He’d been trying to
scent out another female like the one he’d had the night before and came across
the construction crew by accident. The woman there had been a great surprise.
    He could almost taste her scent even
after all this time. When he’d gone into the