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you standing there, anyway?” I asked casually.
    “Long enough for him to change from werewolf to human, rip off her clothes, and impale her with his massive member.”
    I pursed my lips as my cheeks heated. He’d been there awhile. At least ten pages by my count. “It’s not nice to spy on people, you know.”
    “It’s not my fault you weren’t paying attention.”
    My eyes narrowed to slits. “And it’s not my fault you’re kind of an ass.”
    He grinned. “So was the werewolf. I’m taking notes.”
    I rolled my eyes and changed the subject as I picked up the remains of the chocolate from the floor and threw it in the trash. “I didn’t know you were here today.” And he hadn’t been when I got there. I checked!
    “Again, not my fault you’re oblivious. Your car’s done. The hole was from a nail. It was small and easy to patch. I changed it out and put the spare back in the trunk. I also did a tire rotation for you since your records show you haven’t had it done for more than five thousand miles.”
    I lifted my brows in surprise that he’d had the forethought to check that. “Thanks. I thought Devon was working on my car?”
    “He was. Then I got here.”
    I pushed my brows together. That was weird. Usually the same mechanic who started a project was the one to finish it. Plus, it wasn’t even noon yet. “Don’t you usually work later in the day?”
    “I’m here early today.”
    I couldn’t help but wonder why. My mind immediately wandered to Red’s knowing look when I’d scanned the shop like I’d been tactically trained to find washboard abs by the FBI, and then Red’s phone calls. A part of me—a pretty big part—wanted the reason Jax had come in early to be me. A thrill went through me at the thought.
    Jax walked to the counter and printed off an invoice. I paid for the flat fix and grabbed my stuff. I wasn’t expecting him to follow me outside, but he did. The warm breeze danced through my hair as I threw my purse on the passenger seat. “Well,” I said, trying not to sound too awkward, “thanks again.”
    “Leaving already?”
    “You have to work, and I have things to do.”
    “Werewolves?”
    I pressed my lips together, owning the embarrassment. “If I can find one.”
    He grinned. “And if I didn’t have to work?”
    My brows gathered, unsure what exactly he was asking. “If you didn’t have to work, what?”
    “Would you still have things to do?”
    This time it was my turn to grin. “Wouldn’t you like to know?” The fact was, if he was offering himself up as one of the things on my to-do list, I’d take it—with a condom and no hesitation. The act first, think later Syd was taking charge.
    He watched me for several seconds, like he was trying to figure me out. “Well, I can promise you one thing, you wouldn’t want to rush through it if you were with me.”
    I widened my eyes. “Pretty ballsy to compare yourself to a paranormal being who can bench press six hundred pounds and change his dick size at will.”
    His lips slid into a slow, sexy line, his eyes raking over me like I’d just been undressed. “Sweetheart, there is no comparison.”
    He’d rendered me speechless. Absolutely no words. I’d been interested in the muscle-bodied, blue eyed God before, but now, I could barely contain my curiosity. He hadn’t really opened up to me at all, and our conversations mostly consisted of innuendo. He was guarded, arrogant, and sexy as hell. All things that made me want to get inside his head even more. He was drawing me in, and I just kept getting more and more invested. Jax was my House Hunters ! I couldn’t turn away. I swallowed. Hard. “Your ego is off the charts.”
    The afternoon sun highlighted his bronzed skin, and the lighter cocoa tones of his hair as he fixed his gaze on me. “I’m not the type of person who lies to myself. I know what I have to offer. And I can promise you it’s better than anything you’ve ever read.” I widened my eyes