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 We ate breakfast and I explained about Meyer, the entire story. Hawk reached out to cup her
chin.  I m sorry I told them about us when I said I wouldn t, but we were all there, and I couldn t
lie.
Something in the statement didn t make sense.  Baloney. You could lie. What in the world had he
been thinking? Her mind rapidly clicked facts into place.  You wanted them mad. No way. Man, he
was clueless sometimes.  You thought they d turn their backs on you and let you deal with Meyer on
your own.
 Yes.
She scoffed.  You re so dumb.
His gaze warmed.  Apparently I miscalculated.
She exhaled, and her face heated.  If one of them, and I mean just one of them, tries to give me a
safe sex talk, I m kicking you so hard in the balls they ll fill your throat.
His smile widened.  I hope all three of them give you the safe sex talk. Man, I d love to watch
that.
She shook her head.  So much for privacy. Like there was any such thing in Maverick County.  Do
my parents know? Even an independent, grown-ass woman didn t want her dad knowing about her
sex life.
 I doubt it. Hawk s thumb ran across her bottom lip.
Heat flared from his touch, zinged around her torso, and landed squarely between her legs.  Uh,
well, what happens now? Her mind had pretty much blanked.
His lids lowered to half-mast.  Your brothers and I are coming up with a plan for Meyer, and after
tonight, you and I should keep our distance until we catch him. Just in case there s any fall out, which
is unlikely.
She blinked, disbelief shooting through her.  My brothers and you came up with a plan.
 Yep.
She sighed, wanting nothing more than to argue.  Like I said, you re an idiot.
 Meyer is a moron, but he s in bed with some pretty dangerous people. While I don t think any of
them know about me, or more specifically where I m from, I don t want to take a chance. An
intensity, one fraught with concern, overtook the atmosphere, a tension emanating directly from Hawk.
 Trust me, Dawnie.
 I can take care of myself. She was done being the overprotected little sister of the Lodge-Freeze
clan.
Hawk nodded.  I know, but you have no idea how to deal with somebody like Meyer or his
cohorts. Thank God.
She shook her head, more than a little slice of hurt piercing her chest.  You see me as incapable as
my brothers do. As a kid.
Hawk s eyebrows rose.  Believe me, I see you as all grown up. His gaze dropped to her lips.
 All woman.
His husky tone of voice licked right across her skin, and she shivered.  You know I m not gonna
wait for you, right? I m not playing the helpless girl hiding behind a bunch of tough boys, now or in
the future, if you decide to go off hunting again.
Hawk slid a hand through her hair and twisted at the nape.  Tough doesn t come close to what I ll
be to protect you. His gaze didn t falter from her mouth.  You don t have to hide, but if you think any
one of us will let you deal with drug runners, you re crazy. He leaned in and brushed his mouth
across hers.  I m not asking you to wait for me.
He wasn t, now was he? That should hurt, but instead, fire lit through her. Passion and anger boiled
in her blood, heating her veins. They might not have forever, not if he didn t see the real her, but she d
take another night. One more to remember forever. Her tongue flicked out and slid along his lower
lip.
He sucked in a breath.
Yeah. She smiled and did it again.
His eyelids lifted, and his gaze met hers.  You sure?
 The chicken will take an hour. Just the thought of what Hawk could do with an hour softened her
thighs. Oh, he didn t see her strength any more than her brothers did, that was for sure. But she d
wondered for so long, and the other night had been amazing. Part of her wanted to prove herself, to
show him she was just as strong as her brothers, while the other part wanted to smack him in the head
for being obtuse. He clamped a hand on her thigh, and her body took over.
He smiled then, flashing smooth teeth in a warrior s face. Promise and warning hinted on his
expression.
The promise she wanted, the warning she needed. A wildness lived in him, one similar to the thrum
of her blood. For years she d wondered if he could match her. Their people lived in houses and
tamed the land around them, but every once in awhile, she could hear the distant drums of her
ancestors. Primitive and untamed. Somehow, she knew Hawk felt it too.
He turned, all casual muscle, and she ended up beneath him on the sofa. His hard body pressed her
down, and his hands tunneled through her hair, loosening the tie.  I should ve called last night, he
rumbled, his lips above hers.
 Yeah. You should have. She widened her thighs and lifted her knees. They tipped on the edge of
the sofa.  You re too big for the couch.
He grinned, and the world spun. She landed on him and then he rolled them over, once again
stretched out on top of her. The thick rug cushioned her back, while the fire crackled over them.
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