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Didn t want to admire her willingness to do what she thought was right to keep him
safe. Even if she was off the mark.
Putting one hand on her chin, he forced her to look up at him. And don t you
understand that no matter what, you re safer with me? Gods damn it, Tam, I love you.
If anything happens to you, it ll kill me.
Her expression went completely slack with shock, her lips parting to draw in a
short gasp. Shit, not exactly the response he d expected when he told her he loved her.
Something he d never said to a woman before. And wouldn t again.
He didn t know what he d expected her to say or do. Wasn t sure how to interpret
the renewed rush of tears in her eyes, the blush on her cheeks.
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But when she started to flat-out cry and dropped her forehead to his shoulder, he
panicked like a pansy-assed kid. Vaffanculo, he d take it back if she d just stop crying.
Hey, sweetheart. Don t cry. It s okay. Forget I said it
Her head popped back up and her expression shut him up faster than a blow to the
head.
Don t you dare take it back. She reared back and punched him hard on the chest.
I m not crying because I didn t want to hear it. I m crying because I didn t think I d
ever hear it. Her lips curved in a wavering smile and her gaze softened. I never
thought I d find a man who d take me as I am. Never thought I d find someone I d want
to spend my life with.
Relief spilled through his body like adrenaline, making his heart pump as if he d
run a marathon. He moved to kiss her again and found her already leaning into him.
This time, he didn t devour her. He took the time to savor her, the thrill of knowing she
returned his feelings making him feel like a goddamn kid.
And he didn t fucking care.
They still had issues to sort out, her attempted kidnapping to solve, the fact that he
was lucani and she was eteri. Those two last facts could prove more difficult than any of
the others to overcome. There were some lucani who d want him to let her go, to mate
another lucani.
And he d tell them all to fuck off. Tam was his.
Weaving his fingers into her now dark brown hair, he let the baby-fine strands slide
against his skin like satin as his tongue tangled with hers. His other hand splayed over
her ass, thinking again that she d lost weight. Whether out of worry or fear, that
wouldn t happen again.
He d keep her safe. He d
A noise outside the door made him freeze. His eyes opened and he stared straight
into Tam s. Just before she voiced the question he saw in her gaze, he put one finger
over her lips, silencing her.
Her eyes widened but she nodded and released her legs so he could set her on her
feet.
It could be nothing. It was probably nothing. Another neighbor getting home or
leaving.
But he wasn t taking any chances. Not now.
Moving her away from the door, he turned to check the peephole.
And the door exploded inward.
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Kyle managed to push Tam out of the way with one arm and get the other in front
of his face as wood shrapnel flew like bullets.
His forearm burned as splinters lodged in his flesh while fear for Tam and fury at
being caught off guard fueled his rage.
So when the man in the hall stepped through the pulverized door, Kyle was ready
for him.
He reached for the man s arm, the one holding the gun, and dragged him forward.
Kyle wanted him to lose his footing to stumble as he entered, but the guy surprised
him, using his forward momentum to shove his shoulder into Kyle s stomach, taking
them both to the floor.
Kyle fell on his back, all the air in his lungs rushing out, leaving him winded. Still,
he managed to hold on to the guy, who was both heavier and not as nimble.
Using his head as a battering ram, Kyle smashed his forehead into the guy s nose,
which crunched and bled like hell.
Kyle took a split second to turn and yell at Tam. Run! Get the hell out!
He didn t wait to see if she obeyed because a second man walked through the door.
Kyle s only fear was for Tam. But he knew he couldn t let it overpower him.
With a burst of strength, he shoved the man with the broken nose off him and
toward the second guy. The second guy stumbled as the other man hit his legs and Kyle
shot to his feet.
As the gun went off.
Kyle had a second to recognize the muted pop of a silencer before the bullet hit his
shoulder. The quick blaze of pain made him stumble back a few steps before he
regained his footing. He shook off the pain as fast as it d hit him. Not excruciating,
which meant not silver. That meant manageable.
He charged both men, surprising the gunman who didn t have time to get off
another shot. But Broken Nose rolled at the last second so Kyle only caught the
gunman.
As he took the man down, Kyle caught sight of Tam out of the corner of his eye.
She hadn t moved and her expression& Fuck. She looked stunned.
Then he saw the blood, splattered on her chest and arms.
Fear threatened to consume his sanity. It stole his breath. And hard on its heels was
the urge to kill whoever had hurt her. With an inhuman snarl, he smashed the
gunman s head into the plaster wall so hard the guy lost consciousness immediately.
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But it had given the other man the opportunity to get closer to Tam, still frozen against
the wall, hands raised in front of her chest.
She looked ready to scream but no sound emerged until the man grabbed for her.
Then she did scream.
Enraged, his wolf burst from its metaphysical cage in his chest, transforming his
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