ing of her bedroom balcony. Somewhere in the distance, sirens howled,

ng her back into the house after the guns

know what scared her more...the sniper's bullet or

ame, low

shirt clinging to his chest with dried blood...someone else's, not his.

ck your door,"

have

ing out like a wolf scenting danger. His hand

k, but she had to. "W

ely. Then he turned, eyes unre

ou

flipped. "An

me closer.

ptions. You leave this room only whe

your pr

rotection. And I'm

teringly angry. She could see it in the ta

d anyway. "Why do

froze

but you act like I'm the one invading your space. You touc

s darkened. "

ce dropped. "Make

y. "You're not so

treating me

way, but sh

t me?" she

jaw clench

en

ing the space between them in a blink. "No touching. No cros

ched. "And wha

I don'

art now. His body radiated

gerous, Sienna,

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at p

, not rough...as he gently but fi

ot a c

. "You're the goddamn temptat

alked out witho

breathless

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e and blood never

f a tent, pulling what was left of the U.S. a

ve her and save the oth

aid the

pattern. They waited for

ned a rule he never forgot

tyard – The

s already on the training mats behind the

the air in vicious arcs. His blade drills were even faste

rom the stone st

mpress her or ex

idn't pau

w chuckle. "You

keeps pe

ou know he'll never forgiv

d his blade. "H

the ground. "I liked you bett

t's the problem. I still don't

"Then we have a bigger

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led in a leather chair with a book she wasn't re

d inside with

rooms a family

the rooms have people

up. "What do y

t a

bo

lli

flicked t

's good. But even the best make m

a distr

crash waitin

tly. "He's the one keeping di

t he can't touch you

ips p

m to choose you over your fath

lappe

a

smiled and s

subject,

hen h

hard, fists clenched...