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rogues?”
She raised a dark brow, her cheeks flushed from the fight. “That’s exactly why I sent him there. He’s not strong enough to have killed the wolf. But he smelled like Thomas.”
Shane walked closer. “What do you mean?”
“ The boy’s been around the man I’m looking for. Hopefully, he can lead me to him.”
Niki strode toward town. Shane took advantage of the silence as they left the forest. “We need to work together.”
She grimaced. “He’s a step ahead. But I’ll damn well get him.” Her hands fisted at her thighs.
Shane grabbed her shoulder and spun her to face him. “I will get him.”
Her eyes flashed, irises rimmed with red. “You are going to stay out of my way.”
He matched her angry stare. “It’s either work with me or go to jail. You’re not going to be running around on your own.”
In silence, he led her toward town, and his truck waiting at the station. The walk was filled with tension, from his demands and the sensuality permeating the air. This close to her, he remembered exactly how soft and giving her lips had been. It wasn’t a thought he should have. Only, he couldn’t seem to give a damn.
There was something between them, and he’d not stop until he figured out exactly what.
Chapter Seven
N iki followed Shane through the outskirts of town. She couldn’t bring herself to agree with his demand for cooperation. Yet, thinking about his display of power back in the forest, she began to wonder if there might be benefits to working with him.
He’d harnessed the spirit power of a damn grizzly bear. It wasn’t like the werewolves--they were one, animal and man together. Shane had been so much more.
And it was damn sexy.
Even now, she couldn’t keep her eyes off the muscles his sheriff’s uniform had hid. This was a man who could go up against just about anything. And win.
He glanced back, as if to make sure she was actually following. His eyes drifted over her. Niki’s breasts tingled from the brush of his glance. Lower, a deep ache throbbed. She clenched her fists, trying to ignore the desire flooding through her.
He was a Keeper. She had to remember that. All that beautiful, exciting power went into his job--hunting down the Arcaine like her. In fact, once she killed Thomas, he’d probably be the one the Council called to carry out her execution.
She stumbled over a crack in the sidewalk. Shane was at her side, grasping her arm and helping her keep to her feet. Not that she needed it, but the gesture was kind of nice. He continued to walk beside her, the heat of his hand blazing through the thin blouse where his palm rested on her lower back.
They reached the sheriff’s station and Shane led her to his truck. “Let’s go see this boy you found.”
She didn’t want to go with him. She needed some time alone with these strange thoughts running through her mind. “I’ll meet you there.”
He raised a brow, scowling. “Yeah, right.”
Grasping any excuse she could find, she waved at her clothes. “I’ll get blood all over your truck.”
“ I don’t care.” He bit out each word.
“ I do.” She crossed her arms, staring him down.
He sighed. “Fine. You can change here.”
The unexpected offer made her jerk back. “What?”
His eyes glowed as if he knew she was trying to get away. “Change in the locker room. There are plenty of spare clothes.”
Her mind went blank, unable to think of another excuse. Mumbling under her breath at being trapped by her own doing, she followed him up the steps and into the station. A deputy stood at their approach. His eyes grew wide as he looked from her to Shane. Niki recognized him from both the bar and the murder scene in the alley.
“ Boss?”
“ It’s all right, Chase.”
Shane led her down a dim hall and into a locker room. He opened a locker in the middle, and drew out a towel and some sweats. Turning, he slowly eyed her up and down.
She shivered. The air
She raised a dark brow, her cheeks flushed from the fight. “That’s exactly why I sent him there. He’s not strong enough to have killed the wolf. But he smelled like Thomas.”
Shane walked closer. “What do you mean?”
“ The boy’s been around the man I’m looking for. Hopefully, he can lead me to him.”
Niki strode toward town. Shane took advantage of the silence as they left the forest. “We need to work together.”
She grimaced. “He’s a step ahead. But I’ll damn well get him.” Her hands fisted at her thighs.
Shane grabbed her shoulder and spun her to face him. “I will get him.”
Her eyes flashed, irises rimmed with red. “You are going to stay out of my way.”
He matched her angry stare. “It’s either work with me or go to jail. You’re not going to be running around on your own.”
In silence, he led her toward town, and his truck waiting at the station. The walk was filled with tension, from his demands and the sensuality permeating the air. This close to her, he remembered exactly how soft and giving her lips had been. It wasn’t a thought he should have. Only, he couldn’t seem to give a damn.
There was something between them, and he’d not stop until he figured out exactly what.
Chapter Seven
N iki followed Shane through the outskirts of town. She couldn’t bring herself to agree with his demand for cooperation. Yet, thinking about his display of power back in the forest, she began to wonder if there might be benefits to working with him.
He’d harnessed the spirit power of a damn grizzly bear. It wasn’t like the werewolves--they were one, animal and man together. Shane had been so much more.
And it was damn sexy.
Even now, she couldn’t keep her eyes off the muscles his sheriff’s uniform had hid. This was a man who could go up against just about anything. And win.
He glanced back, as if to make sure she was actually following. His eyes drifted over her. Niki’s breasts tingled from the brush of his glance. Lower, a deep ache throbbed. She clenched her fists, trying to ignore the desire flooding through her.
He was a Keeper. She had to remember that. All that beautiful, exciting power went into his job--hunting down the Arcaine like her. In fact, once she killed Thomas, he’d probably be the one the Council called to carry out her execution.
She stumbled over a crack in the sidewalk. Shane was at her side, grasping her arm and helping her keep to her feet. Not that she needed it, but the gesture was kind of nice. He continued to walk beside her, the heat of his hand blazing through the thin blouse where his palm rested on her lower back.
They reached the sheriff’s station and Shane led her to his truck. “Let’s go see this boy you found.”
She didn’t want to go with him. She needed some time alone with these strange thoughts running through her mind. “I’ll meet you there.”
He raised a brow, scowling. “Yeah, right.”
Grasping any excuse she could find, she waved at her clothes. “I’ll get blood all over your truck.”
“ I don’t care.” He bit out each word.
“ I do.” She crossed her arms, staring him down.
He sighed. “Fine. You can change here.”
The unexpected offer made her jerk back. “What?”
His eyes glowed as if he knew she was trying to get away. “Change in the locker room. There are plenty of spare clothes.”
Her mind went blank, unable to think of another excuse. Mumbling under her breath at being trapped by her own doing, she followed him up the steps and into the station. A deputy stood at their approach. His eyes grew wide as he looked from her to Shane. Niki recognized him from both the bar and the murder scene in the alley.
“ Boss?”
“ It’s all right, Chase.”
Shane led her down a dim hall and into a locker room. He opened a locker in the middle, and drew out a towel and some sweats. Turning, he slowly eyed her up and down.
She shivered. The air
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