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bore into mine. I’d never
seen anyone look so intent. If I’d been a fragile little thing, I think he
would have broken my spine when his arms clenched around me. “I’m offering you
a lot more than that, although it’s a start. Another thing you need to know
about my family—we mate for life. When one of us finds the other half of our
soul, it isn’t a long, drawn-out process. It’s almost always a case of love at
first sight. I knew it was you the minute I held you in my arms, even though
you were unconscious. I was sure of it when I saw that asshole pointing a gun
at you today. I love you, Hannah. If you want to keep your job in
San Diego
, we can work it
out. I’ll give you all the time you want to get used to the idea, but one of
these days you’re going to marry me.”
    I gulped. “The other half of your soul?” It
was maybe the most romantic thing I’d ever heard.
    He just nodded. Sincerity radiated from his
bright dark eyes and the rigid lines of his rugged face. I squeezed his
shoulders and swallowed again, trying to catch my breath.
    My lips had gone so dry I had to wet them
twice before I could form words. Then I had to clear my throat before the sound
came out.
    “Cool. Works for me.”
    There was a pause before he responded, as
if he’d been so sure I’d turn him down that his mind couldn’t process an
acceptance.
    “What?” Now his eyes were wide, his
expression cautious.
    I licked my lips again. “If that’s a
proposal, the answer is yes.”
    His elated roar damn near shook the
rafters. Before I could blink he’d turned, depositing me flat on my back on the
bed. His face searched mine, his eyes anxious. “You’re sure?”
    There was just the tiniest bit of
hesitation in that deep gruff voice I’d already come to love. I held up my arms
to the man I’d fallen for so quickly but so irrevocably. “I’m sure. Nana always
told me I’d know the right man the minute I met him. I love you, Evan. I think
I have from the minute I saw you naked in the hallway. That’s why I ran instead
of tossing your ass out of my cabin.”
    Evan threw back his head and laughed. “And
knowing about your multiple black belts, you very likely could. God, you’re the
perfect fucking woman for me.” He pounced, pinning me to the bed.
    “I damned well better be the only woman for
you,” I warned. I nipped his ear and rolled us so I was on top. “I. Do. Not. Share.
At all. Got that?”
    His smile was brighter than the stars that filled
the sky outside the window. “Oh yeah. Got it. Since I don’t either, I imagine
we’re going to do just fine.”
    “Better than fine.” We shifted just enough
so his cock was poised at my entrance. I slid down, impaling myself with a
little shimmy.
    “I love you,” he cried as he flexed upward,
meeting my movements as I started to ride him. He palmed my breasts, squeezing
at the same time.
    “Love. You. Too.” Then I was too far gone
for speech. The climax hit so fast and so hard I collapsed in a heap on his
chest when I was through. Evan rolled us over and powered into me one last
time, then he came too, long and hard and hot.
    A few minutes later, we lay there snuggled
up together and making plans, when a thought occurred to me.
    “Do you think Will knew this was going to
happen? He is a precog, after all.”
    Evan started to laugh in that sexy low
rumble of his that still gave me the shivers even though I was too sated to
move.
    “I was wondering the same thing. Figured I
owe him big time for this.”
    “Damn. You know he’s going to hold it over
us for the rest of our lives.” But I was chuckling too. If big brother had set
us up, then he’d done a damn fine job, and I didn’t have any complaints.
    Evan ran his hand through my hair and gave
a happy sigh. “At least now the business will really be all in the family,
since this will make Will my brother-in-law. The guys will like that. And
Carys
will be thrilled to
have another woman around.”
    “
Carys
?”
    He must have caught the note of jealousy in
my voice. He