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fallen leaves.
Worse still, she was having a hard time concentrating on the unique signature that marked the place she sought. The steady, magical beacon that could only be detected by the Fata faded in and out of her detection. She hoped that didn’t mean the safe house had been destroyed or abandoned. It had been many years since she’d spoken to Sal.
Maybe more than a hundred.
Still… “Turn right here. It’s this way.”
Justin turned without hesitation, drawing her gaze to him. She’d been furious when she’d discovered his deception. Her neck still throbbed from his hit. He would pay for that.
Nevertheless, her heart leapt at the fact that he’d wanted to keep her with him, even at the expense of his own life.
She’d had time to think about the men who’d come to take her and she did not like her conclusions. Obviously those men had known she lived in the vicinity and that Justin’s research in the area would draw her out.
But did they know the bigger secret still hidden in the forest? She needed to get to Sal’s. She wasn’t sure yet what she needed to do but she could keep Justin safe while she came up with a plan.
As they drove farther into the city, she had to pay more attention to her surroundings. She hadn’t been to Sal’s in many years. And though not much had changed in his neighborhood, she needed to look closely at the houses.
“Here,” she touched Justin’s arm and waved toward the side. “Stop here.”
Justin slowed and pulled into the next available parking space then stared out the front window. “Hon, this doesn’t seem like such a great neighborhood to visit. Are you sure we’re at the right spot?”
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“Yes. This is the place.” She opened the door and swung her legs out of the car.
Then quickly drew them back before she could set her bare feet on broken glass. She huffed in displeasure but in the next second Justin was there, reaching into the car to lift her from the seat.
His scent shot straight to her head like sweet mountain water and she wanted to bury her nose behind his ear and lick his neck. Justin chose that moment to look at her and his expression hardened.
“You’d better steer me toward the right place, Red. Because otherwise I’m going to take you on the street and I won’t give a damn if people see us or not.”
His words flooded her sex with moisture and made her whimper with lust.
She swallowed hard.
“Which house, Red?”
Which house? Oh. She turned to look at the buildings on the street. It appeared to be a residential area, the red-brick houses built side-by-side in rows. Many seemed deserted but there were a few that looked as if they’d been cared for over the years.
She knew which house they needed by the runes carved to look like decoration into the lintel above the front door.
“That one.” She pointed to the house.
Justin didn’t move, staring at the building. “Are you sure?”
She stroked his jaw with her hand, drawing his gaze back to hers. “Yes. Trust me, Justin.”
The corners of his mouth quirked. “I think we’re past that, babe. And I do trust you.”
He walked to the door, carrying her like she weighed nothing. “So is there a key or some hidden—”
She grasped the doorknob. It turned smoothly in her hand.
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Justin shook his head. “Okay then. I guess we don’t need a key.” He stepped over the threshold and kicked the door closed behind them. “But I do need this.”
He maneuvered her until she could wrap herself around him, one of his arms around her waist to hold her in place. Sinking her fingers into his hair, she planted her lips on his and kissed him until she thought she’d faint from oxygen deprivation.
His free hand—the one he didn’t have planted on her bare ass—swept from her hip to her breast, sending heat sizzling along her nerves. Cupping it, his fingers plucked at the nipple, playing with the hard tip until the sensation was almost
Worse still, she was having a hard time concentrating on the unique signature that marked the place she sought. The steady, magical beacon that could only be detected by the Fata faded in and out of her detection. She hoped that didn’t mean the safe house had been destroyed or abandoned. It had been many years since she’d spoken to Sal.
Maybe more than a hundred.
Still… “Turn right here. It’s this way.”
Justin turned without hesitation, drawing her gaze to him. She’d been furious when she’d discovered his deception. Her neck still throbbed from his hit. He would pay for that.
Nevertheless, her heart leapt at the fact that he’d wanted to keep her with him, even at the expense of his own life.
She’d had time to think about the men who’d come to take her and she did not like her conclusions. Obviously those men had known she lived in the vicinity and that Justin’s research in the area would draw her out.
But did they know the bigger secret still hidden in the forest? She needed to get to Sal’s. She wasn’t sure yet what she needed to do but she could keep Justin safe while she came up with a plan.
As they drove farther into the city, she had to pay more attention to her surroundings. She hadn’t been to Sal’s in many years. And though not much had changed in his neighborhood, she needed to look closely at the houses.
“Here,” she touched Justin’s arm and waved toward the side. “Stop here.”
Justin slowed and pulled into the next available parking space then stared out the front window. “Hon, this doesn’t seem like such a great neighborhood to visit. Are you sure we’re at the right spot?”
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“Yes. This is the place.” She opened the door and swung her legs out of the car.
Then quickly drew them back before she could set her bare feet on broken glass. She huffed in displeasure but in the next second Justin was there, reaching into the car to lift her from the seat.
His scent shot straight to her head like sweet mountain water and she wanted to bury her nose behind his ear and lick his neck. Justin chose that moment to look at her and his expression hardened.
“You’d better steer me toward the right place, Red. Because otherwise I’m going to take you on the street and I won’t give a damn if people see us or not.”
His words flooded her sex with moisture and made her whimper with lust.
She swallowed hard.
“Which house, Red?”
Which house? Oh. She turned to look at the buildings on the street. It appeared to be a residential area, the red-brick houses built side-by-side in rows. Many seemed deserted but there were a few that looked as if they’d been cared for over the years.
She knew which house they needed by the runes carved to look like decoration into the lintel above the front door.
“That one.” She pointed to the house.
Justin didn’t move, staring at the building. “Are you sure?”
She stroked his jaw with her hand, drawing his gaze back to hers. “Yes. Trust me, Justin.”
The corners of his mouth quirked. “I think we’re past that, babe. And I do trust you.”
He walked to the door, carrying her like she weighed nothing. “So is there a key or some hidden—”
She grasped the doorknob. It turned smoothly in her hand.
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Justin shook his head. “Okay then. I guess we don’t need a key.” He stepped over the threshold and kicked the door closed behind them. “But I do need this.”
He maneuvered her until she could wrap herself around him, one of his arms around her waist to hold her in place. Sinking her fingers into his hair, she planted her lips on his and kissed him until she thought she’d faint from oxygen deprivation.
His free hand—the one he didn’t have planted on her bare ass—swept from her hip to her breast, sending heat sizzling along her nerves. Cupping it, his fingers plucked at the nipple, playing with the hard tip until the sensation was almost
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