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he would regret. Tammy knew the score; she would never expect more from him than a quick fuck. Cara, on the other hand, would expect more, and Jericho had no intention of giving her false hope. He wanted no woman permanently. He didn’t want a woman other than relieving his needs, and once the sex was over, he wanted her gone. It would be a pain having Tammy in his cabin, but the road would open soon and he could bring her back and put Cara in the inn.
    “That sounds like a plan,” Jericho told Tammy.
    “Great. I get off at five. What can I get you to eat?”
    Jericho ordered his steak and looked at Cara. “What would you like to eat?” He hardened himself against her hurt filled gaze.
    “Do they have spaghetti?” This time it was Jericho who looked away. He felt as if he had kicked a helpless kitten. Forcing indifference, he looked at Tammy. “Give her the same thing I ordered.”
    When Tammy left to get their orders of food, Cara looked down. She didn’t know what to do. She didn’t want to be left alone in town while Jericho took his waitress back to the cabin. She knew they would spend the time in his bed, which made her so envious of the woman she couldn’t breathe. If Venus or Aphrodite were here, they would know how to get their man, however Cara had no idea of what to do.
    When the door to the restaurant opened, Cara looked to see who was entering. Her breath caught in her throat. She didn’t think she would ever be glad to see the man who entered, yet right now, when she was missing her family so badly and suffering from Jericho’s rejection, she was so happy that tears came into her eyes.
    The other diners weren’t so happy. The women were stunned at his sensual beauty and every hormone went into overdrive. Their bodies squirmed in desire, breasts tautened, eyes glazed over as they watched the man poised in the doorway. Grimm always liked to make an entrance.
    As Cara’s face lit up and an angelic smile curved her luscious lips, Jericho’s dick hardened in his jeans. He forced himself to look away from her; to stare out the window and gain control of himself. The sooner he got Tammy back to his cabin, the better. She was uncomplicated and would take care of the hard on he’d had since meeting Cara.
    Cara watched in amusement as Grimm’s dark eyes searched the faces of the diners. The men choked on fear while every misdeed, whether minor or truly evil, flashed before their eyes. Every primitive instinct of both sexes had been brought to the forefront. Guilty husbands looked away from their wives, the women shied away from their husbands in remorse, even the children were affected, beginning to cry and confess to every misdeed; from disobeying the babysitter to swiping candy at the local market.
    When he began to walk toward Cara’s table, the people in the restaurant actually tensed in fear that he would stop at their own.
    Jericho, oblivious to the man entering the room, only turned from staring out the window when the man slid in next to him at the booth they were sitting at.
    Surprise stilled him from knocking the intruder away.
    “Hello, sweetheart.”
    Tears clogged her throat and she was barely able to squeak out his name. “Grimm”
    “How are you holding up?”
    Cara gathered herself. “It’s good to see you. Have you come to take me home?” Hope lit her beautiful eyes.
    “Sorry, babe, you know that’s not possible. I was in the neighborhood and thought I would stop in to see how you’re doing.” Cara’s lip began to tremble before she could help herself.
    “I want to go home. Please help me, Grimm.” Desperation was in her voice.
    She had to get away from Jericho. Cara felt in her mortal bones how badly he could hurt her; what he had just done was merely a small taste of it. He had rejected her for another woman. Her pride stung and she simply wanted to go home to her mother. Her mother would protect her and make sure no overbearing man would dare treat her daughter in such a