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and embroil herself in the cocoon of sexual haze he’d dragged her
into.  
    Instead, she slowly stood.   His eyes were hooded and didn’t give away
anything.   She wasn’t sure how he was
responding to her withdrawal.   Not that
it mattered.   She had the right to say
no.   Britt should be happy the big brute
had let her go.
    He sighed and stood, towering over her.   “Are you hungry?”
    Hungry for him.   “No.”
    “You haven’t eaten in days, you really should eat.”
    “Days?   How long was I out?”
    “You slept all through yesterday.”
    All the long hours of overtime had apparently caught
up to her.   No wonder she’d felt so
refreshed when she’d awoke.   “I’ll
rummage for something later.   I’m not
hungry now.”
    He nodded his head.   “There are books in the study as well as a
television.   We don’t get cable this far
north, but there are movies on the shelves, too.   They can keep you occupied as we settle
in.   I left a pair of Nicolas’ sweat
pants and a sweater in there for you, as well.   We can rummage you up some other clothes later.”
    “How long do you plan on making me stay here?”
    “As long as it takes.”
    As long as it takes for what, she wanted to ask.   The question died on her lips as he strode
out the front door, following in Nicolas’ path.  
     
     

Chapter Four
     
    Matthias grasped the bow in his hands, stalking
through the cold.   They had no idea how
long they would be stuck out there, so it was best to start stocking up on
supplies.   He began checking the ground
and soon found a set of deer tracks.   Moving stealthily through the woods, he felt in his element once
more.   While he’d become assimilated to
the contemporary age, it was all too much sometimes.   He’d bought this cabin high in the mountains
as his escape from the modern world.
    Yet the modern world had brought Britt into his
life.   He still vibrated with the energy
he’d sensed upon touching her.   He felt
stronger.   It was like a drug.   He wanted more, wanted to touch every inch of
her and feel her power flowing through him.
    The death mask of the man in the hospital came back to
him.   Her power had a dark side, and he
needed to remember that.   She was still
an unknown part of the equation.   What
had she done to him?   Nicolas’ answer
seemed to fit, but Matthias feared it was more deadly than his simple
explanation.
    Until they knew the truth, he shouldn’t give in to the
screaming in his head.   He’d always held
on to his control easily.   Years of abuse
through the ages had numbed him.   She had
brought sensation and emotion into his gray existence.   Quite literally, she was a light in his
darkness.
    As he rounded a copse of trees, a pair of deer came
into sight.   A doe stood beside her buck,
and they nibbled on a patch of grasses below the trees.   Spring had come to most, but up here in the mountains,
the season was much slower to change.   Finding a patch of green grass was a treat to these two and lucky for
him.
    He lifted his bow and trained the tip at the chest of
the buck.   He was a magnificent creature,
at least ten points, if not more.   The
deer lifted his head and scented the air but didn’t jolt.   Matthias froze in his spot and did his best
to slow his breathing.   The animal had a
regal air about him Matthias could see in his stance.   This male had been around for many
springs.  
    Matthias drew his arm back and tensed in preparation
to release the arrow.   The doe moved
closer and nuzzled against his head before dropping her head back to the
grasses. Slowly, the buck bent his head to eat once more.   Matthias released a breath and tightened the
bow.
    ****
    Nicolas dropped the axe into the log, splinters flying
out as it shattered into smaller pieces.   Sweat cooled on his neck and back, the cold air swirling around him as
he worked off some of his anger.   His
anger was irrational, and he knew it.   It
was