She froze. That wasn’t her keyboard.
In the garage, as they peeled away in a stolen SUV with sirens wailing behind them, Kira finally let herself breathe. Her hands shook. Dane covered one with his own, his thumb tracing her pulse point.
He glanced back, blood streaking his cheek, eyes blazing with something that wasn’t rage. “Later, when we’re safe, I’m going to spend about a week proving to you exactly what ‘mate’ means. Every. Single. Way.” lora leigh books
He pulled back, breathing ragged. “The chip can wait. The hunters can wait. Right now, I need to be inside you, or I will actually lose my mind.”
He pulled the SUV into a dark tunnel, killing the engine. The only light was the faint glow of the chip between them. She froze
A distant explosion rocked the building. The cleaner team had arrived early.
“So are you.” He reached over, gently wiping a gash on her forehead. The gesture was achingly tender for a man who’d just killed six people. “Tell me the truth, Kira. When you escaped two years ago, did you take something from the lab?” Her hands shook
Tap. Tap. Tap.
The safe house smelled of ozone, stale coffee, and the metallic tang of fear.