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Standing in the doorway, he watches me with that lethal intensity from dark and unfath

, "I'm not afraid of you." I'm not clear i

g barely under the surface, the air tightness between us. all movement he does attracts me i

et his presence calls attention and drives compliance. He s

lay your game." But the words fly before I can stop th

h. Ariel, this is not a game. Real life is wha

k of an eye. His grasp is tight, possessive. Heat bursts through me from the way his fi

mpt to wrench my hand free, but he only tightens his hold and draws me

n control here." His words boil me, and against mysel

mind is screaming at me to fight, to flee. It's harder to think with his heat of touc

ng onto anything not of his nature.

d never releases. "We'll

ing dangerous and possessive, something that makes my hear

f control. Why am I here, Alan

gh it's gone before I can grasp it, it's sufficient to stop me. He opens his lips

is changing; from dangerous and under control to somethi

hand and abruptly, shockingly urgently s

and demand explanations. I start to open my mouth but nothing comes out.

e does not turn aroun

myself pulled toward the door-that of Alan-but terror grounds me to the e

future. The commotion outside gets louder-footsteps, yells, th

it into

gh the ambiguity bites at me, my need to know what is occurring is more power

my stomac

walking toward him. Their posture exudes something too serene, too under control. From this d

ys with a measured low voice. Thi

Though he is a monument, immobile, there is something about his posture that

tude. This is more than you could possibly kno

is what it is. Their names are... A

d deliberate as always. "I am not in nee

nced. Though I'm still behind the door, I c

es and steps even closer. "Y

ict bursts, forceful and brief. Alan grabbing the man by the throat and slamming him again

his hand before he can respond. Though the entire acti

His chest rises and falls with the vigor of his motions, but his eye

ve," his voice

ent. They slowly withdraw, but not before Walker mumb

harsh and incomprehensible. When he

omething I cannot define. He poses a risk. As today, more than ev

es me. Every stride he makes causes my heart t

I whispered, my

s closely, his dark and fierce eyes "You have to k

, I find myself unable to stop aski

e door and me. I sense the tension rising between us;

plies at last, "You

lf. I go ahead, my voice shakin

can feel struggle in his eyes. He seems caught b

nd uncompromising, just as swiftly. "You've decided, Ariel.

I feel the icy terror s

ng, and my heart racing in my chest before I co

us, sending me into a