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the ground as he broke my fall. The one I had tackled jammed his elbow into the backseat window where Danny was.
    “Hey!” I yelled. Roman was still dealing with the other two Ogres. I debated on what I should do: help Rome, or stop them from grabbing Danny. I didn’t have much time. One of them had Roman by the neck while the other was breaking off a tree branch to ram it through his heart. No. I slipped my pocket knife that was clipped to the inside of my bra and flipped it open. I jammed it into the side of the one that held Roman. He shrieked and back handed me, but it was enough to break Roman free. I landed again on the floor, and shook out the stars that clouded my vision.
    The sound of someone tapping the hood of a car stirred me into action. “Come on!” an Ogre yelled. I looked over to our Challenger and saw Lou’s distressed face and knew that Danny wasn’t there anymore. The other Ogre tossed Roman to the side and ran to the SUVs. Before we could do anything, their tires squealed around and they shot down the street, leaving us in the dust.
    Roman was on his side, his fangs were out and he was hacking up blood.
    “Shit,” I stood and ran to him. “Are you okay?”
    “Yeah,” he grimaced. “Their blood is fuckin’ nasty.”
    “Gross,” I jerked away from him. “Was their breath not enough for you to keep away?”
    He rolled his eyes. “When I’m getting choked to death and about to get a stake to the heart, it was my only option.”
    “Yuck,” I said as I gave Roman a hand and helped him up. “We lost our first and only lead.”
    “Lou?” he turned to our car and saw the old man wide-eyed in the passenger seat. “I know he all but pissed himself.”
    “Let’s get him back to the station,” I clapped Roman on the back. “What did you guys find at the nightclub?”
    “Not much,” he shook his head. “Lou was able to hack into some of his files but all we got was a list of numbers and letters. It’s going to take him a while to decode it all.”
    I sighed. “Do you think we have the time before they snatch up more girls?”
    “Probably not.”
     

Chapter Two
     
    “You think he’ll talk?” Roman asked as he tossed his keys on the kitchen counter.
    “Probably not, but he’ll be fun to mess with,” I wiggled my eyebrows and plopped down on the living room sofa. I reached for the TV remote and changed the screen from cable to Netflix. “Now about that binge you promised…”
    Roman laughed. “I’m wiped, Ace. Rain check?”
    “You know, there’s only so many empty promises I can accept,” I pouted.
    “The sun will be rising in like an hour, I’ll pass out before we even finish an episode.”
    “Fine,” I sighed. “I’ll get some shut eye too. Maybe wake up before nightfall and hit the streets—talk to my informant. There has to be something else that we’re missing about this case.”
    “Of course there is, but how about we forget it for now, and do something else,” Roman crawled over the sofa and slid above me. His hip aligned with mine and I could feel his arousal against my thigh. “I can’t break all my promises tonight,” he snuggled into me, his lips gliding over my collar bone. I tilted my head to the side and let him trail kisses up to my ear.
    “I flicked you off. It wasn’t an invitation,” I tried to sound annoyed, but it never worked with him.
    “Why wait until a nightmare for you to crawl into my bed?” he whispered. “Let’s just skip the appetizer and go straight to the main course, shall we?”
    I laughed and he lifted his head. “You did not just compare me to a meal.”
    “I’ll compare you to whatever you want me to,” he smirked.
    I sighed, as I pulled off his shirt. My fingers already tracing the fine lines of his body. Every muscle was taut and frozen in time. He would never get old or fat. He was pure perfection—and I was going to hell for enjoying him. One way ticket for Mackenzie Grey, please.
    “What are we doing,