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not washed in the terror of being hunted. She didn’t need to know that though. All she needed to know was that he was here for her.
    She was different from the female shifters at Bear Valley. She was emotional and vulnerable an d affectionate—a beautiful puzzle he’d gladly spend the rest of his life figuring out. Sure, sometimes he was confused as hell trying to understand what she needed without asking. But when he got it right, she always made the reward so satisfying.
    The cab pulled into the airport and Riker pulled out two twenties . After he handed it to the man he yanked Hannah’s mouth to his so hard her front teeth brushed his. He didn’t care if he bled. He hoped he did. He wanted her to mark him after trying to give him away. She melted under his touch, leaned into him and he thrust his tongue into her mouth just to taste her want. Her eyes held a drunken haze when he pulled away. “Keep the change,” he told the scowling cab driver, and pulled his mate from the car. The smell of the air freshener had given him the beginnings of a headache.
    What he wanted to do was find a quiet co rner and lose himself in Hannah and free them both from the tension that wracked them. But the flight wouldn’t wait for him to get off on his girl, so he cut the crowd for her to arrive unmaimed at checkin.
    He hated flying. The bear inside of him loathed cramped up spaces, but he was so ready to leave the city behind. It would’ve been nice to stay and see where Hannah was from. He wanted to know every single thing about her, and this seemed like a good place to start. But as much as he’d tried to convince her Murphy was probably working with Dane and no longer a threat, his instincts screamed otherwise. Stone, that thorough, vengeful mother fucker…someday he was going to pay for what he’d done to Hannah. And if it weren’t for the pesky prison keeping him out of reach, Riker would be going straight for his throat. Eliminating Dane and his lackeys only treated the symptoms. The source of the infection sat untouchable behind bars.
    If Murphy caught wind of them near his city, he’ d be watching the airlines. Riker’s ears itched to escape with Hannah safe in his protection. The faster, the better.
    When Hannah’s belongings were taped up and secured in the box she’d taken from Robert, they glided through security and found their terminal. This trip was much different than the one they’d taken yesterday. Yesterday? God, it felt like days since they’d come here. So much had happened, so many extreme highs and lows. He’d kept her from drinking on the flight in. She was trying to get hammered before she turned herself over to Dane for torture. Brave Hannah. She had sacrificed herself so that his people would be safe. She really was it for him. If she couldn’t see how utterly consumed by her he was, she was as blind as the oracle in his dream.
    He wouldn’t stop her from drinking this time if she wanted. She deserved to relax and enjoy herself. His bear didn’t tolerate alcohol and besides, he had to drive home and he’d never put Hannah at risk by driving with so much as a beer buzz. His cargo was too precious. But he wouldn’t mind if she cut loose. He’d enjoy it, in fact. She was different outside of Bear Valley. Hell, he was too without the entire welfare of the clan resting on his shoulders, but she was even more mysterious and worldly. She knew things he’d never guess at because he hadn’t put all that much effort into joining the human world. She would keep him entertained all his days.
    “Why are you looking at me like that?” Hannah asked, a smile tugging the corners of her full lips. He wanted to taste it. The smell of her fear lifted with her smiles and that kind of magic probably tasted delicious.
    “I’m just ready to get you back to Bear Valley.”
    “You missing home?”
    Growling playfully, he pulled her from her seat near the terminal and into his lap. Nipping at her neck, he