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alleviate some of
his annoyance. In his eyes, the best way was to play some more with the pretty
little Naema that set him off.
    She actually thought she could turn her back on him? He
wanted an acknowledgement of their chemistry from her that went beyond her
body’s responses. He wanted her to say it out loud.
    He moved his left hand and used the back of his finger to
stroke her naked forearm. She tensed but didn’t move. Duncan continued. Her
pulse beat faster. He wanted to sink his fangs into that sensitive bend where
neck turned to shoulder.
    His body became infused with a different kind of tension.
    “What will be your first step in this investigation?”
Tanasha asked, her voice husky.
    Duncan tried to drag himself away from her creamy skin and
another fantasy. “I don’t have any plans yet, it’ll depend on Marius and how he
behaves.” And I’ll have to figure out if there’s an actual case or just an
overemotional, paranoid Naema , he thought, half his mind still caught up in
how they could burn up the sheets together.
    Tanasha’s whole body stiffened and she twisted out of her
seat until she sat across from him. “Why the hell did you take the job, if you
think I’m a paranoid freak?” She pressed the stop button on the transport. As
soon as it halted, she pushed outside. Duncan, cursing his wayward thoughts,
climbed after her. It appeared they’d stopped in the middle of nowhere. The
road between Districts was empty, surrounded by fields and a small forest
farther back.
    Tanasha looked magnificent.
    Her cheeks were flushed and gold streaks flashed in her
black eyes.
    And her wings. The mythical Naema wings that outsiders so
rarely caught sight of. He’d heard descriptions, but they didn’t match what he
saw before him.
    Her wings were spread out. Beautiful black shadows with
golden highlights mirroring her eyes framed her petite stature. They were a
little higher than her head and went all the way to her knees. His cock
hardened.
    His fingers itched to touch those beauties.
    “By Jade, pay attention to me and not to my body, you
oversexed orangutan!” she shouted, bringing him back to the present.
    Whoa, where did this come from? Gone was the
blushing, wary woman. In her stead stood a Valkyrie with enough fire to
supernova a star.
    “What was the question?” he asked.
    She screamed, her fists tightly balled.
    Duncan had trouble breathing. His cock hardened to the point
of pain and his balls drew up. He wanted to use the passion sparkling around
Tanasha and push it into an encounter that would blow both their brains out of
their heads.
    But first he had to fix this.
     
    Tanasha wanted to kill him. Tears of frustration and
humiliation leaked out of her eyes. This overgrown ape had made her believe he
would be on her side and help her. For the first time since Sydney’s
disappearance she’d thought she was no longer alone. For a moment she’d
believed she would save her best friend in time.
    And then he touched her skin and she was back in his mind.
    And it was all a lie.
    He thought her a freak. A freak he wanted to fuck, but a
freak nonetheless.
    “Tanasha, I am sorry. I do believe there is something to
what you’ve described to me, but you have to admit yourself how obscure and out
there it sounds. Seeing Marius will give me a better picture. Then I can decide
what needs to be done next.”
    She turned her back on him and tried to find some sort of
control over her emotions. Part of her realized she overreacted, but her
instant connection to him, the fact that for the first time she caught a
glimpse of what any Naema could do, made her think there was more between them
than her money.
    She really should have learned her lesson by now.
    She exhaled. Fine, he took you for a comet ride. Now that
you know he just wants your money you can deal with him and his bloody sex
appeal.
    Tanasha bit her lip and spread her wings. They covered her
as she rubbed her eyes and attempted to stop more tears