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just good-looking. He was gorgeous. She watched transfixed as his
amber eyes encompassed her vision. Cinnamon and the rich scent of sandalwood
filled her lungs. The world tilted but the hand holding her chin kept her
righted, anchored to him.
    He brushed his lips over hers, back and forth. The light
touch tore a whimper from her throat. The tip of his tongue came next. He
swiped it over the seam of her lips and she parted them. He took the invitation
with a thrust of his tongue that was as controlled as the way he’d licked her
lips. Sure of his welcome, he twined his tongue with hers, guiding her, urging
her to open farther. She bent her head and matched his rolling movements,
drawing him deeper.
    She swayed but this time the hand on her chin didn’t ground
her. Her weakened legs threatened to give out. She reached for his chest and
fisted his shirt. A low groan spilled from him to her. He tilted his head,
changing the angle of the kiss, and his sweeping exploration quickened. Her
pulse kicked up, matching the increased passion.
    Hands on her hips yanked her away. Her back collided with a
wall of muscle. She gasped. Josh’s scent, a mix of cocoa butter soap and his
favorite shampoo, surrounded her, but his familiar fragrance didn’t comfort
her, not like it usually did. Her gaze locked on the man she’d just kissed, she
watched him straighten. He closed his eyes as if savoring her flavor and
another appreciative moan spilled from his throat.
    Josh spun her in his arms and her wide-eyed gaze took in his
angry one. Shit, shit, shit.
    “Josh,” she mumbled, unsure of what to say.
    Josh glanced from her face to the man she sensed still stood
behind her. His eyes narrowed and he breathed through flaring nostrils, but
when Josh looked at her, the same warm expression he often wore around her
returned. He rubbed a finger down her cheek.
    “What do you want to talk about?” Josh asked.
    For a long moment, she couldn’t remember. She squeezed her
eyes shut, opened them and blurted, “Megan.”
    Josh grunted. “Seems she’s the topic of the day.” Gaze on
the man behind her, he asked, “What about her?”
    Jazz glanced from Josh to the stranger and finally to Cindy,
who stood off to the side watching the exchange with interest. “Not here. I
need to talk to you in private.”
    Josh sighed and set her away from him. “Not tonight,
Jasmine. I’m in no mood.” He tucked her hair behind her ear. “I’ll call you
tomorrow. Okay?”
    He turned away but she couldn’t let him go without giving
him some basic safety precautions. The shifter world was a dangerous one. Granted,
she hadn’t had too many issues since she’d moved home but better safe than
sorry.
    She grabbed his arm. “Wait.” Josh looked at her with pinched
brows. “Throw the dead bolts on the doors tonight and make sure the windows are
locked. And…don’t open the door for anyone you don’t know.”
    Josh studied her with a deepening frown. “Why?”
    “Because,” she shrugged, “I would feel better if you did.
Maybe…keep a gun handy. You know…just in case the robber decides to hit another
house.” Or if the killer really was a shifter and after Megan, not jewelry. God,
she prayed that wasn’t the case but until the cops caught the burglar she’d be
edgy.
    Josh cupped her cheek and bent to give her a kiss on the
forehead. “Okay, love. I’ll call you in the morning.” He stepped away but his
hand lingered for a long moment. “You do the same. I want you safe too.”
    Jazz watched him leave and held his words close. It was her
secret hope too but she couldn’t remember the last time she had felt safe.
Maybe she never would.

Chapter Two
     
    Rafe watched the exchange between Josh and the female he
called Jasmine and it took more control than he’d like to admit to keep his
inner predators contained. His lion had rammed his head into his chest over and
over in an effort to be set free. It didn’t like seeing the human’s hands on
the