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tinted windows, had pulled into her driveway.
    “Who did you contact? Why are they here?” His grip went from sensual to tight and unrelenting as he hammered her with suspicious questions.
    “I didn’t call anyone. But if I had to guess, those are the feds. Not surprising really. I mean you weren’t exactly subtle about your arrival.”
    “They are your planet guardians?”
    She shrugged. “More or less.”
    “I do not wish to deal with them. The less who know of my presence, the better.”
    “Then you might want to hide because I have a feeling they’re going to want to come in.”
    “Get rid of them.”
    “I intend to try. Trust me, I’m not any keener than you are about dealing with the government. Besides, even if you are a chauvinist with an ego the size of Kansas, you deserve better than getting buried in some government lab for experimentation and dissection.”
    “And it is for reasons such as these your planet is still considered so barbarian,” he muttered. “Even though there is little honor in it, or fun, I will conceal myself, but do not think to betray me. It won’t go well if you do.”
    With that ominous warning, Vile left her side, and Jilly took a deep breath before going to answer the pounding at her door.
    For a moment, she debated fetching her gun, but vetoed it. Last thing she needed was to appear menacing. Best she find out what they wanted—probably a certain alien hiding out in her house—convince them she knew nothing, and send them on their way.
    She opened the door and was faced with a trio of men in black suits, but, unlike a certain movie, they didn’t wear sunglasses. Good thing, else, given the time of night, she might have been tempted to sing a certain Corey Hart song.
    “Gentlemen, can I help you? Are you lost?”
    The craggy fellow in the middle, his hair cut short and graying at the temples, perused her as he said, “Ma’am, I’m Agent Farley, and I’m here on behalf of the Department of Defense. We’ve come to check on a report of an unidentified object landing in this vicinity.”
    She widened her eyes. “Really? What was it? A meteor? Plane? Weather balloon?”
    Agent Farley frowned. “No. Unidentified as in UFO, ma’am.”
    “Aliens?” She added a giggle to her faked incredulous reply. “You can’t be serious. Is this some kind of a joke?”
    “No joke, ma’am. Our equipment tracked an object to this location. Did you hear or see anything out of the ordinary?”
    She shook her head. “Nope. I’ve been here all night, baking cookies. I haven’t seen or heard a thing.”
    “Do you mind if we come in and look around?”
    “Do you have a warrant?”
    “We don’t need one when it comes to the nation’s defense.”
    “And how do I know you are who you say you are? I mean, anyone can put on a suit and claim they work for the government.” She held the door only partially ajar as she refused them entry.
    As if expecting this, badges were flashed at her, which again didn’t prove anything. Jilly wouldn’t know a real one from a fake one.
    “Do you have a phone number I could call? You know, so I can check on you.”
    “Ma’am, we are going to request you move away from the door.”
    “Or?”
    “Please don’t make this any more difficult than it needs to be.”
    “But I’ve already told you I didn’t see anything. Your computers were wrong. So I don’t see why you need to come in.”
    Agent Farley, who seemed to be in charge, addressed his next words to the guys who’d spilled out of the second suburban and approached.
    “Take the woman into custody and then search this place.”
    “Hold on a second,” she protested as they advanced on her, three men dressed in black combat gear replete with helmets and holstered weapons. Shit was starting to get uncomfortably serious and tense.
    “Is there a problem?”
    Vile’s sudden question from behind her had her almost groaning. So much for bluffing her way out. Agent Farley would take one peek