some of those who’ve gotten out of control came to town from that ranch.”
“Good. We’ll work that out soon, then.”
“But not tonight?” She sounded curious. Too curious.
He knew what was coming next.
“No, not tonight.”
“Then what are we doing tonight?” she asked.
We. Of course she would assume it would be we.
Which it was. But that we included only Ralf and him. Not her. Not for what he had planned tonight.
Click stopped to circle slightly before defecating. Good. That gave Jock an opportunity to stop, too, and turn and face Kathlene.
He drew himself up as much as possible and looked down on her slim, yet official-looking form in her deputy sheriff’s uniform.
But for this purpose, he was in charge, her job notwithstanding.
“Ralf and Click and I are going to do pretty much as we did last night,” he told her. “Observation and reconnaissance at the perimeter of the target facility. Just us.” He raised his hand to stop her as she opened her mouth to protest. “I know you’re part of our team. You won that right. But we can’t spend our time worrying about where you are and if you’re okay, especially when we’re just doing our preliminary examinations. You can work with us, participate in other aspects of what we’re doing—but only if you listen to what I’m telling you now.” And obey me, but he knew better than to say that.
She glared up at him. Damn, but that firm chin, that angry scowl on such a beautiful face...it turned him on. Even more than her presence already generated reactions inside—and outside—him that he’d never have imagined would occur with a woman in uniform, especially when that uniform was not one associated with Alpha Force.
“Then you promise that this will be the only time you’ll not include me in your plans from now on.” It wasn’t a question but a statement. Her voice was chilly, but not even that forced his body to lose interest.
“Yes,” he lied as he stooped to clean up after Click. “I promise—as long as you promise not to interfere with what we’re doing tonight.”
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