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She beat at his shoulders and he caught her wrists, dragged her arhs

“No! Jesse, no, no, no…”

His big body stilled Then he let go of her wrists, rolled away and got to his feet

Naked, without his body covering hers, a cold as deep as the surrounding darkness settled against Sienna’s skin Her teeth chattered; she rolled onto her side So fell over her Terry cloth A robe? Whatever it was, she covered herself with it and scraht blazed down She threw up a hand to shield her eyes and saw Jesse standing over her, the lantern in his hand

Half naked, his sweats hanging low on his hips, he stoodto his jaw He’d wiped away the black stripes, but the eagle talon still swung fro He was, soery and civilization, wild and dangerous…

And incredibly beautiful

Heat rushed through her What would it have been like to have felt hi her?

“That’s a risky game to play,” he said in a low voice

Her eyes flew to his “It wasn’t a ga the words “I never meant—” Sienna hesitated She wanted to bla—everything’s confused,” she said in a tre on…” She sed “I’m sorry”

He gave a harsh laugh “Yeah So am I”

“I don’t—I don’t knohat happened I’m not—”

“Frankly, I don’t give a dah for it toAs soon as the storm ends, I want you off my land”

She nodded It hat she wanted, too So for her…

“Get so roohtstand “I’ll be in the kitchen, putting together so to eat”

“Really, that’s not nec—”

“I decide what’s necessary around here, lady Get that through your head”

“Jesse Mr Blackwolf—”

“Put on a couple of layers of clothing Without power, it’s going to be a long, cold night”

Sienna nodded, watching as he headed for the door Stupid, she knew, but the thought of hi into the dark in this unknown place made her uneasy