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But now as I held on to hi terrified, he was practically shaking in rip, so I quickly released him

I kneasn’t the safest looking guy in ter the tattoos that coveredhair and the leather motorcycle pants I wore, but it wasn’t like I’d overtly co that would cause him to be so fearful of me

I expected Eli to quickly move away fro a step back, he didn’t do anything else His eyes heldand then he shook his head slightly “I’ain, a little louder this time, but still very low and quiet

I had no doubt the second apology had nothing to do with running into me and I desperately wanted to ask him what he was sorry for But then I saw it

Longing

My breath caught in my throat as I realized what the look meant, but before I could question Eli or even respond, he stepped past reet hireeted theht actually be attracted toin lass walls to see Eli and Matty interacting My job was to focus on s and keep the little boy inside that room safe

It was only about a half an hour later that Eli left the room and I willed myself not to look at hiaze on me Our eyes met briefly and I felt my cock harden uncoaze away first, but I kept my eyes on his slim back as he hurried down the hall towards another room and it wasn’t until he disappeared inside of it that I finally ed to snap out of whatever spell I’d fallen under Irritation flooded my system and I cursed bothman ith just one look, had fucked with my head for those few seconds

My shift outside Matty’s door lasted only another hour and when Hawke arrived to relieve oodbyes to Matty and Tate and hurried towards the parking garage so I could get s and use the massive bike to work off so in e and I automatically bypassed the elevator for the stairs that would lead to the lowest floor of the garage where I’d left h alert when I heard so, “Stay the fuck away from him, do you hear me?”

The sound of flesh striking flesh hadand when I heard so and yelled, “Hey! What’s going on down there?”

There was another distressed cry and then a door was opening and closing I knew the assailant would be long gone by the ti, but I took the stairs as fast as I could anyway so I could make sure whoever had been struck was okay

I saw the young man i on the concrete floor, his back to the wall and his ar softly, but the flickering security light affixed to the wall above hi else

“Hey, you okay?” I asked as I knelt on the floor in front of him He flinched when I carefully tried to pull his arms away from his face “You’re safe now,” I h to drop his arers under his chin to lift his face, the light above us stopped flickering and I held my breath as I realized who it was under the bruise that was already for fro down his face

Eli

Chapter One

Mav

“Eli,” I said as gently as I could despite the rage that was surging through my blood “It’s me,” I added “Mav”

I hadn’t actually ever told Eli nized me because he nodded