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sleep. It was dark outside, but inside the tent a light burned in one corner. It must have been battery-operated,
but I wasn t sure how it stayed where it was.
The tent was dull orange in the dim light, a tent just big enough for two. My gear was piled on one side of the
tent and my weapons belt was on top. To see it sent so much relief through me again. I didn t see the Kahr I d
have to buy a new handgun, but that was a small price.
Despite my difficulties smelling much of anything, I swore I was breathing in and capturing Adam s coffee,
leather, and masculine scent. I might have imagined it, but it felt real enough.
I turned in his arms to face him. His eyes were open and he was studying me with concern.
 You re sure you re okay? Adam loosened his hold on my waist but I pressed myself more fully along his
length.
 I feel perfect. My words were a bit muffled against his bare chest.  I feel fabulous. I m with you.
He stroked my hair and I didn t worry that he might consider me odd with my blue hair and amethyst skin. He
had so clearly accepted me unconditionally for who I am the first time he saw me change. Before I d even had a
chance to tell him, to explain to him ahead of time. That unconditional acceptance felt so amazing that the love I
felt for him, love I kept secured tight within my heart, magnified.
 It feels like it s been so long since the morning in the apartment. I slid my hand down the hard planes of his
chest and abs and was very happy to find that he had an erection. I cupped it, only his cotton boxers separating
his flesh from my palm.  So long since I felt you between my thighs.
Adam made a low rumbling sound in his chest, sparks seeming to flicker in his warm brown eyes.  Nyx, if you
keep that up, you d better be completely healed.
I grinned as I raked my nails up the length of his erection and he groaned.  Never felt better than I do right
now. My voice was sensual, promising.
He looked so serious as he ran his fingers through my hair, the strands clean and untangled now.  I was so
afraid for you. That I d that we d lost you.
I moved my hand from his groin, slipped my fingers behind his neck, and brought him closer to me for a long,
slow kiss. I might not be able to draw in his scent like I usually could, but I could taste him, and it was
magnificent.
 Not that I d want anything else in the world right now, I said against his lips,  but what are you doing here? I
told you to stay in the city.
Adam s mouth curved up into a wicked smile.  You re not the only one who doesn t listen to advice.
I gave his shoulder a playful slap.  No way could you have found this camp on your own.
 Olivia contacted me when you disappeared. He didn t look so teasing now.  She promised that if anything
happened to you that she d get a hold of me.
 No cell phone service this deep in the forest, I said.
 I think you know better than anyone, Adam said,  that nothing can stop Olivia. She convinced the Weres to
go to a high point in the mountains where they could get enough of a signal to reach me.
I grinned.  That s Olivia.
 Like you said, Weres don t seem to like humans. Adam looked a little amused rather than bothered.  Three of
them, none of them I d consider friendly, met me down at the end of the line. The end for anyone who isn t
crazy enough to take a vehicle on what the Weres consider a trail.
 Like Olivia, I muttered.  She s nuts. Then I smiled.  But she got you here.
He nodded.  I m keeping you right where I can see you, too.
 Yeah, right. I made a scoffing sound.  As if you could pin me down.
Adam s hand drifted lower and I gasped as he slid his hand between my thighs and pressed his fingers against
the leather covering my center.  I know exactly how to pin you down.
 Sometimes. I shivered with pleasure, my eyelids growing heavy from desire.  I ll give you that.
He pushed harder, forcing the leather of my fighting suit against the most sensitive spot on my body. I groaned.
I couldn t help it.
 I want to know&  My voice actually trembled. It took effort to get the words out.  How did you find Angel,
the Were mother, and me?
 Ice, he said.
I raised my eyelids that had started to feel weighted down with need.  How?
 Ice shifted into a white falcon. Adam s expression went serious and he moved his hand to the inside of my
thigh and settled it there.  Never seen anything like it, Nyx. He searched and searched too many hours to count.
Ice didn t stop to rest, only to drink water.
Adam continued,  That s how he found an entrance to that place. He came down to drink from a small pool of
water. He caught a glimpse of those stone stairs and heard the waterfall. He went far enough to find the
electricity generator, then came back to camp.
 Unbelievable, I whispered. Again I wondered how had I discounted Ice so much?
 When Ice got back, Adam said, his expression intent,  he only came to the Trackers and me. Told us we
needed to get our asses over there to check out something that he d found. Adam shook his head, tousling his
brown hair against his pillow in adorable waves.  You ve never seen a group of people or beings move so
fast.
 Then you searched the facility, I said.
 Not one of us gave up hope that you were there. He gave a short nod.  We searched every room, every
hallway.
 Until you found us, I said.
He gave me a look that made me feel precious and cared for. Like I was the most important person to him in the
world.  Until we found you.
NINETEEN
Adam s kisses were like traveling to an Otherworld, someplace I only went to with him. A place where we were
the only two people who existed.
I lost myself in those kisses. Sweet, precious. His taste filled me, his presence surrounded me, his very being
possessed me. I was more alive with him, my life force stronger, more powerful.
Horrors and heaviness from every terror I had ever experienced slipped away and nothing touched me but a
glorious feeling of light and joy. I grasped it and held it tight to my heart.
Adam became my world with those kisses.
His mouth was firm against mine and he traced my lips and my teeth with his tongue. The tip lingered on each
of my small fangs and the erotic feeling that shot through my body startled me. But only for a moment.
I explored him, too. I kissed him and kissed him and kissed him.
Our hands moved, touching each other s bodies, lingering in places that made us both moan.
When he squeezed one of my breasts I tipped my head back and moaned. Adam gave a soft laugh as he moved
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