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"Smart," he murmured.
"I thought so. "
"You're going to have to give the Breed Cabinet the information…" She shook her head furiously. "There's a spy in Sanctuary. Leo would be murdered or captured before the Enforcers could ever figure out where he was hidden. That is not a workable solution. "
He sat back in his chair, pushing his hands through his hair as he stared up at the ceiling for long moments.
"What about Braden? He's aware of the spy. He and Megan could work on this. "
"It could endanger their work with the Breeds they've already taken under their wing. " She shook her head at that one too. "I don't know, Lance. "
"It's our only choice," he told her roughly. "He'll know someone to contact outside Sanctuary if nothing else. The Breeds are a cohesive unit, but like everything else, certain branches work under the radar from the others. It's our only answer, because after this, you're no longer in the game. "
There was that dominant tone again. It sent shivers up her spine even as she leveled him a hard look.
"You can't take the killer out of the Breed," she told him q
uietly.
"No, but I can take my Breed out of the killing arena. " He leaned forward, his gaze hardening as he watched her. "And never doubt, baby, that you're being taken out. " And why did that send a strange little thrill racing through her body?
"We can discuss this later," she said, rather than arguing over something so pointless. Hell, she wanted out, she realized. She wanted to sleep in Lance's arms every night and feel their child grow inside her.
"We're not far from Boulder," he mused then. "But there's too many damned eyes watching us. I'll call Braden and have him put together what we need and meet us tonight on the other side of the courthouse. There's an underground tunnel that leads over there from the days that the downstairs cells were used regularly. We can sneak over to the courthouse and slip away from there. "
That could work. Harmony straightened in her chair as she let the plan roll through her mind. "We could hit Boulder by daybreak. " She nodded. "We'll take a room until dark. It's the only way to slip into the mountains unnoticed if we're being followed. "
"We won't be followed. But we'll go in after dark anyway, just to be safe. Get me a list of what you need and I'll put Braden on it. "
Her brows lifted. "You mean I get to contribute?" she asked sweetly. Lance grunted, his gaze heating up at her sarcasm.
"If I could lock you up and keep you, I would," he growled, though she had a feeling they both knew better. "You scare the hell out of me, Harmony, but this is your world. You know a damned sight more about it than I do. This time, I'll follow you. " She was going to go into shock. She stared back at him in disbelief, knowing that following was not a word this man usually played with.
"I didn't say I would like it," he growled. "I said I'd do it. There's a hell of a difference. And I'll spank you for it later. "
Damn, there was that purr again. She blinked at the little rumble that came from her chest.
"Minx. " His eyes were like dark blue flames as he stared back at her. "Keep that up and I'll just tie you up in the bed until this is over. That sound makes me harder than hell. "
"The mating heat is going away," she pointed out.
"Tell that to my dick. " He rose from his chair, and sure enough, the bulge in his jeans was there. Thick. Heavy. Her mouth watered. "And stop looking at me like that. Get your list together and we'll head out. "
Bossy, that's what he was. Harmony watched as he moved from the table, all business despite the hard-on straining beneath his jeans. But he was also willing to work with her. She liked that. She hadn't expected it, but she liked it. Her eyes followed him, lingering on his hard back as he turned away from her, feeling the further softening in her chest. She loved him.
That fact hit her like a two-by-four against the head. For a moment, she even swore she saw stars.
She loved him.
It was quite possibly the most weakening and yet the most strengthening emotion she had ever known in her life. This was why she hadn't been able to leave him. Even knowing the danger she represented to his life, the heartache she had feared was coming, she hadn't been able to leave because she had fallen in love with him that first night.
When he had touched her as though she were something beautiful, something fragile and to be cherished; when he had whispered his naughty demands at her ear and made her feel like the woman she had never been, she had fallen in love with him.
"Harmony, that look on your face is going to get you fucked and we're already eating daylight here. Get the list together and let's get moving. I want this taken care of. "
"A quickie…"
"You've had your quickie," he growled, the dark demand in his voice making her insides melt. "I want all night. Hell. I want fucking forever. Now let's take care of it. "
