t afford him. Morgan looked away,

oling over the heavy slabs of muscles covering Jack’s shoulders and chest that screamed virile and contemplating all

ou? Okay?”

said finally. “W

bout five in the morning. You can go back

going to induce her to roll over and sink into dreamland. As if. She cou

yummy, but she’d dated good-looking guys

session, his air of controlled power. She’d always been a sucker for men of p

tie a woman down; he would dictate her response and his, be in complet

ed to Morgan far m

e between them, she said, “No, I’m awake. Do you

ta

t bounced around inside her, the heat intensified, confusing her. She didn’t like being bossed ar

had nothing to do with Jack. After all, it had b

ing in the chair

’t be com

onths in Afghanistan with the army.

ed, concedi

to ask you some questions

on’t drink the vile

uldn’t say that too loud around here. We’re known for ou

fe, starting with painting my cousin’s G.I. Joe’s fingerna

und. “Wow, that is vile. Satan’s got

anter drifted away, leaving a tense silence in its place.

shoulders, behind her back. “You took off the w

. “I didn’t

What had he expected? Why did the color matter? Maybe he

you took of

ked uncom

he heat coiling in her body another notch. Had he touched a

n, now laser focused between her legs. Morgan

?” she said. Conversation,

eaned forward, balancing his elbows on his knees. “How about we star

really was the heart of the matter, after all, and

anyone. I’ve had weird fan

ve, where your friends and family live, where you might run

do you

yed across the hard angles of his face and torso. She could stare at the

er mind on her safety, her sh

not the other way around, so I doubt he’d s

him?” he

ning, he would have been on the road, so he couldn’t be taking pictures and leaving them for me. I dated an ambassador bri

o e

else

ardened. “Who else ha

rds—suggested that he asked for reaso

fully personal, no

f suspects and cutting to t

it oddly difficult to argue. “No one else. Actu

k asked, curiosity ripe

ing to give him all the details about her sex life just to appease his curiosity. The point of this exchange mig

shed Morgan with memories of his kiss, his touch, the way he

question. “Aren’t the most important facts that this monster kno

get a woman he’s truly desperate for. But if she’s running from him, thwa

than just her stalker. Did he include himself in that group? Somehow, she didn’t picture Jack nee

need to know all the possibilities so I can check them out, run them down. Th

es

tics, age, and last known a

s embar

itical. Sta

lap. “Sean Gardner is…about five-ten, maybe. Sandy hair, brown eyes. I think he’s

was th

I was a sophomor

you see

he graduated. We only dated six mo

ve him your

ady sai

hy

. That goes beyond name

f you as his little virgin and doesn’t like the thought that y

’d never dated a man like Jack who used them so unapologetically. Her mother would have

to date his roommate, who was a major horn dog

the tension leaving his

t Phe

drafted by the Raid

his vital stats, look

e asked, “Ho

during the off season for the same parent company that airs Tu

edly unhappy about that. “W

e to put it

t? Why did you let him? Did

m. He’d been quiet and seemingly in control. That illusion had drawn her in, along with his

ly none of y

rippling shoulders that screamed power. Having him this near…it wasn’t good for her mental

re you live, who you’re close to, and may even know some of your friends and can get his information through them. You bei

m use me as target practice,” Morgan grated out. “Do you think

a swamp, so he’ll be hard-pressed to find us. But it’s not im

’s stomach quivered wi

g back is tempting me to put you

“You’re not to

l make those pretty cheeks fir

bad, bad. Stop now! She closed her eyes, blocking out the

hy bastard, y

my patience with your little-girl games. Now,

ent the night with him. He called every few weeks, whenever he was back in town.

ing s

d. He let the sub

ng him out. And bac

turned thirty-nine. He was the producer for Turn Me On last year. We started datin