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.Sascha looked up into the other woman s face. I m only a broken Psy. Are you? Vaughn ran the backs of his fingers down her cheek.Startled once again, she didn t knowhow to react.She d seen the way the leopards touched each other but had never expected to be on thereceiving end of such casual affection.Especially from the deadly sentinels. Or are you somethingelse entirely? A retort was on the tip of Sascha s tongue when she frowned and remembered those secret family filesshe d retrieved but never examined. I need to think, she muttered, already withdrawing into hermind.Neither of the sentinels said a word.They simply ensured her protection while she sat there thumbingthrough pages and pages of mental data.Somewhere during that time, Tamsyn came into the kitchenand started baking cookies.With one corner of her mind, Sascha felt the healer s sorrow at having hadto send Julian and Roman away.Lucas had shared the truth of their absence last night, trusting hermore than she trusted herself.Tamsyn couldn t, wouldn t, go with her children she was the healerand if blood was spilled, they d need her.Barely even thinking about it, Sascha gathered in Tamsyn s sharp sadness and took it inside her.Asalways, the emotions of others settled like rocks against her heart but she knew she could deal with it.Somehow, she had the power to neutralize those negative feelings.She didn t know how long she d been sitting there when she was startled out of her trancelike state bya kiss on the back of her neck.Only one male had the power to shatter her so completely.She blinkedand turned to find Lucas behind her.He pulled her to her feet, his face set in harsh lines. What were you doing? The simmering edge of his temper was visible in his eyes. Looking at some information I stole when I hacked the Net. Why was he angry?His Hunter marks became vividly delineated. I told you to stay put. I m right here. Her own temper spiked. What s the matter with you? His answer was a low growl that made every tiny hair on her body stand up.Suddenly, she became aware of the others in the room.Vaughn, Mercy, and Tamsyn had now beenjoined by Dorian and Clay.Silent as the predators they were, the sentinels and the healer continuedabout their business, but she knew they were listening. Lucas, she said, intending on asking him to take this somewhere private. I specifically told you to stay out of the PsyNet. Fury coated every quiet word. I didn t go into it! I m not completely brainless. She d had enough. Did you expect me to sithere& baking cookies while you were gone? A twinge of amusement from somewhere in the roommade her turn and say, No offense intended, Tamsyn. I know, honey.You re not the cookie-baking type. The healer put some chocolate chips into a bowl. You were supposed to rest your mind.And don t tell me that whatever it was you were doing wasn tusing up mental energy you don t have. Lucas gripped the back of her neck, pulling her toward him.He was very careful with his strength but the dominance of the gesture wasn t lost on her. Stop it. He might be alpha but she was a cardinal.He didn t bother to answer, speaking to his sentinels instead. Why the hell did you let her disobey myorders? She kicked out with her boot, catching Lucas on the shin.He didn t wince. You ll pay for that. Itwas a silky warning.And it made her explode.She might have been a failure as a cardinal, but she had a little specialty notmany people knew about.Reaching out with her mind, she pushed Lucas Hunter so hard, he was twofeet from her before he could blink.Everyone froze.Sascha realized she d just attacked the alpha of DarkRiver.Too bad.He d been acting like a completeNeanderthal.Meeting those eyes, which had gone more panther than human, she put her hands on herhips and tried to pretend the telekinetic effort hadn t worn her out. Still want to play? It was a taunt she d never have made before she d started to spend so much timewith changelings. Oh, yeah, kitten, I want to play. Lucas moved toward her in that lightning-fast way of his, hisemotions a mix of exhilaration and challenge.She was ready.Using her remaining strength, she jumped backward onto the table, the action almostcatlike.Her Psy mind had watched the way the leopards moved and now it mimicked the beautifullysmooth motion.Lucas s eyes widened as he found her halfway across the table. You ve been keepingsecrets. Poor baby, she taunted.He started to smile. Come here. Are you going to behave? No. Her lips twitched.Feeling silly crouching on the table now that he was no longer chasing her, shejumped off to stand in front of him.His hand went to her neck again, holding her in a possessivegrasp.Except this time, there was sensuality instead of anger in his touch.His kiss burned her throughto her toes.When he lifted his head, she took a few moments to catch her breath. Have you heard of privacy? she asked, aware of her skin turning scarlet.She could no longer curb the physical reactions of herbody.That shield had burned out last night.Tamsyn laughed. Sorry, couldn t help overhearing
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