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.“We will figure this out.”Bree met his gaze.So confident, as if he’d never been denied anything in his life.“How do you know?”“Because I won’t let anything else happen.”She snorted.“What, are you a god now? ’Cause last time I checked, this whole situation was out of control.”Ty’s fingers slid between hers and tugged.Bree resisted.“I promise, I’ll do everything I can to keep your friends safe.”“Yeah.” She pulled her hand back and gulped the rest of the brandy.“And when have you ever lost anything? With your tight-knit family, the warmth between you guys.What do you know about it at all?”Ty’s eyes narrowed.He stood, his seat almost falling over, then pulled the chair beside Bree close.He sat back down, invading her space.The air roiled with his anger.Grabbing her hand once more, he pulled it to him.Bree met his whitened gaze.“I know loss.Too much of it.There have been many relationships I’ve tried to hold onto.But they fell through my fingers as if sand.Or how about my mother? Killed, not by the mage’s hand, but by his direction.And to top it off, the one who killed her was my own brother.So don’t tell me my life, my family, is this cheery little circle of light and safety.Just because life did not start out hard for me does not mean I don’t know the darkness out there waiting for the unsuspecting.”Bree’s hand tightened on his.“Your brother killed your mom?”He nodded sharply.Her heart hurt for what he must’ve gone through.“I’m sorry.I didn’t mean… Well.It doesn’t matter.”“When I tell you I will do everything I can to keep you and yours safe, it’s not a light promise, all right?” he asked.Bree nodded.“Now.” Ty shook his head as if reburying memories.“Tell me something about you.”The waiter wandered by, refilling their wineglasses.Bree half wanted to scoot away from Ty’s powerful presence, but she didn’t.Pain and fury still lingered in his once more blue gaze.For some reason, the urge to comfort him spread through her.To protect him.It wasn’t exactly motherly, but more as a friend would protect another.The sensation was so unusual it made her hand shake as she took a sip of brandy.“I don’t know what to say.”“When did you figure out you weren’t human?”She shrugged.“Puberty.I accidentally set one of my foster homes on fire ’cause another kid pissed me off.Luckily, the report claimed it had been faulty wiring, since they couldn’t find any trace of arson.”Ty snorted, his lips curling into a grin.“But, I got shipped back to the orphanage pretty fast.Rumors followed, so that’s where I ended up staying until I ran away at sixteen.A few years ago, I found Rick, and he kind of took me in -- got me this job with the band.Helped me learn a little about what I was.”“He loves you,” Ty said softly.Bree’s eyes widened as something warm spread through her.“He’s… well, he’s a friend.”“Everyone needs some of those.”She pulled her hand from his grasp, this time from self-preservation as the heat tingling up her arm made her all too aware of his maleness.“What about you?” she asked, once more playing with her wineglass.“You’re partly right.Growing up I had it soft, easy.Not that my parents didn’t make us work our butts off.My mom was a stickler for propriety and us boys being gentlemen.”“How’d you become a bounty hunter?” She tried to direct him from the topic that caused him to tense and sadness to come back to his eyes.“I’m not cut out for one place.I didn’t want to settle down with the whole two-point-five kids and picket fence.Not only do I get to catch bad guys, but I get to travel.”“Don’t you ever get lonely?” She did.All the time.With each new city the band toured, they were surrounded by strangers.And they never stayed in any one place long enough to get to know anyone.The only people she really knew were the band members, and only a few knew what she really was.Secrets made it hard to develop any sort of deep relationship.Which was for the best, Bree reminded herself.“Sometimes.But I know my family is here, and I’ll always be welcome.”“Such a thing must be nice,” she murmured as he traced his hand along her thigh.“Why haven’t you settled down?” His fingers traced the outside of her jeans along her leg and up her hip.“It’s not for me.Like you, I’ve never been interested in the kids and yard thing.”“We’re two of a kind, then, aren’t we?” He leaned closer, brushing his lips against hers.Bree inhaled, his spicy scent sending shocks all the way down to her toes.She needed to concentrate on the others.“What about the band members? They’re still at the stadium --”Ty shook his head.“Calla’s rounding them up to stay at her place.”Bree froze.“And where am I staying?”Ty’s wide lips stretched crookedly as he waggled his eyebrows up and down.“Why, darlin’, you can stay with me.” He clasped her hand and the heat, a slow burn during dinner, flared to life.Bree gave a second’s thought to arguing as should be proper, but she’d never in her life claimed to be proper.“All right.”Ty led her into a small house, a perfect bachelor pad with room for growth.Unsure where such a thought had come from, Bree took in the sparse, masculine decor.He didn’t bother to pretend the niceties, just led her down a dark hall and opened a door to his bedroom.In colors of reds and browns, it was definitely a man’s room.“Not much for feminine decorations?” she asked.He grinned.“Relationships aren’t my cup of tea.I’m not much good at ’em, and there’s not been a woman around long enough to try to restyle my bedroom.”In the center of the far wall, an immense, oversized bed took up a good part of the room.Ty drew Bree into his arms, whispering a kiss along her cheek.“I’d offer you the guest room, but it’s pretty dusty.Doesn’t get used much.”Wrapping her arms around his neck, she touched her lips to his.“I’m fine right here.”“Good.’Cause even if you took the spare room, I’d just join you there.”Bree laughed, able to relax finally.She’d be back on the road in just a few days, travelling with the band to their next venue up in Washington.She’d probably never see this man, this dragon, ever again.Bree never lived for tomorrow, for no one knew what it would hold.Her motto was to make the best of now.And this man holding her was beyond the best.Spending the night with a man she’d just met was a bit crazy.But her body, and her magic, responded to him in ways she’d also never felt before.What was it about him? She didn’t know what the hell it was -- magic or hormones.She didn’t care, not now.She would take her fun while it lasted, make memories to keep her warm during cold, lonely nights.Stepping back, Bree ran her hands down his shoulders, his pecs flexing beneath her palms.At his waist, she tugged his shirt from his pants and drew it over his head.His naked torso took her breath away.Not too muscular, more like a jungle cat -- hidden power just beneath the surface [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]