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his
tongue.
    Later, as we all lay in bed, I was comforted by the sound of
their even breathing in sleep. It was amazing to me how much I’d changed in
only a few short days. I was no longer the Sophia Burrelis who had sat in Lt.
Certze’s office and agreed to form a quad squad with three Alpha Enforcers I
didn’t know. That tiger symbol no longer held everything for me.
    Kain mumbled something, shifting in his sleep and reaching
out to cup my hip where I rested on Xanthus’ chest. I was soothed by the steady
rise and fall of his chest beneath my ear. Radek was on the other side of us,
our fingers entwined. I felt treasured and loved whether the words were spoken
aloud or not. We had all found what was missing from our lives, and I truly
believed that soon the words would spill from our lips.
    I am an Enforcer. I’ve trained for it all my life. Soon I
will enter the battleground fighting an enemy that I am still only learning
about. Here I am exhausted from the pleasure given to me by my men. Yet at this
moment it was the faces of the women I’d seen during my briefing that filled my
mind. I was tormented by the pain and anguish I’d read in their eyes. I wanted
to save them, to set them free from the life they were even now enduring.
    But I wanted more than that. It wasn’t enough for me to save
them. I wanted to know where they had been taken from, how they had been hunted
and captured. And I wanted to see to it that no other woman ever endured such a
fate.
    “Sophia.” Xanthus whispered my name.
    “Yes?”
    “Stop thinking and go to sleep.”
    I smiled against his chest and let the gentle motion of his
hand caressing up and down my spine soothe me. My eyes floated shut on a sigh
of acquiesce. Xanthus was right. Worrying and thinking would grant me nothing
but a morning finding me more tired than when I sought slumber in this bed.
    It had taken a twist of fate to see me officially an
Enforcer. Only by agreeing to become a willing member of this quad unit had
opportunity opened up for me and I didn’t intend to squander it. I would be the
best Enforcer that I possibly could. Even more important to me was that I kept
Xanthus, Radek and Kain safe and happy. There was no going back, no changing of
mind or heart.
    My confinement was lifted. I was no longer on the outside
looking in, just waiting for the opportunity to prove that I was good enough.
For the first time in my life, I felt as if I had everything. There was no
doubt that I would do whatever it took to keep it, and them. After all, I am an
Enforcer, and we don’t know the meaning of the word quit.
     

About Lacey Thorn
     
    Lacey Thorn spends her days in small-town Indiana, the proud
mother of three. When she is not busy with one of them, she can be found typing
away on her computer keyboard or burying her nose in a good book. Like every
woman, she knows just how chaotic life can be and how appealing that great
escape can look. So toss aside the stress and tension of the never-ending to-do
list. For now, sit back, relax and enjoy the ride with Lacey as she helps you
to unlace and unleash the woman inside.
     
    Lacey welcomes comments from readers. You can find her
website and email addresses on her author
bio page at www.ellorascave.com .
     
     
     
     
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