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smiled.
    “Oh.”
    “I knew the comforter was history and then discovered the sheets were too.” She
    laughed. “But you took out the mattress. I guess we could flip it over.”
    “I’ll take care of it when I return.” His eyes sparkled. “I’ll hurry back.”
    “I can’t wait.”
    He softly purred as he took in her naked body from head to toe. “Nor can I.”
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    “Hold that thought until you return.”
    “I have to go but I’ll hurry.”
    “Leave already so you can come back faster. I’ll shower while you’re gone.”
    “Make yourself at home.”
    She watched him unlock the bedroom door, exit and close it behind him. She
    glanced at the bed and started laughing again. She’d heard of breaking a bed during sex
    but he’d taken out the whole bed. If that wasn’t impressive sex, she wasn’t sure what
    would be.
    She quickly showered, remembering his statement to make herself at home. She
    found one of his tank tops in the dresser and put it on, hungry again. She walked to the
    door to go in search of leftovers from their dinner but a ringing sound came from
    behind her. Her discarded pants on the floor rang again.
    She rushed for her cell. She dug it out on the fourth ring and opened it, reading it
    was from Tim Oberto. She answered the call with dread. She hoped like hell someone
    hadn’t called him to report that she was spending time with his boss, Justice North. It
    was going to be pure hell if that were the case and he’d called to fire her.
    “What’s up, Tim?”
    “We got a lead on a possible Gift Female’s location. The warrant just came through.
    I need you now.”
    Adrenaline hit hard and fast. “When are we moving in?”
    “As soon as you get here.”
    “Uh…”
    “I got your message that you were staying at Reservation and sent a chopper that
    way. It should be landing in ten minutes and your ass needs to be waiting for it at their heliport area.” He hung up.
    Damn. She closed the phone and stared at the bare mattress. She loved her job but for once she wished she could refuse an assignment. Justice would come back to find
    her gone and she wouldn’t be spending the night with him. Of course he’d understand,
    one of his Gift Females might be rescued and she had no excuse to stay.
    It still saddened her to leave. I’ll probably never see him again and I wanted to sleep in his arms. Her shoulders slumped but she pushed it back. She had to go. Ten minutes were ticking down.
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Chapter Five
    Justice read the note Jessie had left on the bed. He’d gotten hung up with the press
    by the reporters but had hurried back to his room looking forward to being with her.
    He read the note again, understood she’d gotten an emergency call from the task force
    after they’d gotten a lead on a New Species female and she’d had to leave. Tim Oberto
    had sent someone to pick her up. He snarled and crumpled up the note in his fist.
    Justice pulled out his cell phone and froze. What would he do? Call the head of the
    task force and complain that he’d ordered Jessie to work when Justice wanted to climb
    back into bed with her? He cursed and lowered his cell. Jessie would never forgive him
    if he did that. Human women were private about their sex lives and independent. He
    doubted she would want the task force and the people she worked for to know she’d
    been in his bed. She’d also possibly resent him interfering with her job.
    What pissed him off the most were her written words. She’d had fun and had
    thanked him. Worse, she’d told him to relax more and to attempt to work less. A growl
    of frustration burst forth again, his instincts at odds with his reasoning. She should have promised to come back or given him her number with an invitation to call. She didn’t.
    She thanked me for a good time. He clenched his teeth. She said it was fun. FUN! Another snarl tore from his throat with his rising anger. It was more than fun!
    Justice stared at the bed and his