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Jenna and Kai were walking the dog later than usual—specifically to avoid Jacob.

But there he was.

"For fuck’s sake," Kai hissed under his breath. "It's like he knows when we are leaving the house."

"Maybe he does," Jenna muttered in return. "It wouldn't surprise me if he planted a bug in your bedroom."

Jenna was half joking. The guy was clearly a little bit disturbed and completely obsessed. People like that did crazy things.

Kai was obviously thinking the same thing. His face screwed up as he muttered, "It's just too often to be a coincidence."

Today, Jacob did not have his mother's pair of dogs in tow. He wasn't even pretending to be out there for a particular reason.

That, coupled with the fact he was staring them down, made Jenna nervous. Even though Kai was a lot bigger, stronger and faster. Even though there were two of them and one of him. Something about the line of his lips and the steely cold in his eyes made Jenna nervous.

Eyes that she once found irresistibly gorgeous