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CRAVING THE BAD BOY 300 - In Her Hands
The twelve miles to the ranger station stretched longer than any map could show.They walked in single file through the pre-dawn dark, Nick in front despite the wound on his arm, Ariana close enough behind him that she could reach out and touch his back if the need arose. Daniel took the rear. Evelyn moved carefully but without complaint, her earlier injuries still present but no longer slowing her to the point of danger.Every hour Nick stopped just long enough for Ariana to check the makeshift bandage. The bleeding had slowed, but the fabric was stiff with dried blood and the skin around the graze looked angry. He never flinched when she touched him. He only watched her face, eyes dark and steady, as if the pain mattered far less than the fact that she was still beside him.“You’re stubborn,” she murmured during one of the brief pauses.“You’re one to talk.” His free hand rose to brush a leaf from her hair. The touch lingered. “Keep walking. I want walls around you before the sun is
CRAVING THE BAD BOY 299 - You Don't Touch Her
The hunting shelter held the night like a secret.Ariana woke to the shift of Nick’s body beside her. His breathing had changed—no longer the deep rhythm of rest, but the controlled stillness of a man who had heard something. One of his arms remained locked around her waist. The other had already moved to the weapon at his side.She stayed perfectly still.Daniel’s silhouette filled the narrow doorway. He lifted two fingers, then pointed toward the trees on the eastern side of the clearing. Two, maybe three figures. Moving slow. Professional.Nick’s mouth brushed her ear.“When I move, you stay behind me. No arguments.”She nodded once against his chest.Evelyn was already awake, eyes wide in the dark. Nick signaled her to stay low and silent. Then he and Daniel slipped out of the shelter like smoke.Ariana’s heart hammered. She counted the seconds. Ten. Twenty. The forest remained quiet except for the soft rush of wind through the pines. Then a sharp, muffled impact. A second one. A
CRAVING THE BAD BOY 298 - Hold Tight to Me
The car slammed through underbrush, headlights cutting wild arcs between the trunks.Nick’s hands were iron on the wheel. Every muscle in his arms stood out as he forced the vehicle deeper into the trees, away from the road and the SUV that had tried to cut them off. Branches screamed against the metal. The chassis shuddered over roots and rocks. In the back of her mind Ariana registered the second set of headlights—Daniel still following, refusing to lose them.Another gunshot cracked somewhere behind. The rear window spider-webbed but held.“Down,” Nick ordered again, voice raw.Ariana stayed low, one hand braced on the dashboard, the other locked around the door handle. Her pulse roared in her ears. The case that had once held the interface sat empty at her feet. The research was gone. The only thing left to hunt was her.Nick risked a glance at her. “You hit?”“No.”“Good.” His jaw flexed. “Because I’m not losing you in these trees.”The words were almost lost under the engine’s s
CRAVING THE BAD BOY 297 - Burn With Me
The warning settled over the cabin like smoke.Daniel’s words still hung in the air when Nick moved. He crossed the room in three strides, pulled the blackout curtains tighter, and checked the satellite phone for any new signals. His jaw was set, every line of his body coiled with the same lethal focus Ariana had seen at the warehouse.“How long do we have?” he asked.Daniel shook his head. “Hard to say. They’re casting a wide net. Could be days. Could be hours if they get lucky with a traffic camera or a gas station ping.”Evelyn stood slowly, one hand braced on the table. “Then we can’t stay.”Ariana looked down at the closed case in her hands. The interface inside had already changed everything. Her blood. Her voice. Her father’s final trust. The choice now sat heavy in her chest—destroy the research completely, or find a way to place it with people who would not weaponize it.Nick turned to her. The intensity in his eyes made the rest of the room fade.“Whatever you decide, we do
CRAVING THE BAD BOY 296 - Lullaby
Morning light filtered through the pines in thin silver blades.Ariana woke to the solid warmth of Nick’s body curved around hers. One of his arms lay heavy across her waist, his palm open against her stomach as if even in sleep he needed to keep her close. For a few quiet minutes she simply listened to his breathing and let herself believe the world outside the cabin could not reach them.Then the weight of the black case on the dresser settled back into her mind.The interface.Her blood.The lullaby.Nick stirred behind her. His lips brushed the curve of her shoulder.“You’re thinking too hard already.”She turned in his arms. His eyes were still heavy with sleep, but the intensity that always lived beneath the surface was already awake.“I keep hearing the song in my head,” she admitted. “The one he used to sing.”Nick’s hand slid up her back, slow and warm. “You don’t have to use it. We can destroy the case. Walk away from all of it.”“And spend the rest of our lives looking over
CRAVING THE BAD BOY 295 - Beyond Their Reach
The road north stretched empty and dark.Nick drove with one hand on the wheel and the other resting on Ariana’s thigh, his thumb tracing slow circles through the fabric of her jeans. The touch was quiet, constant, as if he needed the contact to remind himself she was still real. Still safe. Still his to protect.Evelyn sat in the back seat, dozing against the window. Daniel followed in a second vehicle a careful distance behind, headlights deliberately dimmed. No one spoke much. The weight of what they now knew settled over the car like another passenger.Ariana was the key.Not a code. Not a hidden drive. Her blood. Her body. The final lock her father had built to keep the research from ever falling into the wrong hands.She stared out at the passing trees and tried to make the truth feel smaller than it was.Nick’s hand tightened gently.“Talk to me.”“I’m fine.”“You’re not.” His voice stayed low so Evelyn wouldn’t wake. “You’re carrying something no one should have to carry. You
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