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. You should have stayed home, Max whispered as he lifted a hand in friendly greeting tothe woman, who screwed up her face in a sour glare and hugged her fur wrap tighter toher chest. They re going to call the cops. Then I will come back and eat their housecats, Bella said close to his ear.A completely involuntary because he wasn t at all attracted to her shiver went up hisback at the feeling of her lips brushing his skin.She chuckled. Oh, I bet you hoped I did not notice that. It was from muscle fatigue, I assure you.Ever think of, like, Weight Watchers or JennyCraig? Another cheap shot.It was her fault.She reduced him to them.The remark didn t phase her. So, I suppose I could do that again.Or maybe& As her voice died away, something warm and wet and rough and unmistakably a wicked,pointed tongue traced the outside of his ear.His knees buckled and he nearly crashed tothe sidewalk. Don t do that, he said, a little more sharply than he d intended, as he recovered hisfooting. Why not? Do you not like it? She was teasing him, deliberately teasing him, when theywere supposed to be working.He blew out a frustrated breath. Because I train my dogs not to lick.It s bad manners. Her laughter was surprisingly feminine.He d expected something throaty and seductive,like her voice.If he d thought about it at all, that is, which he hadn t.Create PDF files without this message by purchasing novaPDF printer (http://www.novapdf.com) She traced a fingernail down the front of his throat, then scratched beneath his chinaffectionately. You call me a dog as though you were trying to offend me.I know what Iam. A pain in the ass? A fat, heavy pain in the ass? God help him, he was teasing her back.Are you high, Harrison?No, brain.But I wish I was. I am not fat.I have fat, where it is needed in human form. As if to demonstrate what shemeant, she pressed her breasts more firmly against his back.Someone must have drugged her.That was the only explanation for this strange behavior.Or, dear God, did they go into heat? Are you coming on to me? Cause if you are He didn t have time to finish with hisbad barking-up-the-wrong-tree pun.Up ahead, the mansion loomed before them.With startling clarity, he remembered that night.Or, more accurately, the drive over.He dnever seen Nathan so shaken.Too keyed up to drive, definitely, so Max d had to driveZiggy s shitty old van, listening to Nathan mumble faster and come on, the wholetime. I can t lose her, Max.If I lose her, you have to do me a favor. And then he d pressed a stake into Max s hand.Max wouldn t have been able to do it then, and he wouldn t be able to do it now.They dhave to take Nathan alive, and damn the consequences. Why did you stop? Bella demanded, digging her heels in again as if she could spur himto movement. He is not here! Fine! Max didn t mean to shout it.The stress was getting to him.Calmer, though hisvoice was still ragged from tension, he started forward. Where am I going? She sniffed the air again and tugged his shirt. That way.And straight onto that lawn. Her directions led him to another sprawling home, past a baffled security man, who didn ttry and stop them until they were nearly to the back fence.There was a gate thank Godfor small miracles and it was unlocked, so they could slip out before the guard called thecops. Wasteful, to have such large homes, Bella said, the flirtatious air completely disappearedfrom her speech.Max thought of his own place and cleared his throat. Well, maybe they re inherited. Then wasteful of their ancestors, to have such large homes. There was clearly noarguing with her.As they crossed the next lawn, she directed him back to the street.He groaned infrustration. We could have just gone around the block. The trail is fresh.Cross the street! She sat up like a foxhunter rising in the saddle. You re hard to carry when you re squirming like that. He ran across the street, glad forthe absence of traffic on this side of town after nine.They were crossing another lawn when he caught sight of Nathan, naked and bleeding,sprinting through a hedge. Holy shit! Max dropped Bella, though she tried her damndest to stay on him. Do not leave me here! she yelped. I thought you needed my help. I need to lose some ballast so I can chase him down! Max ran toward the hedge,slipping on the grass.Create PDF files without this message by purchasing novaPDF printer (http://www.novapdf.com) You will lose his scent! Bella jogged beside him, her face contorted in pain. You re going to hurt yourself, he warned.Let her.She ll have no one to blame butherself.Her breathing turned to panting, but she kept up despite the pain he knew she felt.Herstamina was amazing as they scrambled over a high brick wall and landed on a vast lawn. You ve got to be kidding me, Max groaned as Nathan rounded the corner of a smallshed. Wait.He has been here before.I can smell him. Bella s nostrils flared and she clamped ahand over her mouth. And I smell death. They crept to the huge house, a stucco monster with Spanish tiles and creeping ivy.Therewere no lights, save for a candle in one of the ground-floor windows.Max motioned forBella to follow him to the back door.The impressive oak panel wasn t locked.It led to a small, three-season room with amosaic floor and a veritable arboretum of plants.He stumbled over something in the darkand swore quietly. What is that? Bella covered her nose with her sleeve.Max gave the bulky shape a kick, producing a sickening, dull sound. I d say the formerowners of this place. How many? She squatted beside him and lifted an arm with a frown.It came completelyfree of the pile and she dropped it with a gasp
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