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Jessie closed the door and held the large bag of takeout food from the NSO
cafeteria. She hadn’t eaten all day and the smell of dinner made her stomach rumble.
She turned on lights to study the living room, debating whether to eat or explore. Her
stomach rumbled again, settling the debate.
The couch was plush and comfy as she sat, settled the bag on the table before her
and opened it. The scent of prime rib made her groan. Justice had to have ordered it for
her since they hadn’t asked her what she wanted. At least she hoped he’d done
something that thoughtful. For all she knew, prime rib could have been the day’s
special.
She’d gotten to spend time with Tiny and Halfpint again. That had been great.
She’d always believed her job rewarding since joining the task force but nothing
reaffirmed that more than seeing the changes in the two. They’d been frightened,
i
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Jessie knew she pushed Justice to the breaking point when his catlike eyes fixed onher every movement as though she was the most fascinating thing in the world to him.His breathing grew erratic. The soft sounds he made were purely animalistic andturned her on further.He had admitted to being dangerous but she didn’t believe for a second that he’dhurt her. It might be nuts but her instincts were always something she counted on. Noalarms were triggered when it came to the New Species leader. Her attraction to himwasn’t the smartest thing she’d ever felt but she refused to deny it. She wanted himenough to fight for him. That meant being provocative in bed and making him break hisiron control.He grabbed her finger without warning and pulled it to his lips. Jessie was stunnedwhen it disappeared into his mouth, he snarled, and he sucked. It was erotic watchinghis reactio
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“Breeze!” Jessie grinned. “You’re here at the women’s dorm! Why aren’t you still atReservation?”The six-foot-plus woman grinned. “I arrived early this morning. My best friendEllie wanted me to come home to share some news and I’ll be here for a while. She ishuman and married Fury, who is Species.”“I’ve heard of them—on TV when they got married. I hope it was good news?”“The best. I’m sorry but I can’t share what it is. All I can say is her and her husbandwanted something since they found love together and they finally accomplished it.”“That is good news.”“What are you doing here? Are you checking up on the woman you brought to us?They are still at Reservation and are doing fine. They have settled well. It was decidedthey should stay there instead of being brought here sinc
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Oh shit. Well, I said I wanted him to stop holding back. I guess I should have been careful of what I wished for. Jessie pushed back her thoughts, gave him a thorough once-over and arched her eyebrows.“Nice language. That will put me in the mood. That’s sarcasm, if you missed thepoint. Forget about it, Justice. Why don’t you just piss on the corner of the bed to mark your territory?”He growled but Jessie wasn’t afraid anymore. Her shock had worn off and she wasprepared for him now. He was jealous. It irritated her more than anything. He didn’twant her but he didn’t want anyone else to be with her either.“If you think I’m going to let you come at me that way, think again. You dumpedYou need to leave until you know what you want. Then we’ll talk.”Justice stalked around the edge of the bed with his arms still open. He planned tograb her
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“So when do we get to sleep in your bed?”Jessie put the last dish in the dishwasher and turned. Justice sat at the table with hislaptop open. He’d slept every night at her house for the past four days but in theevenings he still had hours of work to complete. In the mornings he was gone beforeshe woke and stayed gone all day. He left the office in time to share dinner with her and she appreciated it, knowing he was a workaholic. Her father hadn’t ever been thatconsiderate when she’d lived with him and Justice obviously made the effort to spendtime with her.He didn’t look up. “We can’t.”She frowned. “I haven’t seen your house yet and I’d like to.”He finally glanced up from his screen. “Jessie, I have too many people visiting myhouse. They are always dropping by for one reason or another and I have a Speciesmale who
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Justice slammed his fist on the desk and glared at the phone he’d just hung up.Some new hate church had taken to the airwaves to rant about how New Species wereanimals, not people, and referred to the NSO as nothing more than a private zoo. Itmade his blood boil.No Species had asked to be genetically altered with animal DNA, it hadn’t been achoice they were given, and their only so-called crime had been to survive year afteryear of abuse at the hands of scientists, doctors, and researchers who used their bodiesto create drugs to help humans. Not that they got much appreciation for any medicaladvancements their suffering had provided.The door opened and Tiger popped his head in cautiously. “I could hear yousnarling from next door.” He edged inside and closed the door. “Are you all right?”“It’s just a bad day.”“That’s not unc
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Two weeks of misery had passed since she’d kicked Justice out of her house. He’dleft her alone, had managed to avoid her completely. She forced her attention on Breeze.The big building loomed behind the Species woman and excitement shone from hereyes.“This is it. You’re going to have fun, Jessie.”“This is your big hangout, huh?”“Yes. It’s a bar and a dance club rolled into one. This is where we hang out withfriends or hook up with a male if we would like to share sex. I will introduce you andyou will make new friends. The dancing is fun and we are getting good at it. Ellie lovesto dance and she taught us how. It will be good for you to do more than work or stayinside your home.”“I love Ellie,” Jessie admitted. She’d met the woman who ran the women’s dorm,had instantly hit it off with her and become fast fr
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Breeze paced the bedroom, shooting glances at Jessie and clenched her fists. “Itmakes more sense now. Justice is very smart.” She paused. “Now I see it. He movedyou into this house to keep you next door to him. Everyone wondered why he wouldput a human here. They only live in the human village except for Ellie who lives withFury. We were told it was because Justice is close with your father and he wanted youin the safest place at Homeland. These homes are guarded and secured more than anyothers.”“I know.”“He lives next door and can come in here without anyone knowing.”Jessie nodded. “I know.”Breeze gaped at her. “He is so smart. Tonight…” Breeze threw her hand over hermouth before dropping it to her side. “He wasn’t worried about your safety or youbeing in a bar with our kind. He was jealous. He was
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“My head,” Jessie groaned.Breeze laughed, making her head hurt worse. She’d swallowed two aspirin andprayed desperately they would work soon. It felt as if someone were using ajackhammer behind her forehead.“You should never drink.” Breeze chuckled.“Stop laughing. Please? It hurts.”“I had to carry you to bed.”“I don’t remember anything past the second beer. How many did I have?”“Many more but I drank three times what you did. I didn’t pass out. I tried to getyou to drink wine after the beer was gone but you just said there were two of me.”“Thanks for putting me in bed.”“I brought you something.”“What? Hopefully it’s a shot to knock me back out.”Breeze walked out of the bathroom where Jessie soaked in the tub and returnedcarrying a dress bag in
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