Page 157 of Hunt Me Down

She knew that. She’d felt his eyes too many times.

“I’m good at hiding. I was close enough to touch you so many times and you never knew.”

Ice seemed to wrap around her body.

“I changed my hair, used contacts, held the shift so that my face was different—” He broke off, giving a muffled laugh. “You never even knew!”

He’d held the shift? How was that even possible?The next evolution.

“I love to watch you,” he whispered. “Love to see your face.” His jaw clenched as his eyes turned arctic. “And I’ve seen your face when you look at that bastard!” Spittle flew at her. “You’ve been screwing him. Fucking around on me just like your whore of a mother!”

Her claws were out. Ready. His wounds were close.Keep talking. Hold his attention. Stir his fury.

Fury could make him weak.

Erin smiled. A slow, wide grin. “Yes, I have.”

“You bitch?—”

She shoved her hands up between them.Don ’t forget how strong I can be, bastard.

His mistake—he’d stayed in human form. She could take the jerk in human form. Because she was as strong as he was that way, maybe even stronger.Maybe.

Time to find out.

She drove her claws into his bloody wounds and wrenched up as hard as she could.

His head slammed into hers and black spots danced before her eyes. She stumbled back. He raised his claws above her?—

Erin caught his right wrist, then the left, and she held him as tightly as she could. Bones snapped beneath her grip.

“Perfect,” he whispered, and he crushed his mouth against hers.

She bit him, savaging his lips with her teeth and his blood flowed.

But the bastard just laughed.

Furious, scared as hell, she threw him back.

Harper didn’t stumble or stagger. He landed on his feet. He balanced perfectly and then swiped the back of his hand over his bleeding mouth. “I like the way you taste.” His stare dropped to her body. “When you’re with him...do you think of me?”

What? “No!”

More laughter. “I bet I’m in your head. Late at night, when you close your eyes, you think of me, don’t you?”

She had, for so long. But not because she wanted him. Because... “You attacked me! Almost murdered Ben! You’ve terrorized me, so, hell, yes, I’ve thought about you.” Her teeth ached as they extended even more. Longer, sharper than they’d ever been. “I thought about how I’d like tokillyou.”

“You’ve got the blood thirst, just like me.”

A broken groan rumbled in the air.

Erin’s gaze flew to the left. Not her mother this time,Dee.The hunter was trying to push herself up.

“Why do you care about them?” His stare followed hers. “They aren’t even worth your notice.”

No,hewasn’t worth her notice.

He held out his hand to her once more, claws stained red. “Come with me, Erin, and I’ll let your human live, for now.”

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