Page 46 of Wanted by the Lawman

With a sigh, she reached into his front pocket and pulled out the cell, handing it to him. “I understand. A little.” She sighed.

He blinked and clenched his teeth. “I don’t,” he said as he brought the phone to his ear. “What? Yeah…. are you freaking kidding me? Shit! I’ll be there.” He clicked off.

Wynn lifted herself to her knees, suddenly feeling stranded on a deserted island. “You’re leaving?”

He tore a hand through his hair, making the waves into unruly curls. “I’m sorry.”

Crawling off his legs, she fixed her shirt that was sideways. She wished she could easily fix the aching between her thighs. “Work?”

“They’ve found another dead body.”

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The man stepped back into the shadows of the parking lot when he saw the two men descend the apartment building. He looked up at the third floor where the light was on—where he had been hours earlier. Usually he wasn’t so impulsive that he would have to corner his victim in their home, but he liked the challenge, taking a chance he would be seen by a witness. His adrenaline rushed. The hunger was getting out of control. The need for blood felt like an addiction that couldn’t be settled with a hit of any drug. He had become a monster, but there was no turning back. He’d be on the hunt again soon…

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