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They kissed and he slipped his fingers from her, rolling to his back and bringing her with him. She listened to his heart beat and closed her eyes with a contented sigh. What a sweet way to drift off to sleep.

“Babe!”Alli said as she walked into Midas and Maya’s home the following day.

Earlier that morning Gavin had suggested Sadie call her fallen angel friend for a visit and she’d been eager to come to Whisper Creek to hang out.

Sadie rose from the kitchen table with a smile and hugged her. “Thanks for coming for a visit.”

“Thanks for the invite. I’m always happy to hang out with you.”

“Are you hungry? There’s plenty of sandwich fixings in the fridge.”

“Sounds good to me. I’ll help. Here, I brought you some almond M&Ms, I heard they’re your favorite. Hard as heck to find though. I had to go to three stores.”

“Oh, wow! You’re a doll, thank you.” She took the package from her and gave her a second hug.

The two set plates on the table and made sandwiches, making enough to share with Gavin, Midas, Maya, and the others who showed up just as they were being made before ducking back out of the kitchen again.

Sadie and Alli sat at the table with their turkey and Swiss sandwiches and glasses of sweet tea mixed with lemonade.

“So it’s looking pretty stressful here,” Alli said. “Guards around the house, people checking cars as they’re coming into town. What’s going on?”

Sadie told her everything that had happened. “So we’re staying here until this asshole poacher takes a hike, along with Brent and his HAS people.”

“Bastards, all of them. I’m sorry you’re going through all this. But you know what? Fate brought you to Northern Ohio to meet Gavin and I believe that you’ll both get through this dangerous time safely and have a long and happy life together. If I can help at all, let me know.”

“If you could figure out where they’re holing up so we can deal with them, that would be awesome,” Gavin said as he came into the kitchen with an empty plate.

“Yeah,” Sadie added. “That would be wonderful.”

“I’ll certainly keep my eyes and ears peeled. I wish I knew where they were.”

“You know what? I don’t want to talk about anything dangerous anymore, I want to just forget for a little while,” Sadie said. “Tell me something about your past, Alli. You’ve been on Earth for a really long time.”

“Oh sure, I’ve got loads of stories! Did I ever tell you about the time I lived with a troop of gorillas in South America?”

“Actual gorillas or gorilla shifters?”

“Gorilla shifters. Man, can they party,” Alli said. “And their males? Yummy perfection.”

Gavin shook his head with a chuckle as he collected another sandwich, kissed Sadie on the cheek, and left the kitchen. Sadie turned her attention to her friend as she told her about a party she’d gone to in a forest with the gorilla shifters, finding herself in a sexy sandwich between the alpha and his brother.

Sadie was so glad Gavin had suggested that Alli come to visit. The sweet angel and her crazy stories were just what she needed to get her mind off the danger that felt like it was pressing ever closer.

She’d worry about Victor and Brent later. For now, she was enjoying Alli’s wild tale of a three-way in the forest with the gorillas and looking forward to hearing how it ended.

Chapter

Fifteen

The next day, Gavin left Midas’s house after lunch to meet with Ryan and check out the newly installed perimeter alarms. It wasn’t that he didn’t trust his friends to handle things, but he knew he wouldn’t feel right until he saw them for himself.

“You sure I can’t come?” Sadie asked as she leaned against the front door’s frame.

“It’s not safe for you out in the open,” he said, quickly adding, “I’d love you to come with me, but I’d never forgive myself if something happened to you.”

She twisted her fingers in his shirt and tugged, and he closed the distance between them and hugged her.

“I don’t mind this house arrest stuff when you’re with me and we have sexy time,” she said, her voice low and filled with promises that made him want to toss her over his shoulder and head to the bedroom.

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