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Going back out to check on Sandy, he came to a stop when she wasn’t where he left her. His cousin Brock sat at his desk on his phone. “Where is she?”

Brock excused himself on the phone. “I told her to go with Zack. I didn’t know how long you’d be with the captain, and I thought you’d want to go see your parents and family.”

He nodded. “Yeah, I should go and see Mum and Dad. I’d get Sandy to go with me, but I don’t think today is the right time to introduce her.”

Brock closed his eyes. “Yeah, I think you’re right. I’m going to go see if Sammy will let me visit for a while before I join the family. I need to know she’s all right.”

“How is she, Brock? Is she even seeing you or Slater?”

Brock ran his fingers through his hair. “She doesn’t flinch anymore when we get close to her, so it’s slow progress. The problem Slater and I have is every time we see her our bears come out and become all protective, possessive, and bossy. And possessive men scare her as they remind her of him.” He sighed. “We’re just going to have to be patient.”

Jake grabbed his keys from his desk drawer and patted his cousin’s back. “Good luck, Brock.”

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Jake snuggled into Sandy’s naked body before kissing her neck and down her shoulder. “Morning, Little Red. I missed you last night.”

She sighed. “I missed you too. I would have gone with you for support.”

He hugged her tightly, loving the feel of her against his body. His family had been exhausting, and as soon as Jake arrived, he couldn’t wait to leave and get home to Sandy. His uncle and aunt had been devastated that their youngest had been killed, and he’d taken the brunt of the blame for not finding the killer. Brock shared some blame when he arrived an hour after him looking miserable.

Jake didn’t get home until way after midnight, and all he’d wanted to do was get some love from his woman and be around people who weren’t angry or expecting things from him.

“Thanks, and I would have loved for you to be there, but I don’t think it was the right time for everyone to meet you. Emotions were high and things were said.” He turned her around to face him. “I want you to meet my family when we are not all emotionally wrung out. I want them to see how beautiful, thoughtful, and loving you are.” He brushed her lips with his. “I know your temper. You would have stuck up for me, and things would have gotten worse.”

Sandy pushed on his chest. “What did they say to you? Why would I have been angry?” Her brow furrowed and she glared at him.

God, he loved this woman. She was angry and ready to fight for him even when she hadn’t been there and didn’t know the situation. “Don’t worry about what was said. I just know that you stick up for the people you love.”

Sandy pushed him onto his back and straddled his waist. “You’re damn right I stick up for the people I love. I have no idea what you could have possibly done wrong, but I would have stood up for you.”

Jake pulled her down to him and held her face. “Yes, I know, and that’s one of the reasons I love you.” He captured her mouth and ran his hands up her naked body. He wanted nothing more than to spend the day in bed with her, loving her. But today was the last day he knew he’d have off for a while so he wanted to spend the day doing stuff for her.

He pulled away. “I want to make love to you all day long, but today will probably be my only day off until I find this killer. I wanted us to go out and have a day together shopping, maybe have lunch and a movie before Zack got home.”

Sandy stared at him like he’d grown two heads. “You’re willing to spend your only day off shopping, lunching, and going to a girly movie with me.”

“Of course. I’d do anything for you, although I never said I’d watch a girly movie.”

She gave a sultry laugh and leaned down to kiss him before pulling away to whisper, “Oh, I think we have enough time for a quickie.” Her hands ran down his chest and she had a wicked grin.

Sandy trailed kisses across his face and neck and stopped at his nipples. She circled one with her tongue. He groaned and watched as she sucked it before moving to the other. He ran his hands down her back and let out a growl as she slid further down, trailing her hands where her body had been.

She rested between his thighs, and her breath feathered over his erection. Her tongue slowly, experimentally, licked him from base to tip. Her hands scraped down his stomach, and she gave a loud moan as her mouth engulfed him.

Jake held her hair as she moved up and down, and her hands gripped his base. She swallowed him until she gagged and slowly moved back to a steady pace. She paused and looked up at him. “Let go. Don’t hold back.”

Taking a deep breath, Jake let himself go. His bear took over. He pulled her up and captured her mouth with his. His hands trailed down her back and around to play with her clit.

Sandy arched into him and scratched a trail down his back. They pulled away panting, and he nipped his way down her neck and nibbled on her ears.

“Oh, Jake, I need you.”

He gripped her ass and pulled her over his dick. She moaned and held him as he slammed home. Her slick wet heat enveloped him and squeezed around him. He clutched her tightly and mindlessly pumped into her. She screamed and helped him pick up the pace.

“Harder. Give it to me harder.”

Jake snarled, slipped out of her, and flipped her so she was on all fours. He spread her legs and draped himself over her before thrusting home over and over. Jake moved a hand to her hands to help keep her still while he moved. He rubbed her clit with the other. Jake nipped her neck as he thrust into her in a mindless frenzy.

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