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As he drew closer, he found Shelby surrounded by men. She didn’t exactly look comfortable, if the set of her shoulders was anything to go by. As Witt watched, she ran her fingers through her hair.
    Beck crowded closer to her, and Witt felt his teeth strike together.
    “Did you bring any of those treats with you tonight, Shelby?” another guy asked.
    Witt shouldered his way into their midst.
    “Witt.” Her face registered shock before she turned it away and her features were obscured by shadows.
    “Hi, Shelby. How’s Alex.”
    Beck’s shoulder brushed Shelby’s. “You two know each other?”
    “Yes.”
    “No,” she said at the same time. “I…excuse me.” She ducked between bodies and disappeared into the darkness.
    Witt stared at his little brother, seething that he’d probably set his sights on Shelby. For how long? Had they come up to the hill together?
    “Sorry about your luck, bro,” Beck drawled. “Can’t blame a guy for tryin’.”
    Witt grabbed Beck’s shoulder and hauled him away from the others. When they were out of earshot, he growled, “How do you know her?”
    “Everyone knows Shelby.”
    “Did she come with you?” He leaned close to his brother, hoping to intimidate.
    “Well…no. Don’t know who she came with.” He snaked a finger under his hat brim and scratched. “Why do you care so much?”
    He didn’t answer but set off through the mob of people drinking and laughing to find Shelby. When he spied the outline of her body, he approached as he would his fitful donkey. With caution. He didn’t want her to bolt again.
    He also needed to get his emotions under control. He didn’t like seeing her within a country mile of Beck—or the twenty other guys he’d gone to school with.
    Hell, was that Kade approaching her now?
    Biting off the need to roar, Witt quickened his step. “Shelby.”
    Kade narrowed his eyes at Witt but cracked open a beer and handed it to her. She thanked him but didn’t take a drink.
    “Can I talk to you?” Witt asked her.
    His brother gave him the evil eye, but that attitude hadn’t worked on Witt since he was five and realized Kade didn’t like head-locks.
    She half-turned from Witt, distracted by her phone. “Uh, I guess.”
    When Witt placed a hand on her forearm and led her to an isolated spot far from the warmth of the fire, she looked him full in the face. At last. Something that felt strangely like relief filled his chest cavity.
    He drew in a deep breath. “I didn’t know you’d be here.”
    “Me either. I should probably go. I don’t really fit in.”
    “No, stay. Talk with me.” His gaze roamed over her. Those sexy jeans destroyed him. Add outdoor lace-up boots and a plaid shirt molded to her breasts and he was hard as hell.
    She shook her head, waves of hair brushing her shoulders. “No, really. I don’t belong here. I don’t know why I let myself get talked into coming.” She shoved the beer into Witt’s hand and took off.
    She wove through the crowd and circled the fire before descending the hill with surefooted grace. He caught up to her at her SUV. As she reached for the handle, he grabbed her forearm.
    When she looked up at him, her eyes widened and her breaths came faster.
    What he wouldn’t do to lean in and kiss those inviting wide lips. “Have you been drinking?”
    “Not a drop. I’m not stupid.” She tugged her arm free.
    “I’m not saying you are. I just want to make sure you get home safely. At least let me follow you.”
    Anger crossed her features. “I said I haven’t been drinking. I don’t need an escort.”
    “The road down to Vixen is winding and dangerous on the best of days let alone in the dark when you’re unfamiliar with it. I’d hate for you to skid off one of those switchbacks.”
    She pushed out a sigh that aroused him fully. His cock strained and absolute desire licked his insides. How easy would it be to trap her against her vehicle and kiss her until she was gasping? To cup her luscious