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couldn’t help from stealing a glance.
    “This is where Martin would always come.” He gave a halfway smile, glancing at me from the corner of his eye.
    “Really?”
    His smile turned into more of a wicked grin that started from the corner of his mouth. With his face in full view, I wondered if he could tell my reaction to his beautiful eyes that my blood rose a few degrees.
    “Yes, really.” He grinned and lowered his eyes to the ground.
    My thoughts eluded me. Where was my safety net? He had never done this to me before. Who is this new dark and mysterious Daniel?
    “So,” he continued, “Casey mentioned you had a bad dream about werewolves last night?” His tone serious, his body rigid, and his face stern, kind of reminded me of Thomas in the courtroom.
    “I guess she told you about it. It really wasn’t anything,” I lied, hoping he wouldn’t persist with the issue any further. I felt a little silly about the whole thing.
    “She said your screaming scared her half to death. So you were being attacked by a werewolf?” His eyes fixed on mine for an answer.
    “Well, not exactly attacked. There were two and one jumped out from the bushes and attacked the other.” I felt like an idiot for such a stupid dream.

    Daniel stood in silence, waiting for me to continue. I didn’t say any more hoping that he would let it go. He took a couple of more steps toward me. My heart thundered.
    “What do you think the dream means?” The tone in his seductive voice caused me to lose my train of thought.
    Daniel frowned slightly, the muscles tightened in his strong jaw line. His eyes peered through the beautiful eyelashes waiting for my answer. He clasped his hands in front of him while I watched the muscles flex in his strong arms.
    “I… I… ” Realizing I was stuttering, I stopped and frowned. “Not sure. It may just have something to do with my Dad on a hunting trip. Considering the fact he is… .” I paused, when I felt the box unraveling, I inhaled a deep breath.
    “Well, you have to deal with a lot right now.” He spoke in a sweet and soothing manner. The concern in his eyes was evident. Dear Fate, he had an adorable face. My heart started that silly thumping again.
    “So how’s Virginia?”
    “Who?” My eyes and mind focused somewhere else.
    “Virginia? The state where you attend college?”
    Well, here was another embarrassing moment to add to my collection. My cheeks suddenly turned warm. So much for paying attention.
    “Oh. It’s a beautiful state. I enjoy all the mountains.” I managed to turn away from him, but not before I caught the wicked smile that crossed his lips.
    “Casey tells me you are in your last semester of college.”
    “Yes. I’ll be finished.”
    “Any plans afterwards?”
    “Not really. We should talk about what you are doing. I hear your project is more interesting than mine.” I felt a little embarrassed with all the questions he asked. Talking about myself made me feel uncomfortable.
    “I doubt that anything would be more interesting than you.” His eyes met mine again.
    A wave of butterflies hit my stomach. Hot blood coursed in my veins. I felt the heat of it sting my face. A sly grin erupted at the corner of his mouth; raising his eyebrows, he turned his focus back to the meadow again.
    “Since when are you so easily embarrassed, Julie?”
    Immediately, the blood that ran through my veins boiled. It wasn’t the flush from blushing. No, this one was a temper surge. I frowned to myself when the revelation hit me.
    Daniel may have changed physically, but he was still the same gangly kid that tortured me to death when we were young. I huffed a discontented breath.
    “Daniel?” I glared at him and turned around toward the house. “You are still an ass.” With my back facing him, I marched toward the house. I heard a chuckle from behind, which drove the blood to a new level of heat.
    “What did I say?” he continued. The laughter was louder. I wanted to pull up a