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step in to protect her even if he’d wanted to. Feeling powerless, he watched her brush off the attack as if it had been no big deal. Standing again, she took hold of the cowering dog the inmate had released and she squatted on her haunches. She pet the dog, kissing him on the head as her hands ran down the length of his body, soothing him until his tail began to wag. As she did this, Kade watched her search his yard as if she was looking for someone. When her eyes stopped at him and softened, he felt as if he’d been punched in the gut and he didn’t breathe once in the space of three hard beats of his heart.
    Watching her now, he was seventeen again, standing on the football field stretching. He was getting ready for the big game against Milton High School when Milton’s cheerleaders ran out onto the field carrying a paper banner for the players to run through. Harley Dash had been on the end closest to him and he’d zeroed in on her immediately. She had a smile that lit up the stadium and a laugh that said she loved life, and was loved by all around her. Seeing that much happiness in one person had called out to him in a way no other girl had before. She was shorter, daintier, hadn’t come into her womanhood completely like most of the curvaceous girls he’d chased, but he could see her potential. Fragile was the word that had come to mind as he looked at her; as if she would break in two if handled too roughly and that had called out to his inner caveman for some reason. He’d been tempted to pursue her until he wrapped her legs around his waist as he entered her slowly, preferably while she whispered his name. But that smile said she was something special, something clean and pure that had never been touched. He hadn’t been around many girls that wholesome, and the thought of marring it with his wild ways didn’t sit well so he’d left her alone.
    Thinking back to that night as he stared back at Harley, he remembered how half the players around him had paused at the sight of her tanned legs and sun kissed hair. How she’d been oblivious to it, to all of them. You could tell just by looking at her she was unaware of how appealing she was. That had amped up the sexy factor for the almost-man Kade had been by a thousand percent and ultimately convinced him he wasn’t good enough for her. Looking at her now, he knew he wasn’t good enough, but then he figured no man was.
    Kade held her eyes as she stroked the dog and wished like hell it was him she was running those slender hands across. He hissed through his teeth when she licked her lips to cool them in the warm Florida sun. When she finally stood and walked back to the center of the yard, half the men around him groaned in appreciation as her now womanly form swayed with each step she took. Hearing that, after seeing her go down, his protective instincts kicked in and he made an instantaneous decision. The thought of a man laying a hand on her again made his blood boil. So, like it or not, while he was in here and she was teaching, he’d be in the class to keep her safe.
    Moving towards the fence that separated his yard from the class, he whistled between his teeth to catch her attention. She spun around and he watched her eyes round in surprise at his approach. When she started moving towards the fence, he took in the dog at her side. He looked to be part shepherd, definitely husky or malamute with his long, thick coat and blue eyes that looked like they could see inside you and find you lacking.
    When Harley reached the fence, he squatted down and looked the dog in the eyes. He could tell it had been abused by the way he wouldn’t hold his gaze. This dog had learned quickly to avoid eye contact; that acting out only got you abused for your trouble. Reaching his fingers through the fence, he waited until it took a hesitant step towards him. With a calm voice, Kade whispered praise to the dog, grinning when his tail started to wag right before his pink