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silk, a low, throaty growl rumbled in Haden’s throat.
    All right, enough of this shit. They didn’t have all day to stand around while Haden got up close and personal with the woman’s intimates. Creepy bastard… “You ‘bout done playing with the girl’s panties?” Rowen snapped, stepping into the room. “Her roommate could be back any minute, and believe me, you don’t want her guardian finding you here.”
    Balen had earned a well-deserved reputation among the fallen society, and like Liam, was highly feared among the Dark Court. Rowen had learned from Max’s mistake of underestimating the Ronnin warriors, and he had no intention of repeating history here tonight.
    “I fear no guardian,” Haden snapped defiantly, tossing the nightgown back on the bed as if it were yesterday’s trash.
    Rowen scowled. It was this kind of cocky shit that was gonna get them killed. “Ashley’s ‘guardian’ isn’t a guardian, smart ass. He’s Ronnin, just like Liam.”
    When Haden glanced at him, there was a wildness dancing in those pale green eyes that made Rowen a bit uneasy. This nut job was cracked—plain and simple.
    “Warriors serving as guardians, huh? Interesting…”
    “Yeah, it’s real tits. Why don’t you ask Cale how interesting he thinks it is?” Rowen growled, tipping his head toward the demon. “I’m sure he’d love to tell you how he got that scar on his face. And he’s lucky, too—almost got his damn head lopped off!”
    Haden’s gaze sought out Cale, who was pacing the living room, obviously anxious to leave.
    “Let’s go,” Rowen barked. “We’re stinking up the place!” Turning abruptly, he walked out of the bedroom and didn’t stop to wait for the others as he marched out the front door. If those fuck-ups didn’t have their asses in this car in the next thirty seconds, then sayonara, suckers. They’d already been here too long. If Ashley came home anytime soon, Balen would scent them for sure, and the last thing they needed was to kick the hornet’s nest this early in the game.
     
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    It was the middle of the night by the time Liam pulled into the parking lot of a hole-in-the-wall “No Tell Motel.” They’d traveled countless miles and were somewhere in Tennessee when he’d finally felt Olivia fall asleep. Her emotional grid was calm and her soft, rhythmic breathing confirmed her peaceful slumber. Pulling up to the office, he quietly exited the car, keeping a watchful eye on her through the lobby window.
    Inside, the front desk was empty except for a bell sitting in the center of the counter. Liam tapped it and a loud ding filled the small office. He looked around for the clerk as the soft echo of a TV carried out from the back room. Sighing impatiently, he stood there waiting, while frequently glancing out at his car to check on Olivia.
    After another minute of no response, he stepped around the corner of the desk and opened the back door. An old black and white, sporting a set of rabbit ears, cast reflections onto the craggy features of a man sleeping in a recliner. A rusty old TV tray sat beside the arm of his chair. In one hand was a burning cigarette, in the other a beer, and a remote control rested in his lap.
    “Excuse me,” Liam said, irritation making his voice crisp.
    The man startled awake. Arms flailing, he dropped the beer as he flew out of the chair, disoriented and cranky. “Jesus! You scared the shit out of me!”
    Liam scowled, instantly disliking the man who spoke so irreverently. “Had you heard your bell, I wouldn’t have frightened you,” Liam growled. “I need a room for the night.”
    The man squinted at the clock hanging on the wall above the TV. His face wrinkled into a bigger scowl. “It’s late,” he said, stating the obvious.
    “I know what time it is,” Liam snapped impatiently. “That’s why I need the room.”
    The man brushed past Liam, and he followed the slug out to the front office. He was relieved to find Olivia still