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already. So he led her into the hallway and gestured at the box.
    She inhaled sharply then held her breath. Finally, she made a sound that could only be construed as a snort. He wasn’t sure how to take that.
    “You bought me a motion-detector home alarm system?”
    Was that excitement in her tone? He couldn’t be sure. “With infra-red sensors.”
    “It’s—” She looked from the box to him and back again, the corners of her mouth twitching. “Why?”
    Because the
hybrids
he’d taken down were only scouts. Something more powerful was out there. A killer. He needed something to help protect her when he wasn’t here. He needed to do everything he could to ensure Jen was safe, that the killer stalking the shadows could not harm her.
    Not her. Not Jen. His Jen.
    He couldn’t tell her any of that, so he told her a different truth, instead. “Because you aren’t the type of person to rely on anyone else to keep you safe. So I figured I’d just help you with the tools to take care of yourself.”
    The little twitch at the corner of her mouth turned into a full-blown smile. “Thank you,” she said. “It’s perfect.”
    Mindful of the crutches, he took her in his arms, buried his face in her neck and breathed in the scents of her hair and her skin. “Yeah,” he said. “Perfect.”

Chapter Four
     
    Jen woke to afternoon sunlight eking through the crack between her curtains and jagged pain seeping through her limbs. After lunch, Daemon had made love to her for hours, sweet and slow, taking his time, exploring every inch of her. But she was alone now, and pain was tearing her in two. She breathed through the agony that swelled and ebbed. Bright shards spun through her, twisting her into a tight knot, doubling her over.
    She had no idea how long she lay there, but when she came to herself, it was dark. Night had come. All around her, the air shimmered. Sparking filaments of light danced off her skin. Inside her, power uncoiled, stretched, and laughed in delight. Her time had come. The sorcerer magic that should have blossomed at puberty had burgeoned at last.
    Years ago, she would have welcomed it. Now, she felt bittersweet joy. She was not forbidden from taking a mortal lover, but she would be foolish to love him. There would always be secrets between them. Always be lies. And in the end, she would have no choice but to leave him.
    The very thought made her feel like a band was tightening around her chest.
    She wanted to see him. Touch him. Enjoy every stolen moment.
    Reaching down, she freed the Velcro straps of her splint and pulled it from her leg. A benefit of full sorcerer magic—the pain in her knee was gone. She was healed.
    She rolled from the bed and half skipped to the bathroom for a quick shower, then dressed and crossed to the window. Pulling back the curtain, she noticed that Daemon’s car was gone. A flicker of disappointment touched her. She made her way downstairs and found a note in the kitchen.
Went to town to pick up dinner. Didn’t want to disturb you. Back soon.
~D
    Smiling, she set the note back on the table, then froze, her head jerking up, her every sense on high alert. Tension coiled through her. The sensation was no longer a dim and distant threat. There was something out there, practically in her front yard. Something dark. She could feel the power, the oily slide of demon magic tainting the air, making the
continuum
shiver and twitch.
    She knew now what had killed the woman and left her remains in the woods. Not a human. No. The killer was far more dangerous than any human could be. Calling her newly awakened power, she eased out the back door into the night. Not that she meant to confront it. Her magic was too new to her. She didn’t dare take on such a creature alone.
    No, she meant only to protect her property, to set wards and spells. To watch for Daemon’s car on the road, to protect him and keep him safe from the monsters in the night.
    o0o
     
    Daemon knew she was gone