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“This was a mistake. I want to go home.”
    “I’ll g et you out of here,” Nick said.
    Hope filled her eyes, replacing the tears. “Hi, Nick. I’m Selene.”
    “Selene,” he whispered.
    “Yes, but not like the singer. Mine’s spelled with an S.”
    He smiled. “Right. Pretty name.”
    She shrugged. “It’s alright. My dad named me.”
    The casual conversation seemed to calm her, so he carried on, all the while examining her slowly. “What would you rather be called then?”
    She raised an eyebrow. “That’s an odd thing to ask someone.”
    Her eyes were a deep brown. Bedroom eyes. Eyes you could get lost in for hours on end.
    “You have an accent. Northern and maybe Spanish? ”
    Selene cracked a small smile, and lowered her thick eyelashes. “There’s no disguising this accent. I’ve tried many times, but I always slip and most people figure it out.”
    “ I like your accent.”
    “How long have you been here?”
    “Since this afternoon, but it seems like forever.”
    She scanned the room outside their cell, really observing their surroundings for the first time with a trouble some expression on her face . What had Darius done to her ?
    The only light in the room was from the moon be ams that snuck through a tiny barred window . It was dark inside, and if it wasn’t for his wolf eyes, he would not be enjoying how lovely she looked despite her distress.
    “Do you have a plan to get out of here?” she asked.
    “Yes.”
    “How?”
    She was relentless.
    “The guards are sloppy. I’m just waiting for the right moment.”
    “ You’re patient, then? ”
    He nodded. “In order to defeat an enemy, you must kno w him thoroughly .”
    “Makes sense.”
    From across the room, Nick heard her stomach grumble. It wasn’ t gas. Evidently she was experiencing hunger pangs. “You haven’t eaten since you’ve been here, have you?”
    She didn’t answer.
    Nick reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of jerky wrapped in a plastic. It was the last piece he had. He’d been saving it for tomorrow just in case his plans backfired. He handed it to her, arms outstretched.
    Surprisingly, she came forward and accepted it. “Thank you.”
    He inhaled her scent again as her small fingers opened the package and extracted the jerky. She tore the dried meat in half and handed one to him.
    He smiled and accepted his piece, eating it in one bite.
    She sat beside him and nibbled hers slowly.
    Her toes were painted a bright red, the same color as her nails. His shirt barely covered her and hi s gaze ran over long shapely calves and plush thighs . She was a light cinnamon complexion, just like her smell. It would be difficult keeping his eyes off her.
    After eating the jerky, she rested her head on the wall of the cell and yawned. “Talk to me some more, so I don’t fall asleep.”
    “If you’re tired, why don’t you sleep?”
    She glanced at him then, but her eyelids were heavy. “Because I’m scared.”
    “Okay, I’ll talk to you, but what about?”
    “Anything.” Her speech slurred. “I love the sound of your voice.”
    “Okay. I’ll tell you a bit about myself. ” Nick swallowed. “I grew up in a very small town in Virginia. Near the mounta ins. A place where everyone knows everyone. M y parents owned the supermarket where I worked until I was old enough to move out of their home . I then attended a nearby technical school and began my career as a welder. It wasn’t my dream profession. I dreamed of something bigger. ” He frowned. “ Something happened in my small home town of Virginia. Things weren’t the same. Our close nit community began falling to pieces. I wasn’t the only one who could see that. If it wasn’t for Devin, my closest friend, I probably would have given up on my dreams… ”
    Nick stole a glance at Selene. He knew before he started that he wouldn’t get to finish is boring life story.
    Her head had fallen on his shoulder , and she was fast asleep.

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