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couldn’t be a matter of courage,
she had been hoping he would come over and eventually ask her out. It never
occurred to her to be afraid of him or his stalker-like behavior. She was just
as fascinated with him as he seemed to be with her. Besides, she knew in her
gut that he was law enforcement. She had no idea which branch, but she was
absolutely certain he was either an American police officer or a soldier. He
reeked of discipline, authority, and danger; she was more than hooked.
    Everything about him had fascinated her three weeks ago,
especially his unmistakable masculine strength and his beauty, despite the
scars on his face. God, his voice alone, that deep baritone, makes my clit
pulse and quiver, sending tingling need flittering in my stomach. Before him, I
didn’t even know my clit could do that tip-tap dance.
    A week ago, she had noticed the other men who watched her as
well. They were much more menacing in their intent. She knew who’d ordered them
to do it and wasn’t at all fascinated by the Chinese boss who controlled them. Whenever
he decides to make his move, I’m ready for his ass. Is this why Xavier is
watching me? Perhaps he isn’t watching me at all but must be here for those
guys. It will only take men like Xavier to bring men like them down.
    She couldn’t believe he was serious about her going to the
hospital for that fall on her ass. I’ve fallen harder than that on the
basketball court before. Those girls in college don’t play! Granted, I’ve never
lost consciousness before, but he doesn’t need to know that. “Look, big guy,
I’m fine. I don’t need a doctor,” Cassandra insisted as she continued stepping back
away from him.
    She had never seen a guy that big move so fast. Before she
could blink, his massive arm circled her waist and pulled her into him.
    “Hey! What the hell, man?” Cameron protested.
    Cassandra didn’t know if it was from the fall or from him, but
she suddenly felt lightheaded again. Her body melted into the hard contours of
his. His shining onyx gaze drilled into her. He seemed just as dazed as she
was. He went perfectly still. It was as if he was the Rock of Gibraltar. He was
so solid, immobile, staring at her as though he wanted to devour her instead of
taking her to the hospital as he’d been insisting on.
    Cassandra licked her suddenly dry lips. And then she did
something that she would swear on any stack of Bibles never happened if anyone
asked: she surrendered to him. God, he smells divine. She closed her
eyes in bliss. What the hell is wrong with me? I’m going to kill Kenny for
making me act like a ninny! I feel weak as a damn kitten. She then
committed the ultimate sin of placing her head on his broad shoulder in a
helpless swoon.
    “Drive her car and follow us to the hospital.” With an arm
under her knees and at her back, her black knight lifted her in his arms.
    Cassandra heard his voice as if it was muffled and came from a long
away distance; she was too content to lift her head and investigate what was
going on. His chest rumbled beneath her cheek as he gave her brother further
instructions. Carrying her as if she weighed nothing, he walked to where he had
parked his car across the street. She was only vaguely aware of being hustled
into a dark SUV and driven about one mile along Shirley Street to Doctor’s
Hospital.
    Once he was physically separated from her, it was as though her
senses rebooted and came back on line. Being touched by him was like being
zapped by electricity. “This is so unnecessary.” She tried reasoning with him
when some of her equilibrium had been restored. “Have you ever been to this
hospital? Getting in to see a doctor will take forever, and it’s bloody
expensive. Trust me, you’re wasting our time.”
    He grunted.
    “You’re not much of a conversationalist, are you?” Cassandra
asked impatiently.
    “Where do you hurt?” he asked her.
    “Damn, he speaks,” she teased. “Look, are you even listening