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stopped. We scrambled out, barely getting the doors closed again before he was off. Lights pierced the night, lighting up the main road, drawing close fast. I wrapped the shadows around myself and ran for the semi-enclosed doorway of the nearby warehouse. Quinn joined me, squeezing into my shadow-filled corner, his body pressed close and hard against mine. My heart skipped, then began to race. Danger was a very powerful aphrodisiac to a wolf, and the wild part of my soul rose with a vengeance. Desire rushed through me, fueled by his nearness, by the hardness of his erection pressed so invitingly against my groin. And, most of all, by the danger of what we were about to do.
    I closed my eyes, trying to ignore the needs of my body, trying to concentrate on the approaching car. The rumble of the engine was close, so close.
    But Quinn was closer still.
    I lifted my face and his mouth was there, crushing mine, the kiss deep and hungry and powerful. Everything our kiss in the car had been and more. And oh, so glorious.
    The tires squealed as the second car came around the corner, then the engine gunned and the car sped off.
    Quinn pushed back immediately. “Let’s go.”
    His voice was curt, and I wondered if the source was the tension of the hunt, or anger that he’d responded so strongly to my closeness. He wasn’t a man who liked to lose control. Not in any situation.
    He was off in an instant, running with the speed of the wind after the car. I followed, staying to the left of the road, barely keeping up with him despite the fact that I had a vampire’s speed.
    The car sped around the next corner with us close on its tail. Up ahead, the limo had stopped sideways across the road, as instructed.
    The Saab slowed to halt. I stopped, and saw Quinn do the same. There was no movement from inside the car. Indeed, I couldn’t even see the shadowy outline of the driver or the passenger through the darkened windows. The car just sat there, idling quietly.
    I glanced across at Quinn, felt the caress of pressure against my psychic shields. I opened the door we’d created between our minds and said, I’m not getting any feedback from my senses.
    Nor I with infrared.
    I switched briefly to infrared. He was right. There wasn’t even the faintest hint of blood heat in the confines of the car. Could they be shielded against it?
    Maybe, though I’ve never heard of such a thing. Let’s approach cautiously.
    I blew out a breath, then nodded. The closer I got to the car, the more tension curled through my limbs. Still no movement from inside, and definitely no sign or scent of life.
    They had to be there, somewhere. Had to be hiding. Two people couldn’t just up and disappear without even opening doors.
    I edged along the side of the car and wished I’d brought my laser with me. The whole situation would have felt a lot more manageable with a weapon in my hand.
    Which just went to show how far along the road I was to full acceptance of becoming a guardian. Once upon a time, not so long ago, I’d sworn that I would never pick up a weapon for the Directorate, let alone use one.
    How long would it be before I actually caved in and killed for something other than self-defense or defense of pack?
    A shiver ran across my skin. I ignored it and reached for the front door handle. The window was open slightly, allowing a tight-angled but clear view of the inside of the car. Even this close, there didn’t appear to be anyone there. After a quick look at Quinn over the top of the car, I wrenched open the door and stepped back, out of the immediate path of a firing weapon.
    I shouldn’t have bothered.
    The car was as empty as it had appeared.

 

    Chapter 3

    T hat’s impossible.” I stepped closer and waved a hand through the space of the passenger seat. It met with no resistance. No invisible beings sitting there, then.
    “Apparently not, because the car is empty.” He opened the back door and felt inside. His hand, like mine, found no