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extraordinaire, and he was eaten up with angst and frustration and the little green monster was riding his shoulder.
    Quickly excusing himself from the group of women, despite not getting that golden phone number, he made his way across to Mina. As one of the men reached out to touch again, Jedd leaned over and grasped his hand, bending the thumb back until the fellow squealed like a girl.
    Damn it to Hell, incubi, every one of them.
    “Hands off, boys. The lady is taken. Touch her again and you’ll deal with me.” He pulled Mina from the group and tucked her into his side. “I suggest you all piss off before I really get angry.”
    The men backed away. The one at the front of the pack raised his hands as if to ward Jedd off. “Sorry, man. Just delivering a message.”
    “And that is?”
    “Um, Neville wants to see her. We were just taking her to him.”
    “You tell Neville if he wants to talk to me, give me a ring,” Mina said. Then she took Jedd’s hand and marched toward the exit. “I’ve had enough. Let’s go home.”
    Jedd gave a heartfelt sigh. He was so ready to end this night. One thing though… “Ah, who’s Neville? Someone you know?”
    “My cousin, of sorts.” Mina scowled. “Aunt Luce has a lot to answer for.”
    “Ah, I can’t see your aunt setting you up for this type of harassment.”
    “Wanna bet?” Mina snapped. “As soon as she decided I was to take over from her as Lord of Hell, she made me a target.”
    Jedd’s jaw dropped. “She wants you to take over? But… But—”
    Mina planted her fists on her hips. “What? You think I can’t do it?”
    He held his hands up to placate her. “Hey, I’m sorry if I’ve offended you. I didn’t mean to. And of course you can do it.”
    “No, I’m the one who’s sorry.” She sighed. “I don’t even know why I reacted that way. Running herd on a whole stack of horny demons, let alone the rest of the underworld population, is the last thing I want.”
    Jedd whistled down a vacant taxi and joined Mina in the back seat. “So what does that have to do with this Neville wanting to talk to you? What’s his problem?”
    “I have no idea, but what’s the bet it has something to do with the fact that he’d like to take on the position of head honcho of Hell?”
    A deep growl escaped before Jedd could bite it back. “Yeah, well, he’d better stay away from you and if he sends that bunch of sex-starved, pushy incubi after you again, he’ll have me to deal with. I’ll knock his block off if he touches you.”
    Mina grinned. “Why, Jedd, you almost sound jealous.”
    Anger burned its way through his gut at the idea of anyone else touching his Mina. He clenched his hands and struggled to control his breathing.
    Me? Jealous? Yeah, baby, freakin’ right I am!

Chapter Five
     
     
     
    Jedd opened the door to his apartment and ushered Mina inside, before securing the lock behind him. While he did that, Mina headed into the living room without saying a word.
    He grimaced, knowing that wouldn’t last much longer. He had no doubt he was about to get the third degree over how many phone numbers he’d managed to collect and what he was going to do about them.
    Hellfire and damnation, he was sick to death of this subterfuge. Spending time with Mina had shown him he wanted so much more. The attraction he’d had to her when she was seventeen was nothing compared to what he felt now.
    Was it just sex?
    Hell, no.
    Oh yeah, that was definitely a part of it, but it went so much further than that. The buttoned-up spinster intrigued him. Made him want to drag down her hair until it brushed against her breasts. He wanted to rumple her suit until she looked abandoned, wanton, ready to shed her inhibitions. She made him want to dig below the surface and expose the sensual woman inside.
    Tonight’s persona? That vibrant, confident woman pushed every one of his buttons. He wanted to cast discretion to the wind and show her how much he wanted her. Not just