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shrub ended and another started. Turning sideways, she squeezed through the brush. Darkness was falling quickly. She glanced around her and jogged in the direction of the house. He might know the lay of the land, but it should take him longer to traverse the terrain if he couldn’t see—somewhere she’d heard that bears had bad eyesight, which gave her the advantage. She pumped her legs to pick up speed. He couldn’t say she didn’t warn him.
    Drops of sweat rolled between her breasts. She finally cleared the trees and trotted over the open lawn. The residence was lit up bright and if she wasn’t mistaken, there were additional guards walking around. Nix stopped and started walking, looking around for any sign of Boris. A patrolling pair of wolves nodded in her direction as she slipped through the back door and into the huge kitchen. Kitchen staff were preparing for dinner. She glanced at the clock on the wall. She’d made good time even in the dark and yet something felt off. With a quick nod of her head to the people she knew, she passed them and entered the hallway. Keen looked up from his spot on the floor outside his father’s office.
    “What are you doing here, little man?” She squatted to look at him.
    “Waiting for you,” Keen answered, gracing her with one of his gape tooth smiles.
    “Okay, whatcha need?”
    He stood and placed a hand on her shoulder in a solemn manner and sighed. “I coulda told you…never race Uncle Boris. He cheats.”
    “Huh?” Nix reared back and tilted her head up.
    “Uncle Boris told me to give you a message.”
    “And what’s that, Keen?”
    “He said to say, ‘I won. Now pay up.’” Keen shook his little head. “Uncle Boris also said you can find him in the game room.”
    “Why that SOB!” She rose to her feet.
    Keen dropped his head back and looked up at her. “SOB?” He rolled the initials on his tongue. “What’s that?”
    Nix checked herself and grinned. “A very nice person. It’s something you say about someone you love.”
    Keens eyes widened, then he scratched his head. “Really? That couldn’t be right. Uncle Boris isn’t always nice and Daddy calls him that all the time when he’s yelling.”
    “Scout’s honor. What it means is it’s our secret, so don’t repeat me and keep it to yourself who you heard it from. Now come on, kid, you have better things to do than sit in a hallway.” She turned him around and urged him toward the stairwell.
    Once she got Keen out of the way. Nix scratched her head, she thought she’d been in almost every part of the house and she’d never been to any game room. The only places she never stepped foot in, for very good reason, was Boris’s wing. She snagged the next guard she passed. “Hey ya. Can you tell me where to find the game room?”
    “Sure. It’s in the east wing, on the first floor at the end of the hall.”
    “Great. Thanks.” That answered that question. It was in Boris’s area. Nix headed for her room first. She’d show Boris, cheating was not an option and bait the bear on his own turf. Sliding her hands into her back pockets, she formulated the plan in her head.

Chapter Six
     
    Nix took one last look at her body and ran her hands over the slick, patent leather trench coat. The shiny black coat didn’t quite come together, but had three silver buckles that allowed her to pull the two pieces closed and push up her bust to make her breasts look huge. The jacket cut away, leaving her stomach exposed while covering her back and ass to mid-calf. She adjusted her shorts of the same material to cover most of her ass cheeks. The fabric shimmered with every move she made. Her thigh-high, six-inch-heeled, suede boots completed the outfit. She adjusted the top of one bootleg to line up with the material and smoothed out the wrinkles.
    It’s a good thing she traveled with her stripper costumes. Unlike Fre, she preferred to work at various clubs as a freelance dancer. That way, if need be, she