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  “I thought it would be your mother who had a hard time with us.” Ian shook his head. “Why is Kyle being such a pain in the ass?”

  “Big brother syndrome, I suppose. He’ll adjust to the idea. Eventually.”

  “If I don’t wring his neck first.” Ian chuckled then took Devon’s hand as they walked through the tunnels toward the cat sanctuary. After a long pause, he said, “Zophia held Payne prisoner for seven years. She tortured him in ways you don’t want to imagine. It nearly destroyed him.”

  She squeezed his hand and smiled up at him. “Thank you. I would have driven myself crazy trying to unravel the connection.”

  “It was a long time ago and he has worked very hard to move on.”

  “All right. I won’t bring it up again.”

  He stopped walking and pulled her into his arms. “Too late, my love. You already brought it up again.” He grasped her hips and rubbed against her belly, showing her what he meant.

  Heat rolled through her abdomen and tension gathered between her thighs. All it took was a smile or the brush of his fingertips and she was weak and aching. “We’ll have to do something about that ASAP.”

  He grinned then lowered his head and whispered against her lips, “My thoughts exactly.”

  About Cyndi Friberg

  Anything-but-Ordinary is a creed I try to reflect in my writing. Though all of my books have a paranormal twist, the main focuses remain love, loyalty and the struggle for redemption. My writing has won numerous awards and appeared on several best-seller lists. (Amazon, Fictionwise and All Romance Ebooks, to name a few.)

  I live in Colorado with my high school sweetheart turned husband of many years. With a pampered cat curled on the corner of my desk, I dream of faraway worlds and larger-than-life adventures—and wouldn’t have it any other way!

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  Also by Cyndi Friberg

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  Rebel Angels 2: Echoes and Embers

  Rebel Angels 3: Splendor and Darkness

  Tainted Hearts

  Tears of the Dragon

  Therian Heat: Therian Priestess

  Therian Heat 1: Therian Prey

  Therian Heat 2: Therian Promise

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  Electronic book publication September 2012

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