: Rogue A

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pate seeing you

and haughty voice

behind. Robust arms encircled my waist and dragged me to the

" I growled, fla

o

earth, his knee pressed into my

d into my ear, "Calm down, sweetheart." "

with an angry laugh as I wrenched

e. That ap

rage pushing me. But despite my be

scratchy, most likely a piece of ripped fabric from his shirt, wh

wled as I resist

u may call me whatever you w

Breathless, my pulse pounding with a mi

are we

hat arrogant glance that made me

test

nd us as he pulled me through the dense forests. He

rnity. Fires, tents. Sharp eyes flashing toward us, men and women moving like s

lv

was a mystery to

outed, "Got a rogue," loud eno

ith their gazes. A few seemed in

ace walked forward. His stance was tight, and h

to my arm as if I might disappear if

the air surrounding me, the scarred man moved close

tl

hick and unfami

hn's hold. "I'm not

and pulled me over to a bigger

ide noise. The room was dark, and the air was heavy with the smell of

as he shoved me int

eak

with the pleasure of a r

overpowering as he huddled in fro

His voice was l

ould stop them, the words-

his eyes. "C

h on my face. "If I was a spy, don't y

ingered on my lips. Then he was on his

than to me, "There's some

ckles around my wrists

in two steps, his hand on my c

eyes and murmure

nce I had no respo

p back as if he had come into

ng his black hair, "

ope by challenging

ith threat, his eyes

pushi

od up. "John, what are you terrified o

me back into one of the tent poles with his hands seizing my

ar of anythin

een us that made my

nstrate it

eved he was go

ck and let me go, his

ce of the tent and said, "Yo

t keeps

flap slapped shut behind him as he wa

rom his touch and my pulse ra

open once again before I

Jo

lating gaze, the s

grabbed for me and murmured, "Ti