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Del tightened her hands on the edge of the counter. “The media claims I do it because I like writing about heroes, about guys who can win against all odds, and setting myself up as a heroine.”

“Are you?”

“No.” It was difficult to think with him so close. “And look who’s talking! A man who deliberately takes a bullet in the back for a stranger.”

His eyes, when they met hers, were dark, intense. “I couldn’t bear the thought of that bullet hurting your soft skin,” he whispered. He pressed his face into her throat and held her in a tender, possessive way that made her heart rap hard.

“I don’t need you to protect me,” she said.

“Tough. We’ve forged a bond, you and I.” Tangling his hand in her hair, he tipped her head back.

“What does that mean?” She found it hard to breathe with him watching her as if he could see her soul.

“It means you’re mine now.”