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“If it’s okay with you, I’ll go out and check for footprints,” Zach said.

Maddy smiled as she arched her neck and massaged it. “Sure,” she said. “Why are you asking my permission?”

He snorted. “Are you kidding me? You told me in no uncertain terms that you were in charge here.”

She eyed him with a raised brow. “You’re telling me you’re ready to take charge now?”

Zach felt as though her gaze were singeing his skin. He swallowed and shifted slightly, surprised that his body was straining in reaction to her teasing words. For someone who was not his type, she could take him from zero to uh-oh in no time flat. He forced himself to speak lightly, with no trace in his voice of the struggle he was waging to keep himself in check.

“Madeleine Tierney. When I’m ready to take charge, believe me, you will know it.”