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up over the past couple of days. Although his shields were
up, the force of her emotive blow still leeched all color
from his face and thrust him backwards, off the chair and
onto the floor.
“It’s not a nice feeling, is it?” His voice was little more
than a hoarse whisper, and beads of sweat dribbled down
his face. “Having your family as suspects?”
She met his soulless gaze and wondered why in hell
this man got to her so badly. Not just physically, but
emotionally. Damn it, if any of the rangers had mentioned
her mother’s past, would they be now writhing on the floor?
Definitely not. She’d be asking them to show her the
evidence to prove it. Or running back to her mother to
confirm what had really gone on.
But right now, that was something she could not do.
She let the power slip away and slumped back on the
chair, covering her face with her hands. After a few seconds,
he climbed slowly to his feet. She could feel the heat of his
gaze on her, but she refused to look up.
“I’ll be back at dusk,” he said softly. “And I will claim
what I am owed.”
OTHER BOOKS
BY
KERI ARTHUR
Nikki & Michael Series
Dancing with the Devil
Hearts in Darkness
Chasing the Shadows
Damask Circle Series
Circle of Fire
Circle of Death
Circle of Desire
(Coming in July 2003)

Beneath a Rising Moon
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Keri Arthur


One
The music swirled through the darkness, its beat rich,
seductive. Night cloaked the ballroom, a mantle challenged
only by the occasional flicker of a torch burning high on
the rough-hewn stone walls. On the dance floor, couples
swayed to the music, their bodies so close they almost
seemed one. Heat and sweat mingled with the growing
odor of lust and longing. Scents that stirred her senses,
made her hunger.
Neva Grant looked uneasily over her shoulder. Though
the moon was lost to the clouds that crowded the night