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  Arianna quelled a little shiver of anticipation and, yes, nerves. “I thought I was going to be alone.”

  “You’re never alone.” He leaned across the console and kissed her cheek. “You may be the Bullet Catcher’s official crime psychic, but you travel with me. That’s the deal.”

  “I love that deal.” She slid her hand around his neck and pulled him closer. “And I love you.”

  This kiss was long, deep, and wonderfully familiar. “I love you back,” he murmured against her lips.

  A hard knock on the window startled them both, and her door was pulled open before they broke the kiss.

  Arianna turned to the intruder, who crouched by the car, grinning. A mane of honey hair brushed wide shoulders, and golden-brown eyes twinkled above the slant of chiseled cheekbones and two outrageous dimples.

  “G’day, mate.” He stroked the tuft of golden hair that grew under his full lower lip, the move revealing a glimmer of gold in his earlobe. “Guess nobody told you that window right there”— he nodded toward a second-story gable—“is Lucy’s library. She’s watching, and I happen to know she frowns on her employees pashing around in the drive.”

  Chase laughed, leaning forward to reach out his hand. “Hey, Fletch. This is Arianna Killian, our newest recruit. Arianna, meet Adrien Fletcher, the wild and reckless Tasmanian devil.”

  Fletch winked at her and stood to an impressive height, opening the door wider for her. “None of that is true, except the geography. Welcome aboard, Arianna. I heard you’re bringing a completely new capability to our arsenal. You’ll love us all.”

  Chase climbed out and sent a meaningful look over the roof of the car. “She’ll love some more than others.”

  “Dan, probably,” Fletch said. “He’s the heartbreaker.”

  Arianna smiled. “I imagine you’ve shattered a few.”

  “But they’ve enjoyed every minute of it. C’mon, now.” He cocked his head toward the house. “Mustn’t keep the mistress waiting.”

  Flanked by the charming Tasmanian flirt and her very own Rocket Man, Arianna headed toward the house. As they reached the entrance the door opened, and Arianna actually had to stop.

  She’d forgotten that Lucy Sharpe was flat-out breathtaking.

  She stood almost six feet tall, probably more in her signature mile-high heels, with thick, straight black hair draping over her shoulders, nearly to her waist. With the hint of an Asian tilt, her eyes nearly took over her exotic features, but it was the snow-white streak in the front of her hair that made Lucy not only beautiful, but distinctive.

  “Arianna,” she said, reaching both hands out. “We are so happy to have you join the Bullet Catchers.”

  Arianna touched the precious metal around her neck, glanced at the man she loved, then accepted Lucy’s warm embrace. On her back, she felt Chase’s solid, comforting hand as he guided her forward, into her whole new life.

  “Thank you, Lucy. I’m going to be very happy here.”

  Some things, she just knew.

  Also by Roxanne St. Claire

  The Bullet Catchers Series

  Hunt Her Down

  Now You Die

  Then You Hide

  First You Run

  What You Can’t See

  (with Allison Brennan, et al.)

  Take Me Tonight

  I’ll Be Home for Christmas

  (with Linda Lael Miller, et al.)

  Thrill Me to Death

  Kill Me Twice

  Killer Curves

  French Twist

  Tropical Getaway

  Hit Reply

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  Originally published in 2008 in the anthology What You Can’t See.

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