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doubted he could wake her even if he did accidentally make some noise.
    He couldn’t blame her. She’d been through an ordeal, and once left alone in quiet quarters it was no shock she’d all but passed out on the bed. Rest was good for her— tomorrow she would need it, if she were to survive what was to come.
    He closed his eyes. How could they have made such a mistake? Or maybe it hadn’t been an error—maybe Jeremiah had led them to her on purpose. Even after all this time together as compatriots, Hadrian knew he’d never truly understand the other man’s motivations. He still didn’t know why Jeremiah had joined him in this insanity one hundred and fifty years ago.
    Maybe it was better not to know.
    Hailey would have been a better choice. It was clear Hadley led a productive life, which had surprised him. A member of the Pettigrew family who wasn’t devoting herself to the destruction of others or just completely wasting time was a rare find indeed. But now Hadrian was going to end that usefulness and drag her into the unfriendly light of realization and pain.
    He shrugged. It was no less than her father deserved. Honestly, they could have done ten times more to her father’s—Zacharias’—family and it still wouldn’t have been proper retribution.
    Unable to resist the urge, he kneeled down next to her bed and gently touched her hair.
    It felt soft, just as he’d known it would. When was the last time he’d seen hair this color of red? He smiled in the darkness as he realized exactly when he had last seen it.
    The few weeks when he had escorted Annabelle across the Sahara on camelback. It had looked just like this.
    But it hadn’t been soft. No, they’d both been dirty and disgusting by the time they’d reached their destination. Plus he had found out later that she’d already gotten sick, although he hadn’t known it when they’d been riding around. He’d been too young to tell, too naïve to know the difference. Pettigrew loved gene manipulation but his science was flawed. Eight generations to produce another redhead, and this time the sick son of a bitch had managed two at the same time.
    But Hadrian didn’t get involved with the Pettigrew women anymore. He knew better.
    He would do this thing with Hadley, then he’d be through with them again.
    Hadrian took himself into the bathroom. Quietly, so as not to disturb her, he closed the door behind him. He’d come in for his clothes but now all he could think about was relieving the ache in his balls.
    Before he could overthink it, he pulled his cock out of his pants. Hadley’s face came to mind and he imagined her staring down at him while she did this instead of him. Groaning, he picked up his rhythm, clutching himself harder. He cupped the head of his erection, feeling the juices already leaking from the tip.
    Shit, this woman made him so fucking hot that he’d barely touched himself and already juices coated his fingers. Her golden-red hair would hang down as she raised herself above him. Would she take him in her mouth? Her supple, juicy lips around his…
    His cock exploded, surge after surge of cum releasing into his hand. He threw back his head and held in the shout he wanted to bellow into the night.
    Hadrian might have stood there for a minute or an hour. He really had no idea. Finally, when he could breathe again, he took a hand towel and cleaned himself up. Peace filled his soul for the first time in more years than he cared to remember.
    A loud buzzing in his ear made him jump up. Damn. He rushed into the room, looked down at Hadley, who slept soundly still, and rolled his eyes. Of course she couldn’t hear the sound. Why had he worried she would? Running out of the door of her cabin, he tried to keep his footsteps light. He closed the door behind him and listened for a moment to see if he could hear movement from her, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
    He took the stairs to the deck two at a time and met Jeremiah at the