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couch. She had gone to the police and
her boss about Thompson’s constant touching at the casino but neither believed
her. Money certainly covered a multitude of sins.
    Getting
up, she moved slowly into the bathroom. She stripped and stepped under the
steaming water. She felt so dirty just from talking to him that all she wanted
to do was clean up and crawl under the covers. Maybe she would have great
dreams to make up for the horrid real world she lived in.
    *
* * *
    “You
have to get closer to Abby.” Mika’il appeared in William’s living room.
    “God
damn it!” William dropped his glass.
    “William,”
Mika’il warned.
    “If
you’d stop appearing out of the blue, maybe I wouldn’t take His name in vain.”
He got some paper towels from the kitchen. “What the hell’s wrong now?”
    “You’re
not staying close to Abby. I told you she needs protection.”
    He
rocked back on his heels and looked up at the archangel. “Thompson grabbed her
before I could do anything. I wasn’t close enough. There’s a fine line between
protection and stalking. I only met the lady three days ago and on that
occasion she insulted me. Now I’m supposed to be her best friend. I have a
certain reputation in Reno, Mika’il, and being friendly with everyone isn’t
part of it.”
    “Get
her to deal for you.”
    He
stood and went to pour another drink. “I don’t play blackjack. She doesn’t deal
poker.”
    “Oh,
for heaven’s sake. You can win at any stupid card game you play. Why worry
about what game it is?”
    “If I
show up at her table, she’ll think I’m stalking her. She’s already going
through that experience with one rich s.o.b. Why wouldn’t she assume the same
thing with me? I can guarantee that’s not the way to win her confidence.”
    “Figure
something out. Things have gotten more dangerous. Thompson called her tonight
and it’ll only be a matter of time before he gets her address. You need to be
with her before that happens.”
    “Are
you going to tell me why this one redhead is so special?”
    “You
don’t need to know. She’s worried. You can help her.”
    He didn’t acknowledge the
archangel. He stared out at the lights of Reno. Helping mortals was what he had
done for centuries, but none of them had affected him like she did. One meeting
and he was already dreaming of her. He would wake up sweating and hard. His
cock was aching to be inside her, but he knew Mika’il wouldn’t approve of him
seducing her. He grinned. When had the head of His Host ever approved of any of
the fallen angels? He rubbed his chest where the scar had been burned into his
flesh. Maybe he should pay a little visit to her house.
    *
* * *
    William
stared down at Abby as she lay curled up in the center of her bed. Her glorious
hair was spread over her pillows and he reached out and touched a lock softly.
She must have sensed his presence because her eyes popped open and she stared
at him in surprise. He waited for the panic and fear to surface but she studied
him calmly.
    “I was
dreaming of you.” She smiled.
    “Maybe
you still are. I heard you had another run in with Thompson.” He didn’t move closer.
Her light rose scent was making his cock harden and he wanted to bury himself
between her thighs.
    Sighing,
she rolled over onto her back and stared at the ceiling. “Yeah. Someone sold
him my phone number.”
    “I
heard about the call as well. How are you feeling about that?” William winced.
He sounded like a damn psychologist, but his conversation skills were a little
rusty. He didn’t normally engage in conversation while in a woman’s bedroom. He
devoured her with his eyes. A light cotton sheet covered her from the breasts
down, but he knew she wasn’t wearing any clothes. Her breathing had sped up
while he stared at her causing her hard nipples to push against the sheet.
    “I was
a little shaky. Why do you care?”
    William
wondered what she would look like in the throes of passion. Would she be