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store, because you can’t wear what’s in your house. You
don’t need to worry about anything tonight. It’s all taken care of, including
dinner.”  Alex eased back and once again took her hands.
    She didn’t doubt that. They had a date and Alex had said he
would cook for her. That part of the plan didn’t have to change. She wouldn’t
mind a little normalcy. Something to get her mind off the incident at her home.
    “Ready to go? I’ve got the rest of the day off.” Alex rose
to his feet. He hadn’t let go of her hands, but made no move to pull her from
the chair.
    Her mind went to the ways they could enjoy the afternoon and
keep her mind off of what had happened. She’d love to spend the rest of the day
wrapped in his arms, enjoying the pleasure he could give.
    She rose to her feet. Even if he’d offered to take her home
so they could talk, she would have gone. She was so tired of this interview
room and its torturous chairs. Stress and fear beat at her.
    A thousand questions ran through her head. Most of them
centered on the stalker. Now that Alex had arrived and decided he would be with
her wherever she went, she worried about him, too. She needed some time without
thinking. Maybe when they arrived at his home, she’d seduce him.
    “I’m ready. What about my car? It’s still at my house.”  She
tugged at his hand to stop him when he began to urge her out of the room.
    “It will stay where it is. You won’t be going anywhere on
your own. If I don’t take you or pick you up, someone else will. This man has
taken his stalking to another level. We didn’t believe he was harmless from the
first letter, but now it’s too dangerous for you to be alone.” Alex looked over
at her and narrowed his eyes almost as if he couldn’t believe that she asked
that.
    “I don’t think that’s necessary.” She shook her head.
    Alex’s protective instincts had hit a new high. Nothing had
ever happened to her while she was in the car. Sure the stalker had gotten into
her vehicle and stolen a few things, but she’d been out working in the field
when it happened. He hadn’t touched it since then though.
    “You think you’re safe there, but we don’t know how long it
will be before he decides to try to get to you. He won’t get to you if you’re
always with someone.” Alex raised a brow.
    “And how long is this supposed to continue? There’s no
guarantee that he’ll even make another move. What will you to do if this goes
on for months?” She frowned at him.
    “We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it, but at least if
it does take that long, you’ll have time to get to know whatever it is you want
to learn about me.” He shrugged. “Now, we’re going home.”
    He led her out of the room so fast she barely had time to
grab her purse of the table. She left the station with him and climbed into his
truck. Although, normally, she’d prefer to walk, she needed the security of
something solid around her. Fear and uncertainty still thrummed too strongly
within her to relax and enjoy the walk.
    Alex lived within the heart of the city in a home he’d
bought from a family who moved to another Aelfir city. Although some families
tended to stay in one city for generations, others answered the call for aid.
In that case, a specific talent, a land healer, was needed within the other
city. Alden Glen had more than enough land healers here to spare one young
family.
    He pulled up in front of his house, a large, white two story
with blue trim and roof. Her eyes locked on the front porch and the swing
there. So gorgeous. The first time he’d brought her here she’d imagined sitting
there with Alex, sipping on a drink.
    She loved the big yard, both front and back, but the space
called out for a garden. She itched to put some color along the fence and the
front of the house. The thick green grass beckoned her to walk barefoot, but
his home needed more than that. Flowers, bushes, and plants. Every time she
came