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Jayden tensed, his senses going wild. The back of his neck crawled and he couldn’t shake the feeling that they were being watched. He tried the window making sure it was locked. He looked out. The shrubbery was so dense it would make it impossible for someone to even get near the window.
“What’s wrong? What is it?” Haley came up beside him, her gaze darting nervously out the window and then back at him. He could smell her fear filling the tiny room.
He pressed his finger to her lips, alerting her to be quiet. She silently nodded. He eased to the door and carefully unhooked the chain. Gripping the knob, he flung open the door.
A white envelope that had been wedged into the door, fluttered to the floor. He glanced down the hall. The hallway was empty except for a lone guy wearing a bathrobe and flip flops on making his way down the hall.
“Stay in this room!” Jayden called out over his shoulder before he ran down the hallway. He tackled the half-naked guy to the linoleum floor. The guy landed with a thunk.
“Hey man! What the fuck!”
“Did you put that note on Haley Guthrie’s door?” Jayden pulled the guy up from the floor and slammed him against the wall. Pinning him to the wall with his hand to his sternum, Jayden glared at the guy, watching for any hint of a lie.
“I don’t know who you’re talking about, dude.” The guy’s eyes widened in fear as he struggled to get away.
“Did you see anyone else in the hall?” He leaned in and lowered his voice.
“No! I just got out of the shower, man. I swear!” The guy flailed in the air, trying to get his feet to touch the ground.
Jayden knew from the male’s scent that the guy was telling the truth. Whoever had left that envelope must have hauled ass before anyone could see him.
Jayden took a step back and let the guy slide down the wall. He landed on his feet but his robe gaped open. He must have scared the guy pretty good because he definitely had some major shrinkage going on down there.
Jayden shook his head and walked back to Haley’s door. Scooping up the letter with the corner of his T-shirt, he knocked on the door. “Haley open up. It’s me.”
The door swung open and he was met with her wide-eyed gaze. Jayden ushered her back inside the safety of the room.
“Do you have a plastic bag?”
She nodded and went over to a trunk at the foot of her bed. She rummaged through the contents before handing him a clear plastic sandwich bag.
Jayden retrieved the knife from his boot and slit the top of the envelope. He knew he should have left the damn thing alone until Barrett could check it for prints. But he needed to know what it said. He had to.
Haley stepped closer, trying to look around him. Her firm breasts pressed into his back, and sent his blood humming. He closed his eyes and struggled to breathe.
“I need to look at it first okay?” Jayden hoped she would back up. Anger and arousal bombarded him like he was in a fucking war zone. He was mad as hell that he hadn’t heard the stalker leave the note. He was frustrated that he had managed to blow his cover. And he was confused and so fucking hard at being near Haley it made him sick to his stomach.
When she stepped away, he drew an easy breath.
Touching only the edges of the folded notebook paper, he opened it
‘You shouldn’t have let that man into your room. You should have told him that you belong to me. In life and death, Haley.’
A growl slipped past his lips as possessive lust filled every cell of his body.
“What is it? What does it say?” Haley grabbed his arm and made him face her.
“Get your stuff. You’re not staying here.”
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Haley sat in the front seat of Jayden’s black Mustang, watching as he stuffed all her meager belongings into the trunk of the car. Whatever was in that letter had put Jayden on edge.
“It must be something bad. Something really, really bad.”
She had let her dorm ambassador know she was moving out and left a note for Dana as well.
She shot Jayden a look as he slid into the driver’s seat with a sexy ease. His blond hair brushed his shoulders as he reached to turn the key in the ignition. He looked sexy without even trying.
“So I guess I’m dropping out of college?” Perfect. Her life was now officially over. She had no family and now no way to support herself.
“Nope. You’re still going to classes. You’re just not going to live in the dorm anymore.”
“Dana’s going to be mad that I didn’t explain in person.” Haley looked out her window and bit her lip. Dana was her first and only friend that she made when she transferred to Arkansas. She was lucky that Dana happened to be wolf like her.
“No, she won’t. I added that you left because we have been secretly dating and decided to move in together, since I moved to Fayetteville.” He pulled his car onto the street. The muscle car roared down the street as he increased the speed.