“You need to stick closer to me,” he said but realized he’d sort of growled it. Since his cargo was feminine, on the run from a monster and beautiful, he would have to kill anyone who thought of stealing her.

Rife with thugs, the criminal element of the portal city in Frontera had been the reason many transports refused to stop for fear of losing cargo. He hoped that luck would continue to be with them. They’d heard a rumor that the troops had been diverted to another transport that was set to arrive shortly after theirs had. They’d arrived in Frontera and had easily made it through the checkpoint. He bit back a groan and redoubled his efforts to be on the lookout for trouble. And especially not thinking about how close he came to letting her. That level of concentration kept his mind actively engaged on keeping them out of trouble and not on the way she’d brushed against him earlier that morning, trying to tiptoe up and kiss him. Instead, he worked on keeping his gaze sharp for their contacts and pretended she didn’t make him want to stop and sniff her like a lovesick fool. It took all his strength not to touch it. But whatever she’d done had left it curly instead of straight. Even as she was supposed to be some riffraff, ranging around looking for work, she looked gorgeous doing it.ĭamn it. Some little thing she’d do or say would leave him disarmed and pleased all at once. He realized she’d begun to understand her effect on him, but there were times when she charmed him. She’d relentlessly thrust herself into his space whenever she could. Carina Fardelle and her big, sexy eyes, her constant questions and the way she was strong and so fragile all at once.

Insatiable by Lauren Dane