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Landon whispered.
Panic flooded her. Kill me! “But why? I didn’t do anything. I’d never tell anyone
about you.”
Landon shook his head. “It doesn’t matter. He wants you taken care of. We talked
about this earlier, neither of us wants to let you go. We’ve come to the conclusion we’re
both in love with you.”
“Is that true?” she asked Wyatt.
He nodded. “I know I seem like a hot shot but ever since I lost my wife, I’ve been
trying to find someone to love. I never thought I’d find love again until we danced in
the bar. You make me feel whole again. I can’t explain it.” He met her eyes and then
looked down at his jeans. His cheeks turned red.
“What about you, Landon?”
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“You’re a true force of nature. I haven’t felt this way about anyone ever. I think it’s
stronger than love. I don’t want to lose you. I know you haven’t known either of us for
very long. This is really unconventional, but we don’t want to let you go. And it’s the
only way we know of to protect you.”
“So how does this play into me not getting killed since you don’t want to remove
my recollection of you?”
The men looked at one another. Wyatt answered. “We make you into a Rider. The
only way for us to do that is if you’re with both of us at the same time. Then there’s no
way that Raul can say anything about you being taken from us.”
She stood up. “Whoa! Guys, I adore both of you probably more than I can fathom
at the moment. And sleeping with you wasn’t something I planned on. It just happened.
Now you both want to get in bed with me at the same time. I’ve never—” She shook her
head honestly not sure she could handle both of them at the same time even though she
had contemplated it. “I’m no supernatural being. I’m a science professor who’s trying to
find a better way of detecting storms. Or crack whatever it is that makes me be able to
sense storms. Whether it’s a drop in the barometric pressure or an act of God. I can’t just
stop my life.”
Landon tried to calm her. “We’re not asking you to put your life on hold. You can
still be a teacher, just when the storms come you have to go. Please, George, it’s the only
way to save your life.”
She shook her head and pushed past them. This wasn’t what she expected at all.
Not sure where she was going, she headed through the kitchen, back into the paddock,
and down into the barn. The sound and the smells of the horses drew her. She was
walking, trying to clear her head, when she walked right into a bale of hay coming at
her. She stumbled against the barn wall, but kept her footing. When the bale went
down, she saw a face that she recognized from the bar.
“Cliff, right?”
“Oh my God, are you okay?” He dropped the hay.
“Yeah, I’m fine. What are you doing here?”
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“Waiting for you actually.”
She gave him a questioning look. “Me? I thought you were with Trina. Wait. How
did you know I’d be here?”
His smile widened. He grew taller, towering over her. His hair lengthened. His
eyes darkened and he was dressed all in black. “Your friend was only a distraction. I’ve
been waiting for us to have a private chat. Have the boys told you all their secrets? I
figured they would sooner or later.”
She inched along the wall, heading toward the door, but the barn door slammed
shut when a large gust blew through. She bolted toward it and tried to force it open but
couldn’t make it budge. Something held it shut. She heard the pounding of boots.
Landon and Wyatt banged on the door trying to get it open.
“Let them try. They won’t be able to get it open. I was hoping I wouldn’t have to
do this.” He pushed his coat aside and revealed a gun. He pulled it out and examined
the barrel. She assumed it was full of bullets.
“You really don’t have to do that. I’d never tell anyone about them. I swear.”
He clicked the barrel shut and pointed the gun at her. “It’s not that simple. A rule
is a rule. And if my Riders don’t follow the rules they know they must be punished.
This small infraction doesn’t mean they will have to be taken to the higher-ups. Your
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