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move. The smart thing would have involved her plastering her mouth to his and convincing him to return to bed, but her animal side craved the fresh air and sunlight. She‘d have to hope that Frederick‘s goons watched and followed. If she kept them to public areas where assassins would require subtlety if they attacked, she could handle the rest.
    Her giant scientist kept a hold of her hand as they crossed the road and walked the short distance to the park. She found the intimacy of it odd. As a rule, she wasn‘t a hand holding, or cuddling for that matter, kind of girl. Her domineering presence and attitude tended to scare off a lot of men. Actually, if she weren‘t currently playing a role right now of cutesy science slut, she‘d probably have sent Anthony running, too. It wasn‘t that she eschewed femininity, she just had a dominant persona that most men couldn‘t handle.
    They reached the park without mishap; although, she kept her eyes peeled as she breathed deep of the air that wasn‘t entirely fresh given the exhaust of passing traffic. But it sure beat recycled hotel air.

    ―Do you spend a lot of time outdoors?‖
    Anthony asked as they strolled along the cobbled path.
    ―You might say that.‖ While she lived in the city during the week, on weekends and vacations she went to the woods where she ran wild and lived off the land.
    ―I love the outdoors.‖ At her pointed look, he laughed, the most carefree sound she‘d heard him make thus far. ―I know. I‘ve got the coloring of a lab rat. But, before I got caught up in my research, I used to spend a lot of time outdoors.‖
    Lexie found herself listening attentively to the first freely given personal information from him. Where his sudden relaxation came from she didn‘t know, but she encouraged it. ―Do you love the whole research thing?‖ she asked.
    ―It obsesses me. It‘s like having a puzzle with a few extra pieces and knowing if you can just figure out which one fits you‘ll get the whole picture. But enough about me. What do you do?‖
    he asked peering down at her. ―You never did say.‖
    Lexie‘s prefabricated lie of working as a college professor‘s assistant got tossed aside in favor of a partial truth. ―I do odd jobs for those who require finesse and subtlety.‖
    ―You know that didn‘t tell me anything.‖
    She grinned up at him. ―I know. My jobs all have confidentiality agreements. Let‘s just say I‘m good at what I do and well compensated, which, in turn, allows me a lot of freedom for things like this conference.‖
    ―I almost didn‘t come. I‘m getting real close to a breakthrough on my current project. If it weren‘t for the fact my paper got selected, I would have probably stayed in my lab.‖ He squeezed her fingers and smiled down at her. ―I‘m glad now I didn‘t.‖
    Guilt stole her tongue and made her drop her eyes. She didn‘t understand it. She‘d gotten her geek job right where she wanted him—eating from the palm of her hand and safe with her. But why did she want to beg his forgiveness for misleading him, and even worse, want him to keep looking at her with that smile in his eyes? Don’t get attached, Lexie. You know humans and werewolves can’t be together, not if she wanted him to live a long and healthy life. The reminder didn‘t cheer her.

Chapter Four
    Anthony cursed himself for being an idiot. He‘d spoken the truth about how happy he was to meet her and Lexie couldn‘t look him in the eye since then. She kept her hand laced in his, though, so maybe all wasn‘t lost. Idiot! Why not drop to one knee and declare undying love? Why not try a little harder to make her run by acting clingy?
    He blamed his runaway tongue on the insane feelings she roused in him. Lust yes, but more than that, she captivated him. He sensed some of her sweet girl routine was an act, hiding a woman who tended to dominate, a woman used to wielding power and having people around her obey. The fact she couldn‘t