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“Maybe Soloman’s son?”

“Yeah. Do you think it’s possible he chose to have his DNA sliced and diced? They’ve proven themselves to have the ability to mess with DNA and shit no matter the age of the test subject.”

“I guess it’s possible, but it’s a very dangerous proposition because there’s no guarantee of how it will turn out. I remember being told Ellen’s mother had part of a twin growing out of her back, and she couldn’t stop growing taller.”

“True. It could totally fuck up your body and brain. I guess we just won’t know until we question the guy.”

“If we get to question him. He may not surrender peacefully.”

Harris knew that was a possibility. “We’ll have to wait and see.”

Woodley walked over, now fully dressed, and wrapped his arms around Harris.

“The sooner we get this over, the sooner we can go home to Fire Lake. That’s what keeps me going day after day.” He shrugged. “I guess being in love does that to a man.”

Harris’s heart rate sped up as his mouth went dry. He’d been waiting and hoping for this moment ever since telling Woodley the truth about how he felt.

He dove in for a kiss full of promise and passion, hoping Woodley understood how much this meant to him. When they parted, the heated look on Woodley’s face confirmed he’d gotten his point across.

They stood in silence, simply holding each other. There wasn’t a need for more words. They’d said all the important stuff. Forthis one moment, life was perfect, and he had everything he could ever want right here in his arms.

“You guys are way too adorable,” Jennifer said, and when he turned, Harris found his sister leaning on the door frame with a huge smile on her face. “Told you.”

“Told me what?” Harris asked.

He liked the fact that Woodley was in no hurry to let him go even though they were no longer alone.

“That you were going to end up together,” she said.

“I’m not so sure you did. I remember something about men being dense and FUBAR.”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about. Now unravel yourselves because Brick is waiting in the dining room to start the meeting.”

“We’re on our way,” Harris said.

As Jennifer walked away, he pulled Woodley closer. “We’ll pick this up later.”

“The sooner, the better,” Woodley said.

He gave Woodley a quick kiss, slapped him on the ass, and led him toward the door. This was the life he’d been searching for, and he’d kill to keep it.

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Woodley

They watched the screen as customers and members of the Noah Group left the building where the bar was located. As soon as the last person vacated the building, they’d send up the drone, check for any possible heat signatures left inside, and, if they were clear, breach the building.

“Still say a BearCat SWAT vehicle would have been more fun,” Shaw groused like a child missing his toy.

The guy was fixated, but he did have a point. It truly would be extremely satisfying to ram an armored vehicle through those assholes.

“Fun, yes; quiet, no,” Brick said.

“One of these days, I’m going to drive one of those big bastards,” Shaw chuckled.

“Your birthday’s coming up,” Spence hinted.

“Oh yeah, I don’t want gifts. I want five… maybe ten minutes inside a BearCat, a derelict, abandoned building, and free reign.”

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