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then disappeared from the screen.
* * * *
Caden and Shane had their heads bent together
when Cameron came back into the room.
 Progress report, she said,  or have you been up
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to other stuff?
Shane looked up at her with a grin.  Down,
girl. Actually, Caden has some great ideas about
how we can get into the club and take out the
shifters.
 Good, Cameron said, walking over and
absently stroking Caden s silky, dark hair.
 Where s Hart?
 Took a walk, Caden said, glancing up at her
with a smile.
 I got Tavish. Cameron met Shane s eyes.
Shane jumped to his feet.  Really? Shit. That s
great. He picked her up in his arms and spun her
around.  How?
She slapped him away.  I just asked him. And
he s bringing others, although I don t know how
many.
 Perfect.
 Tavish Lerue? Caden asked, looking from
one to another.
 Yes, the mercenary from Sequal6 we told you
about, a former Gender X boy.
 Drop dead gorgeous, Cameron emphasized.
 Is he still with Cassandra? Shane asked.
 Yes, but she s on a mission.
 Poor, lonely boy. Shane grinned.
Cameron smiled back.  I doubt he s using his
hand.
 He s got some rep, Caden announced.
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 In more ways than one. Shane laughed.
 A Merc on Sequal Six, Caden remarked.
 Yes. Do you know him?
 I think I saw him once.
 Well, if he saw you, he remembers. Cameron
grinned.  You re a little hard to forget.
Caden glanced up at her, and grinned, and
Cameron leaned down and gently touched her lips
to his.
Shane gave Cameron a mocking look. Cameron
laughed.  Well, he is very ah& hard to resist,
pardon the pun.
Shane cleared his throat, hiding a smile.  When
can we expect Tavish?
 Soon, I think.
 Should we advise the counsel?
 Well, let s talk with Jack first.
 Good timing. We re going to Jack s tonight,
remember?
Caden bent his dark head back to his work,
tracing the different escape routes in the Club with
his finger.
 Oh yeah, Cameron laughed.  Don t worry.
We ll get Jack to let Tavish through.
* * * *
Jack watched the two luscious women as they
stripped off their clothes and he knew that he
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didn t stand a chance in hell. Whatever Cameron
and Shane wanted from him, they d get. He d
already started working on securing them a bigger
space craft. The other counsel members were
watching him suspiciously, wondering what he
was up to this time. It wasn t the first time he d
gone out on a limb for these shifters. But as he
watched Cameron shake her luscious breasts in
his face, and felt Shane press him back on the bed,
and straddle him, pressing her wet vagina over his
lips, he knew that any trouble he could get into
was well worth it.
* * * *
Hart walked along the road back towards Shane
and Cameron s little house. He was deep in
thought. He loved Caden so much, but he knew
that it wasn t going to be easy. He was a shifter,
and he didn t really have a right to be jealous if
Shane wanted Caden. But he was. He didn t want
Shane to make love with Caden. He wanted him
all to himself. If only he had the courage to tell
Caden that, but he had been taught all his life to
put others needs before his own. How did he
learn to do it differently?
When he walked in the room, Caden was
standing at the window, looking outside. He was
wearing those tight black leather pants, his long
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hair tied back from his face. He wasn t wearing
any shirt. To say he looked beautiful was an
understatement, to say that he wanted to possess
him, take him down on the floor and fuck him,
make him promise to never let anyone else touch
him as long as they lived& well at that moment, he
had all he could do not to do just that.
Caden turned around now, giving him one of
those smiles. He never smiled much back on
Gender X, or when he did, it was more of a smirk.
Maybe he didn t have anything to smile about.
Lately, he d been smiling with his entire mouth,
and it transformed his face.  Hi, he said.  I ve
missed you. Where have you been?
 I&  Hart began. He met his eyes, clenching
his fists at his side.
 You what? Caden raised an eyebrow.
 Goddamn it, he burst out, marching up to
Caden and punching in the arm.
Caden blinked. He laughed slightly.  What was
that for?
Hart hit him again, this time in the stomach,
and then shoved him.
Caden stumbled back a little, then regained his
balance.  Okay, he said.  I m not reading you.
You re upset with me. What did I do?
 You re just you, Hart grumbled, turning his
back.  I& you re too much for me.
 Hart? A hand came down on his shoulder.
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 Speak some language I can understand, please.
Hart turned around, searching his face.  Do
you know that from the moment I saw you, you
were everything I ever wanted?
Caden smiled faintly.  I think you told me that
already.
 I don t want anyone else touching you except
me. His voice tried to sound hard suddenly, but
he knew it came off weak and trembling.  No one.
Not Shane or Cameron or& just me. Is that
understood? He lifted his finger for emphasis
and pointed it at him.
Caden was trying not to laugh.  Hart, I& 
Hart growled with frustration.  You think I m
kidding but& damn you&  He walled up his fists
and punched him again with both hands at the
same time.
Caden grabbed his wrists and held him steady.
He sobered.  Alright, he said.
Hart relaxed and Caden released him. Hart
nodded.  Alright.
 For now. We ll talk about it later. Now,
Caden grinned, cocking his dark head to the side,
 after all that abuse, do I get a kiss?
Hart was melting. He allowed Caden to draw
him into his arms. He wrapped his arms around
his naked waist, ran his hands up his back and
tried to calm his racing heart as Caden bent his
mouth to his.
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* * * *
Cameron was half in and half out of her clothes
when her teleportable rang. Tavish s handsome
face appeared.
 We re on our way, he announced.
Cameron played with her hair, trying to make it
look presentable.  Fine. Where are you,
handsome?
 Ah, the radar says about an hour away from
Malage Flat.  Got some bad news. I could only get
one man.
Cameron sighed.  Well, better one than none.
 Are we going to be allowed access?
Jack managed to stand up. He glanced at
Cameron, who in turn looked at him.  The best
course might be for me to ready the craft I m
going to loan you& note the word loan, he
emphasized.
Cameron gave him a sweet smile.  Why of
course, darling, she interjected, waiting for him
to finish his sentence.
 Have him wait outside the radar, chart one
six-teenth thousand southwest. You can take the
craft and meet him there. You re going to need
more than one craft to bring back the shifters.
Shane had his hand on Cameron s shoulder.
She grinned down at Tavish.  Hey, babe.
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 Shane, my love. How are you? Tavish asked.
 Fine, sweetie. Can t wait to see you.
 What have you ladies& ah& gents& ah, ladies
been up to? he asked comically.
They both laughed.
 Looks like you ve just rolled out of bed.
Tavish chuckled.
 Jealous? Cameron cooed.
 Of course, Tavish replied.
 Jack says to navigate to the one six-teenth
southwest corner and wait for us there, Cameron
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