She rolled her eyes. “Fine. I was business partners with the Popov brothers for a while, and we didn’t get along. We amicably split up our business interests. Then my developers created the spray that’s going to make me billions, and the Popov brothers are pissed and out for blood.”
Evan pulled into the lot of the police station. “And Richard?”
“He’s very wealthy and owns a few islands. He’s offered to mate me and protect me from the Popovs.” Not that she needed protection, as soon as she made her own billions from the masking spray. “I’m a purebred demon, without any family, and that matters to him.”
Evan frowned. “Does it matter to you?”
“No. I’m not going to mate him, and I’ll handle the Popovs.” She released her seatbelt.
“Oh, I don’t think so.” Evan cut the engine. “As I see it, you’ve made all the decisions so far. It’s my turn.”
She didn’t like that at all. Her chin rose. “Now wait a—”
He was already out of the car and striding toward Noah, who waited near the front stairs of the station, looking for all the world as if he was about to storm the building.
Tabi scrambled out of the car and ran behind him, catching up just as the two males stared at each other. Why hadn’t she realized how broad Evan was before?
Noah cocked his head and took them both in. “You did not.”
Tabi kicked a pebble out of her way. “I did.”
Evan watched him. “How can you tell?”
Noah, his eyes a blazing black, shook his head. “I can smell the change in you. In you both.” He focused on Tabi. “How did you even know he was enhanced? I didn’t sense anything. Didn’t even know there were enhanced males around.”
She swallowed. “I couldn’t attack his mind, and he protected me from another attack.”
“So you just went and mated him?” Noah lowered his voice. “Are you nuts? There’s a reason we let enhanced human males die out.” He shifted his gaze to Evan. “No offense.”
“None taken.” Evan turned and started climbing the steps. “You two stay out here.”
Oh, she was not starting this matehood by taking orders. Tabi hustled after him. “Abby is not only my friend but my employee, and I am going to help her.” Even if she had to melt the minds of everyone inside.
Evan opened the door and leaned down, his gaze hot. “Don’t even think of attacking anybody. I will handle this. Got it?”
Man, he was bossy. She swept by him without answering, for the first time wondering what she’d gotten herself into. This time. “Hello.” She put every ounce of charm she owned into her smile at the lone uniformed officer behind the reception desk.
The man had to be in his early twenties with wiry blond hair and a smattering of freckles that went from his forehead down his scrawny neck. He gulped. “Hi. Um, hi. Can I, um, help you?” He sat straighter in his chair and put his narrow shoulders back.
She reached the desk and leaned over, tapping her nails on the wood. “Oh, I’m sure you can, Officer…Thomas.” She read his name and then focused on his eyes. “My friend was brought in here.”
He swallowed loudly. “Your friend?” The man sounded like he’d really like to be her friend, too.
“Yes,” she purred. “Abby Miller. Could I see her?”
The man turned red and breathed in. “Um, Abby Miller. Let me see. Um, I probably have a file here.”
Evan reached her side. “Jesus. Give the kid a break, would you?” He frowned at the officer. “Barry? The sheriff arrested somebody with a solid alibi, and her name is Abby Miller. I don’t want you to get in trouble, so sit here and talk to my girlfriend. I’ll be right back.”
Tabi’s head jerked.Girlfriend? He’d said the word with more than a hint of possessive warning to the officer. “I’m not the girlfriend type,” she retorted. She was a demon, for Pete’s sake.
Evan turned, pinning her with that unreal blue gaze. Was the blue rim around his iris darker than it had been before? His chest seemed broader, too. Although he’d been pretty damn muscled before the mating. “Oh, we’ll find the right term for you later, Tabitha. Right now, stay here.”
A threat and an order. She’d created a monster. So she smiled, lowering her chin, and gave him a full shot of charm. “No problem.” Then she winked at the furiously blushing cop. “Barry and I will just have a nice chat.”
Evan’s nostrils flared and he turned to stride past the desk to a wide wooden door, which he easily opened. Then he was gone.
Tabi lost the smile. Oh, that male had another think coming if he thought he was calling the shots. “Bye, Barry,” she said, turning toward the outside door.
