One of my father’s favorite things when Eva and I were little was laser tag. And I won every single time. Granted, that was on a closed course I had memorized. A house this size had any number of hiding places. So I need to clear it methodically.

I peeked into the living room, and didn’t see anything immediately. But there was still behind the couch. The darts were loaded, and I turned sharply into the line of fire behind the couches.

No one. The living room was clear. It didn’t mean they couldn’t move in there, but for now I had a safe zone.

The kitchen was clear too. They didn’t want to hide anywhere too obvious. There were too many places upstairs for me to do yet. I went down instead toward the pool and the game room.

A tiny creak gave it away. Below me, as soon as I turned on the landing. Clever. But I was ready.

I moved, spinning into view, ducking and firing at the same time Rylan jumped out and sent a dart flying toward me. His went over my head, and mine hit him in the chest.

“Damn, woman.”

Smirking, I let him lift me down the remaining steps and kiss me. “You guys chose the wrong game. Meet Esme Williams, laser tag champion and expert marksman.”

“Sure about that?”

“Wha—”

The sound of a dart firing cut me off, and the soft impact landed in the middle of my back.

I glared at Rylan. “You traitor.”

“I’m out,” he shrugged innocently. “Can’t help it if I want to help my pack score.”

Turning, I found Kade with his gun raised. “All is fair in love and darts. I’m going to win, baby.”

“So confident.”

Rylan only released me when Kade was there, hauling me against him. “I am. And now I have sixty seconds to do whatever I want to you.”

“Okay.”

His mouth came down on mine, hard and quick. “And for my first sixty seconds, I want you to talk to me. Don’t stop talking. Tell me about what you want when I chase you.”

“When?”

A slow, rumbling purr. “When, princess. Talk.”

“I don’t even know,” I said quickly. Kade kept me pressed against his body and there was no escape. “But when you’re near me, sometimes I feel like prey, and I want that. I want the adrenaline and the chase. And I want you to—”

“Hold you down?” He finished the sentence for me.

“Yes.” We both remembered the moment I begged for it in the heat.

“Is there anywhere I can’t fuck you?”

I shook my head. “No. I just don’t want pain.”

Kade’s eyes flashed. “If I’m chasing you and holding you down, there might be some pain. But I’m not going to do it on purpose. Believe me, hurting you isn’t the goal.”