After locking the door behind me, I jogged down the stairs, realizing as I reached the bottom that I hadn’t walked anywhere morning or night when it was close to dark in years. I likely wouldn’t have now, yet Alex would be with me, so the question of fear didn’t even cross my mind. I saw him approaching and walked outside to meet him. Waiting on the bottom step, my pulse kicked up a notch just watching him walk toward me. He was a near perfect specimen of pure masculine strength. He was on the tall side, his form muscled and sleek. His shoulders flexed with the swing of his arms. He stopped in front of me, his eyes level with mine from where I stood a step above the sidewalk.
It was early evening and the sun was setting. The light was smudgy and gray, and the sky streaked with pink in the
