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Uncovering the truth was forensic accountant Mia Sauters specialty- until Addison Fosters betrayal. Now hes back to confront the explosive chemistry between them-and he very survival depends on him.

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Ava Gray

Skin Tight

The second book in the Skin series, 2010

For the fans of BatPunisherMan.

Yall know who you are.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

First, I must thank my agent, Laura Bradford. Without her, none of this would be possible. Next, I thank Cindy Hwang, an amazing editor of powerful vision. She should get a prize-and she will at Christmastime-for making sense of my timelines. In fact, I appreciate the whole Penguin team; thanks so much for your hard work on my books. The finished product is lovely and a joy to behold.

As always, friends helped me along the way: Lauren Dane, Bree Bridges, Donna Herren, Larissa Ione, and my assistant, Ivette. Without their contributions, this book wouldnt be as good. I owe them a great deal for their time and support. Thanks, guys! Im lucky to have all of you on my side.

Not least, but I thank my family. Their patience and understanding when Im drafting a novel are invaluable. I hope I make up for my distraction during the downtime. I can never repay your generosity and sweetness, but I try with a few words each time I release a new book. I could not ask for more in a partner or in children. Thank you so much.

Finally, I thank my readers. You bless me whenever you take my stories home. I hope they continue to entertain you.

PROLOGUE

ONE YEAR AGO, LAS VEGAS

From her concealed position on the stairs that led to his apartment, Mia Sauter watched Fosters gold Nissan pull into the assigned space. He drove as he did everything else: cautiously. She noticed how he surveyed the parking lot before he committed to exiting the vehicle. If need be, he could use the door as a shield. She wondered where hed learned such self-protective behavior and why he needed it.

Oh, it made a certain amount of sense, given that he worked in security. Maybe he had a background in law enforcement or the military; he had that bearing. Though he stood no more than average height, his body held a dangerous edge, as if hard, lean muscle lay beneath his urbane exterior.

There was a precision about him. Some women wouldnt find him attractive; his features were craggy rather than regular. He had an unruly thatch of light brown hair that looked as if it might wave if he didnt keep it cut so short. But his eyes were unforgettable-an eerie glacier blue, ringed in silver. When the light hit them just right, they almost seemed to glow. His intensity proved a lure shed been unable to resist a few days ago.

How humiliating. Still, she had nowhere else to turn.

The apartment complex gave her no clue as to his personality, whether he was, in fact, a man she could trust with her life. Tan stucco and adobe buildings were surrounded by palm trees. If it were daylight, she could have seen the glint of blue water from the community pool. At night, however, there was only the black velvet sky overhead and the glimmer of distant city lights.

Mia knew the moment he spotted her. Foster stiffened and then slammed the door, stalking toward her with a lethal grace that got her blood pumping. Another woman might miss how thin the veneer of civilization ran with him, but she saw the conqueror in the angry, sensual lines of his mouth.

She pushed to her feet, trying not to think of the brutal way hed rebuffed her. In that moment, shed felt like the awkward, geeky girl shed outgrown years ago: one too smart for anyone to look at her twice, who preferred books to boys and had an unfortunate habit of pointing out other peoples faults. Feeling sick, she shoved the awful sensation aside. She wasnt that person anymore-shed learned some tact and sensitivity to balance her intellect-and she wouldnt let him do this to her.

Her friend was in trouble, and shed do anything she had to in order to help Kyra. No friendship had ever meant so much to her. Not to mention, she had her own safety to consider, so she couldnt permit personal issues to cloud the situation.

You told me not to come to the casino again. Mia was pleased to hear the conversational tone, despite agitation from several sources.

Right. He bit the word off. That would be a bad idea. Have you been here long?

She could tell he didnt want her here. His body language made that obvious, but being in trouble in a strange city limited her options. Mia tried to pretend everything was normal: that her best friend hadnt disappeared and she didnt have men watching her every move.

No, the cabbie dropped me off five minutes ago. Im sorry for dropping by like this, but I wasnt sure youd take my call. Can I come up?

In the dim light, close up, he looked weary and conflicted, as if he didnt know what to do with her. Hed made it clear how he felt about her, and she hated the necessity of asking his help. But Kyras life hung in the balance, and Mia had no pride where her friend was concerned.

That depends on what you want.

Protection, she said baldly. I think someones after me, and I didnt know where else to go.

That news rocked him visibly. His eyes shone silver in the headlights of a passing SUV. He tensed until it went around the bend to park at a different building. Mia tracked the movement as well, his tension sparking a like reaction in her. When the red taillights faded from view, she glanced back at him. He was studying her as if she might bite him.

Well, it was an idea, one shed entertained a few days ago, before he made his antipathy crystal clear. Maybe she wasnt a femme fatale, but shed never had a man react as if her touch carried a contaminant from which hed never get clean. Generally mens responses ran toward indifference.

Foster seemed to reach a decision. Lets go for a ride.

Isnt that what the mafia says to people right before they disappear? she joked.

Without answering, he led the way back to his car. He had a hardness you didnt usually see in white-collar workers. She could see him on the deck of a ship or giving commands on a battlefield, not overseeing the day-to-day business at the Silver Lady. When shed first spotted him in the casino, a shiver of pure attraction had surprised her. Hed worn his dark suit with elegance, but shed sensed the raw power of him from the first. She wasnt the type of woman who took one look at a man and wanted him, especially when she needed to focus on finding her friend.

Mia got in the Nissan without urging. She figured hed know what to do. He had more information about Kyra than hed shared; she would stake her life on it. Now that shed gotten in the middle of things, she had to trust him.

He made a call before he joined her. Since he was turned away, voice low, she couldnt make out what he was saying. That made her a little uneasy; what did she know about him, after all? Eventually, he hopped in and started the car.

The radio kicked in, playing a song from the eighties. She didnt know where they were going, and he didnt say. She studied his profile, admiring the clean, strong line of his jaw. He wasnt handsome, but he had something better: a sharp but solid appeal that said he could weather anything. She liked his eyes. Mostly, they were like cool mountain water, steady and calm in a crisis. Right now, she was glad of that.

I wish you hadnt gotten involved in this, he said, after ten minutes of driving.

The neighborhood had become suburban, and her nerves were prickling. But maybe hed asked a friend to shelter her for the night. She obviously couldnt stay at his place. Based on past precedent, she could only surmise that they were watching him as well.

Me, too. Where are we going?

In answer, he pulled into the driveway of an ordinary house. The windows were dark, and she saw no sign of welcome within. Her misgivings flared to life.

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