Jessica My body went rigid. I couldn’t move. Not that I could go anywhere. Not when Jesse was standing right behind me, his arms around my stomach. There was no escape. “Jesse,” I murmured. “Yes, baby?” Baby? What a nerve. “Let me go.” “And why should I do that?” His tone sounded too innocent for Jesse’s standard. But there was a hint of threat. He might appear loving now but he would tear off his mask if I whacked the wire. Jesse was not someone to be messed around with. He was destructive. Jason had hidden him for too long before he finally emerged. Never locked a beast. Once unleashed, nothing could stop it, and in this case, him. “What are you doing here?” I asked. “Picking up my girlfriend.” Holy moly, the nerve he had! “I’m not your girlfriend,” I hissed. “Well, technicall

