Ambitious and dedicated environmental researcher, Helen Matthews, has her future all planned out, and that includes becoming lead scientist for the Phoenix project. Honor bound soldier from the future, Jo Sha Ta Rem, has his own agenda. He must save his sister from an uncertain death at the hands of environmental terrorists by impersonating a researcher, so that he can get close enough to Helen to assassinate her. Helen and Josh are forced to work closely together, and the chemistry between them runs rampant. Murder is far from Josh’s mind as he tries to figure out how to fulfill his duty to his family and save Helen. Science suddenly becomes unfathomable to Helen, as she is whisked off to the future where she must decide if she can finally put her painful childhood behind her, and open her heart to love...

Helen’s steps faltered for a moment as she saw him step from the crowd. Jo Sha, resplendently dressed in tight black trousers, and a loose fitting, silver colored, V- neck shirt walked slowly towards her with a sexy smile on his face. He stopped when he was about four feet from her, and held out his hand.

"Would you like to dance with me, yaquesh?" he asked softly.

Helen’s eyes widened as she looked around her, then back to him and she shook her head adamantly.

"I don’t think so. If my dreams about us dancing together had even a grain of truth to it, I don’t want to do this in front of a crowd," Helen said, as she took one step back.

Josh kept his hand extended and followed her step back with a step forward. His eyes sparkled with enthusiasm, as he moved forward. Helen retreated another step and he immediately followed, but this time, he rolled his hips in a slowly seductive way that sent her libido skyrocketing. The drumming she had heard earlier suddenly got louder, and soft music started to play in time to each beat.

"Are you sure you don’t want to dance with me?" Josh asked as he swayed his hips provocatively in her direction.

Helen took another step back, but her body was starting to protest her retreat. When Josh once again moved closer, seductively calling to her with his body, she had the urge to close the distance between them, instead of moving away. As she watched Josh sensually move his body, and heard the drum beating in time with the pulsating ache that had begun between her thighs, she bit her lip desperately to control the desire that was starting to build inside of her.

Josh stared intensely at her, and he gave her a smile that told her he knew what he was doing to her. Then, as she took a step back again, she ran into a tree. Josh continued to seductively stalk her, this time bringing himself within inches of her body. The tree’s wide trunk was solid against her back, as she tried to put some distance between she and Josh, by pressing herself closer to it.

Your lush, ripe, mouth may be telling me no, but your body is telling me yes.

Josh’s thought reached her like a direct hit to the stomach, leaving her panting. Her body suddenly became engulfed with licking flames of desire. Josh reached out and grasped her hand, then gently pulled her forward, to close the remaining distance between them. Helen let Josh place his hands on her hips, as he brought her back to the center of the room. Each step he took was filled with the kind of movement that left Helen hot all over. He began directing her hips as well, slowly rotating them back and forth.

Close your eyes and listen to the music, yaquesh. Let it guide your movements. Forget about everything else.

Helen listened to the sexy sound of his voice in her head, and closed her eyes, imagining just the two of them in the room together. Suddenly the music seemed to get clearer, and it seemed to almost tell her how to move. She let it lead her where it would, until her body was swaying and undulating completely in tune with the music. She slowly opened her eyes, and found herself staring into Josh’s steamy gaze. His passion filled eyes caressed her body, and it felt like he was actually touching her. His movements and hers connected, and each flex of his hips was met by a responding tilt of hers. Desire washed over her again and again, until she felt like she was close to exploding. They moved closer and closer to each other, until their bodies pressed tightly together and their movements coincided exactly. Josh devoured her with his eyes, and she let her own hunger shine bright in her gaze.

Josh’s low growl was her only warning as she felt hands clasp her arms and pull her away from him. When he made to go after her, ten men suddenly appeared, forming a barrier between them, and forced Josh back towards the opposite wall. He roared his outrage as he strained to keep his eyes on her. Her own cry of dismay was lost on the women who firmly guided her out of the room. She fought them as they tried to pull her through the door, managing to turn slightly around. She scanned the room quickly, and found Josh. He was pacing back and forth behind the men, like a tiger behind bars. When their eyes met, he charged forward, but the men held him back. He strained against them, keeping his glittering eyes fiercely locked on hers.

You are mine, and I will have you.

His savage thought was the last she heard as she was led out of the room.

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