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He’d remained eerily silent since we’d given Nerine her last orgasm. And no matter how much we wanted to ignore it, our desire, lust, and desperate longing for each other remained a constant presence around us, lingering in the air.
It was as if the moment we’d pulled the last bit of pleasure out of her, we knew this couldn’t happen again. Theo’s normal operating mode was to grow quiet and brood. At the same time, I maintained an open line of communication with the Angel. However, with him, there was this wall I couldn’t fucking break down.
It kept all of our interactions from being one hundred percent authentic.
Now here I was facing the two people who mattered most to me in the world and couldn’t get over the stupid decisions I’d made five years ago.
And from the tension I felt brewing, they were about to go for each other’s throats at any minute.
This was all I needed.
“The only freedom I will ever have is the one I take.”
Theo’s eyes shifted to mine briefly, telling me he caught the same cryptic undertones of her words.
Leaning forward, I asked in the calmest tone possible, “What exactly does that mean?”
“I refuse to be anyone’s pawn much longer. Either Andraius kills me, or I vanish. Let’s hope the former isn’t my fate.”
Before I realized what Theo had planned, he tugged Nerine across the limo and onto his lap.
He brought his face right up against hers. “What are you and your Assassin Squad planning?”
“Let me go, you asshole.” She struggled against his hold, glowering at him.
Fucking hell. In a blink of an eye, they could go from icebergs to molten lava, ready to kill each other.
“Not until you answer the damn question.”
“Why would I tell you? I’m a pawn in your plans, too.” She lifted her chin as if daring him to kiss her. “You don’t listen to me any more than anyone else.”
“Nerine, why would you even say that?” I had to ask, feeling the sting of her words. “What we have isn’t like that, and you know it.”
She whipped her head around, looking in my direction, fire blazing in her bright blue irises. “I accept we have a remembered love, but do you even know me? I’m talking about the woman I am now.”
“Of course, I fucking do. Who the hell have we been around for the last few months?”
“Then tell me, what is it that I want most? What have I said I want more than anything?”
Theo whispered, “To escape with your mother and sisters.”
“Will you let that happen?” She shifted to stare into Theo’s gray eyes. “Will you free me from a life with Andraius and the Angelos legacy?”
“You want us to let you go for a second time? Even after today?”
“Yes.” She nodded. “More than you will ever know. He’s not giving up his throne as easily as you believe.”
Before Theo could respond, the car stopped in the mansion’s driveway. Nerine scrambled off his lap just as the door opened.
We’d barely stepped out of the limo when she said, “I won’t leave the property, but I want some time alone. I don’t need a constant shadow. Is that understood?”
The raw intimacy of the conversation from only moments earlier completely evaporated as if it had never occurred in the first place. Well, except for the fact an immense weight sat like a heavy cloak around us.
“Your security will remain by your side whether you like it or not,” Theo countered and then added, “As you stated, if Andraius has his way, you’ll die by morning. My job is to prevent such things.”
“Follow my traitor husband around then and leave me alone.”
I stepped between Theo and Nerine. “We have guards on him, but he has allies, and we haven’t identified all of them. Work with us, Nerine.”
