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“No.” I took a small step back.
He countered it, bringing us even closer together as he reached past me to shut the door.
“You sure?” He stared down at me, his warm breath fanning over my face, smelling faintly of beer and mouthwash.
I swallowed and searched for my voice, nodding when it failed to present itself. Maliki possessed all the intensity of a silent storm, but rarely did he direct his overcast at me. His eyes fell to my lips and, if I didn’t know any better, I would have sworn he was about to remind me how his felt. Alas, his gaze slowly came back up to mine.
“Good, but even if you were, I wouldn’t have let you walk back out this door.”
He dropped his hand and moved away as if he hadn’t just sucked half the oxygen from the air between us.
“Feeling a little controlling tonight?” I quipped once I could speak again. He was the only man on this planet that could render me speechless.
“A little?” he muttered, spinning the switch for the wall sconce. There was a faint click, and then soft light spread about a small area of the room.
“Get comfy. I’m gonna shower.” He grabbed his duffel from the end of the bed and slung it over his shoulder. “Nyx, sit,” he demanded with a sigh when I didn’t move.
“All right, all right.” I meandered over to the bed and plopped down.
He shook his head at me and walked off, disappearing through the door that led into the actual bathroom.
As soon as the shower turned on, I swung my legs up onto the comforter and got situated, doing a quick examination of the floral blanket to make sure there weren’t any creepy crawlies throwing a party between its stitches.
The sound of running water was soothing in the otherwise quiet room. I closed my eyes and gradually felt myself relaxing. I was beyond tired. Not just sleepy tired, but tired of everything.
We’d been going from town to town, sleeping in the truck, motels, and abandoned houses trying to find just one of five missing people so we had some clue as to where we’d locate the others.
My parents were searching. Acolytes were searching, Venom were searching as well as others loyal to Uncle Romero and Zane.
But even then, there was only so much ground that could be covered in a day. We had to watch our backs twenty-four/seven and be smart about the moves we made.
The shower shut off after about twenty minutes. There was the ruffling of the liner and then the sound of Maliki drying off before he undid the duffel bag’s zipper.
I tried not to envision him being naked. The last and only time I’d seen him like that was the night we spent together. Ever since then, I only ever saw him in drawers. I was now well aware how amazingly toned his ass was, and the outline of his thick cock gave me plenty of spank-bank material to get off on.
I’d lost count of how many times I imagined all the filthy ways I could take it inside me. Of course, these were thoughts I wouldn’t dare speak aloud.
I sensed his return a second before the intoxicating aroma of black peppercorn assaulted my senses. My lids fluttered open and I was met with almost the same view as before. He wasn’t wearing anything but a black pair of sweats and matching socks. His towel was draped around his neck.
I watched him place his duffel back on the edge of the bed and drank in every ridge and line framing his eight-pack, droplets of water still between a few of the crevices.
“When you’re done eye fucking the body I bust my ass for, lotion my back.”
Before I could snap out a retort, a blue bottle was launched through the air.
My hands instinctively shot up and caught it just before the damn thing smacked my face.
“You are such an asshole.” I laughed and flipped the lotion upside down, giving a firm tap to the bottom.
“I know, but I’m an asshole who knows how to make you smile, and that’s all that matters.”
“Oh, shut up and get over here.”
I spread my legs and patted the space between them, indicating he should sit. He raised his brows and I knew some smartass remark was seconds away from spilling out of his mouth.
“You say that next sentence and you can have Greer rub this on when he comes back.”
He held up his hands defensively. “I was only going to say that if you want me, you need to ask much nicer than that. Maybe add in a real sweet pretty please.”
