Page 90 of Her Fearless Warrior

Roscoe was doing a full-body shiver. He was so excited to see her.

“He’s the neighbor’s dog,” Leila explained as she went down on her haunches to give him an all-over rub. “I usually have treats for him, but I forgot this time.”

He didn’t seem to care as he circled her and Linc all the way to the front door and herded them into the cabin. Linc grinned. The dog was a mutt, but he definitely had some collie mixed in there the way he liked to herd his people.

“Why did both Kostya and Gideon need to go pick up Jonas and Mateo from the airport? Hopefully, it was just to give us a little alone time.” Leila waggled her eyebrows as Linc put down her bags.

“I expect Kostya is going to be talking to Captain Hale about the nuke, and he didn’t feel comfortable doing it someplace where you might hear. Then he and Gideon definitely wanted to discuss strategy.”

“And Jase?”

“He was right behind us. Then we lost him.”

Linc looked down at his phone. Then he smiled and looked up at her. “He texted me one word. Groceries.”

“I can’t believe how much that man eats.” Leila laughed.

“You should see him when we’ve really spent the day training, and the number of calories he can take in after that. He’ll order two complete meals, then two desserts. He’s huge, but there isn’t an ounce of fat on the guy.”

“So where does Roscoe come from?” Linc asked.

“There’s a house about three hundred feet to the right of us. They have their own drive off the main highway, that’s why you didn’t see them. Anyway, Roscoe belongs to them on paper, but to the rest of the neighborhood in reality. He greets every neighbor as we show up. He’s never met someone he doesn’t like.”

Leila did a onceover of the small living room and dining room area and smiled. It looked just like she remembered. “So, what do you think of the view?” she asked Linc.

Linc came over and put his hand around her waist and looked down into her face. “I think the view is lovely. How are you doing, Leila?” he asked.

“Actually, I’m doing pretty good, knowing I’ll actually be free of this madman soon.”

Linc stroked his thumb over her lower lip and she trembled. Just that one touch and she was putty in his hands.

“Wanna go upstairs and claim our bedroom before the others get here?” His voice came out raspy.

“Great idea.” She led him up the narrow staircase to one of the three bedrooms on the top floor. “This is the one with a queen bed. Everything else has twin beds.”

“You chose well,” Linc said as he tugged off her sweater and kissed a long path from her jaw, down her neck to her collarbone, on down to the tips of her fingers. “You’re gorgeous.”

“We’re going to have to hurry. This bed squeaks like crazy, so this is our opportunity to get to business while we’re here.”

Linc didn’t bother to respond. He just herded her to the bed and pushed her to sit down on the side of it. The bed let out a loud squeak when she sat down. He chuckled. Then he bent down and untied her sneakers and took off her socks.

“Lose the tank top, Leila,” he commanded. She shivered again. It had been a really warm day, and this spring evening was still warm, but she still shivered uncontrollably as his fingers touched from her skull to her tailbone.

“Lift up,” he said as he pulled her jeans and panties off.

When he threw her clothes in a pile behind him, he lifted higher on his knees and unclipped the back of her bra and threw that behind him as well.

Her nipples thrust out like little spikes of want that were begging for his attention. He sucked one diamond-hard tip into his mouth and savored all the textures of her breast. The softness of her skin that then became this beautiful nipple that was rich with nerve endings he delighted in awakening.

Leila put her hands on his shoulders to steady herself, but that wasn’t what he wanted. Not this time. “Keep your hands behind your back, okay?” he asked.

She nodded her acquiescence, and stretched her toned arms behind her back, forcing her breasts into higher prominence. Just for him, only for him. He went back and forth between each breast, licking them, nipping at them, loving them. The sighs and moans of pleasure coming from Leila made him rock hard.

“Touch my clit, Linc.”

“First you’re going to have to ride me.”

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