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His eyes are heavy, and I ca
n tell he’s tired. The sun set a few hours ago, but it’s likely he hasn’t slept in over twenty-four hours.
He follows me without argument, and I can tell he’s already close to being asleep when he drops to the bed, fully clothed. Grinning, I start undoing his tie, and he smirks as I do.
“Don’t get any ideas,” I say, pulling away the black fabric and tossing it to the ground. “Sleep first. More later.”
“Only if you sleep with me.”
I help him shed his jacket, shoes, shirt, socks, and pants, getting him down to just his boxers. It’s very tempting to run my mouth over all the lines of lean muscle, but I refrain. The exhaustion shining from his eyes curbs all of my other urges.
In my tank and tiny shorts, I snuggle in next to him, and his arms come around me, holding me close. “Wear pants around that guy. No more of this,” he murmurs against my forehead, squeezing my ass through the little spandex shorts.
Grinning like an idiot, I roll my eyes. “You’re a total caveman.”
“Not normally,” he says around a yawn.
He doesn’t even know how saying things like that does weird things to my soul, adding back the lost pieces I thought were forever gone. I feel more human with each passing day. Less like a soulless monster with a thirst for blood.
Not that I want to stop killing; I just want to feel more like the carefree, happy girl I was before they stole it all. Before they ruined me.
“You should stay in a hotel with more security than this,” he says, half asleep already as his body slowly relaxes.
“I’m fine here. You need to stop worrying about me.”
I run my fingers through his hair, and he groans as he leans into the touch, getting even more comfortable as he fights sleep.
“Hadley said you’re loaded. You can afford something with higher security than any law enforcement can offer. I just want you safe, Lana. I’d never forgive myself if something happened to you.”
My entire body goes rigid.
“Hadley? What else did she tell you?”
“Mm?” His eyes are closed, and I hate prying right now. “She said you were loaded, and I told her to stop prying.”
Obviously she didn’t stop prying.
“Were…um…you two also involved?”
He release a lazy rumble of laughter as his arms tighten around me. He keeps his eyes closed as he answers.
“We’re a pair, aren’t we?” he asks in a soft, sleepy tone. “How long before we trust each other?”
Trust…
Yeah, that’s a whole other issue for another day.
I’m not talking about trust. I’m talking about a crazy girl who showed up with more information than she should have pieced together. I should have anticipated him asking me those questions, but I thought all was clear after the first few weeks.
I never saw her coming.
I hate surprises.
“Well?” I prompt.
He grins, still keeping his eyes shut.
“She’s like a kid sister. I took her under my wing when she first started in our department. Hadley doesn’t date, and when she does date, she doesn’t date men.”
