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He shook his head. “Never mind.”
“Rafe, we can’t keep doing this. This is no way to live, looking over our shoulders and living under lock and key. It’s time to go on the offensive, or it’s time to put some distance between me and the rest of you. I’m the one they want. The smart choice is to have me leave.”
He scowled at me. “There’s nothing smart about it. This penthouse is a fortress. You’re safest here. Even clients are only ever shown the conference room. There is no way I’m letting you out of my sight, so you’re just going to have to deal with it.”
I narrowed my gaze. “Do I have to remind you that I researched you for over a year and none of you were any the wiser? I am a fighter. I know how to take care of myself. You can take your damsel-in-distress-protection shit and shove it. I am your partner. Stop trying to protect me.”
His chuckle was harsh. “Things are different now, Diana. You’re pregnant. They can hurt you.”
I hated that he was right, but I didn’t want to concede that point. “They got the jump on me last time. I admit that.”
“I know, baby. That’s why staying here is for the best. Noah and the others can help me protect you. Leaving doesn’t make them any safer. Your brothers already know you’re connected to me, so everyone here is still in danger even if you leave.”
I buried my face in his chest. “I feel terrible. Even if I’m not directly responsible,I feel like I need to do something.”
“You’re doing everything you can. We’vealready talked to the FBI.You’ve given them all the information you have. It’s up to them to take action.”
“Yeah, but still. My brothers are afterme. Maybe you guys could use me.”
He grabbed my shoulders. “I am not using you as bait. No more talking to Oskar. He was the one who came up with this stupid bait idea.”
“So that's why you look so pissed. Oskar didn't say anything to me but it’s not the worst idea in the world. If you won’t let me draw them away from everyone, then let me do this. They want me. And they’ll take me any way they can get me. If you know they are going to keep coming, it’s much better if it’s on our terms, don’t you think?”
His thumb slid over my bare skin. “You truly have no idea how much you mean to me, do you? I can’t lose you.”
I stepped into his space and wrapped my arms around his waist. “I’m not going anywhere. I’m just saying we need to try to dosomething.”
“And we will. We’ll brainstorm some ideas. Right now I just need to be close to you. The idea of losing you terrifies me.”
“You’re not going to lose me. We’re going to find a way to end this.”
Rafe kissed me. As always, his lips moved expertly over mine. His hands gently held and caressed my face as we kissed, and the tender action made me melt from the inside out. I tugged his head back down and fused my lips with his, raising my hips to meet the hard length of him.
A growl bubbled up from deep in his throat. He tugged at the hem of my tank top, untucking it from my jeans and exposing my belly. The moment his hands met with skin, my breath caught.
Every time he touched me, it sent a zing of pleasure to my core. I wondered if that would ever end. His roving hands traveled up my rib cage. He muttered something that was part epithet, part homage as his thumb came into contact with the bare flesh of my breast.
When he didn’t continue, I squirmed under him, and he chuckled. When his thumb traced a circle over my nipple, I arched my back in an attempt to get closer. The peak stiffened in response as my core pulsed. When I groaned, he repeated the action.
Desperate to get closer, I pressed into him. With a low growl, he picked me up and kicked the door shut behind us. He wasted no time once he deposited me on the bed, going right back to driving me crazy by teasing my nipples.
I gasped out his name. On his third pass, he tugged the nub between his thumb and forefinger, and I moaned his name as my hips rode his thigh.
With a curse, he yanked my tank over my head. When my heavy breasts spilled free, Rafe’s muttered “fuck” made me blush.
“You are so beautiful,” he muttered and kissed my belly button. As he traced kisses from my stomach up my rib cage, I arched my back as each kiss drifted closer to my breasts. When his hot mouth closed over a nipple, my core contracted and released. Moist heat dampened my panties, and I rolled my hips into his as he suckled one breast, his palm closed over the other.
I pulled at his T-shirt and dragged the material over his head, exposing an expanse of bare torso.
My hands tentatively roamed over the nape of his neck and his back, exploring the muscles of his deltoids. With each stroke I could feel him shiver.
Wrapping his arms around me, Rafe rolled us both over so that I sat on top. God, he was big. Broad shoulders and a wingspan like a swimmer. Thick muscles corded his neck and his broad chest. They rippled with every intake of breath as my fingertips glided over his skin. When my hands shifted down to his abs, he sucked in a breath and held it. Would I ever get used to the fact that he was mine?
* * *
Rafe
I stared up at the beautiful creature on top of me with breasts worth paying homage to. Her skin glowed in the dim light of the room. With every glance from under her lashes and every tentative touch of her fingertips, my whole body felt like it was being stroked to full blaze. Vaguely I wondered if spontaneous combustion was a myth. Add in the euphoric feeling that surged through my blood every time she touched me, and I was likely to come in my jeans.
