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His eyes stayed on me the whole time, as if greedy for the sight of me losing control. It made my release even more powerful to have his eyes on me as I came apart. I shuddered beneath him as he continued to bury himself deep until it finally proved too much and Rafe gave in too. His low growl of satisfaction was almost as satisfying as all the rest.
Lost in the sweet aftermath of my own orgasm, I watched as Rafe closed his eyes and his jaw clenched. All those tight, chiseled muscles flexed as he thrust deep once more, holding himself inside me for a long time.
Finally he let out a long sigh and rested his head between my breasts.
CHAPTERTWENTY-SIX
Rafe
I watched her sleep. Yes, it was creepy. But I couldn’t help it. I loved her. I needed to keep her safe. And I would do whatever it took. It was pretty much all I’d been doing for the past few days. When I shifted, the bed dipped a little, and Diana instinctively nuzzled in to me. And what do you know? My dick was ready for show time.Cool it.Now was not the time.
She needed sleep. And I, well, I had some calls to make. I wanted to do some checking up on the FBI servers about the accounts Diana had given them. And I also wanted to place a call to Matthias. Because while the FBI had their own people on it, there was no one I trusted more to hack the dark web. The kid was good. Better than good. He was legendary. And these days, Matthias was one of the good guys. At least that’s what Noah told me. I trusted Noah with my life. So that trust extended to the kid too.
I slid my arm out from under Diana, careful not to wake her. My dick, displeased about the latest development, instinctively twitched toward her.Down boy. We have work to do.
After pulling on a pair of sweatpants, I went back to my room. Closing the door behind me, I sat at the desk and opened my laptop, immediately pulling up my FBI access. For a long moment I held my breath as I waited to see if my access had been blocked. I knew I’d put Alan in a tough spot by protecting Diana, but it was for good reason, and I wouldn’t apologize for it.
I was mildly shocked when I was allowed full access with my full security clearance. While I had the access, I’d take advantage of it.
I pulled all the information that they had on the Jewel of the Sea. And all the information I’d provided around the time of Diana’s father’s death. I jumped through file after file, eventually stopping and giving up. Without help, this could take weeks. Pulling out my cell phone, I made the call. Matthias answered on the first ring.
“What’s on fire?” was Matthias’s first question.
“Nothing’s on fire. More like low embers.”
“You know, funny thing, when you’re a right sot, fires tend to follow you around.”
I frowned. “Not sure what the fuck you just said, but I’m guessing it was the British version of fuck off?”
Matthias whistled. “Right you are.”
“Look, I can apologize again, but I think we both know that if I had to do it again, I would. You would have done it too because you and I are one and the same. And normally I’d be happy to indulge this little blood feud. Hell, anytime you want to throw hands or knives, I’m in. But right now I have a woman that needs protection. And I can’t let her down.”
There was a pause. “What do you need?”
And that was the kid. Direct and straight to the point. I needn’t have worried Matthias would be asleep. From what I’d managed to gather from Noah, Matthias, more than any of us, had struggled with the transition to civilian life. He still slept like he could be called on a mission anytime, getting no more than three or four hours a night. I understood the reasoning. That feeling of always being on edge. But there was only so long that the kid could do that. Sooner or later he would crash.
“The Jewel of the Sea. Have you been able to find anything else on it?”
“I’ve been hunting. Mostly, you know the history behind it. It’s been in Diana’s family for generations. The thing is damn near priceless. Last appraisal was $50 million.”
I whistled low. “Jesus, no wonder Klinkov wants it.”
“Tell me about it. Your woman, she’s the rightful owner. With that diamond alone, her net worth is astonishing. I’m surprised her brothers haven’t tried to take her out.”
I clenched my jaw. “What the fuck?”
“Shit. That’s not what I meant. It was more of a philosophical thing. Diana’s great. Obviously I don’t want anything to happen to her.”
I snorted. The kid was even more antisocial than I was. “Fine. Tell me some stuff I don’t know.”
“Well, for starters,” Matthias warned, “I had a little unauthorized looky-loo around the ORUS files. I pinpointed a direct moment in time and got out hopefully before anyone knew I was there.”
Hell. The last thing we needed was one of Ian’s guys coming after us. “I thought you were the best?”
“I am. But Ian might’ve found someone better. That happens. Part of what keeps me the best is realizing I may not be the best hacker around anymore. So I’m not going to go poking where I don’t belong. At least not for too long anyway.”
“So what did you find?”
