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I guess that should’ve been done right after we had sex, but I was completely drained, unable to do much more than curl up in his protective arms and go to sleep. I didn’t even get a chance to replace all the water I lost due to sweating, so my urine is dark when it comes out.
I cup my hands under the tap after washing them in the sink, drinking until I feel like a water balloon. With water sloshing in my belly, I waddle back to bed. I fall onto the mattress and Nikolai pulls me back into his incredible warmth with a sleepy grunt.
We fall back asleep for a few more hours, as though the dangers outside these four little walls simply don’t exist. I know Nikolai would jump into action the second any sign of danger emerged, but there’s been nothing since we arrived.
All is safe in this city, at least for the time being.
We lie in bed, our bodies fitting together like puzzle pieces, as the sun rises and makes a successful attempt to wake us by peeking through the curtain and falling across our faces. Nikolai is the first to stir, and then I wake up, peeling myself off him once again.
I’m reluctant to leave bed completely, but I don’t have to. He jumps up, immediately starting the coffee machine and assuring me that he will get something for me to eat.
“Just relax, my darling,” he says as he walks toward the curtains and opens them, standing in front of the window completely naked.
His body is magnificent, but I don’t want to share it with anyone else. “Get away from the window before someone sees you,” I say, my words tinged with jealousy.
“Just wanted to see if we were facing the street or not,” he replies, closing the curtains and stepping back. “It’s safer not to be.”
“Are we?” I ask, sitting up and pulling the covers over my naked body. I don’t feel quite as comfortable exposing myself as he does. I do envy his confidence, though.
“We’re facing the courtyard in the center of the building, so we’re safe unless the Cartel happens to rent a room on the other side. Then, we’re probably going to need more guns than the one I brought.”
I pout. “I hope not, because you wasted all your ammo shooting up that bar before we left.”
He laughs, leaning over to check on the coffee as it starts to fill the pot. “I brought a few boxes of rounds for that gun, actually, but we are going to need more than that, and you should probably learn how to shoot before we challenge the Cartel.”
“You think it’ll come down to that?”
He shrugs. “I hope not, but your safety is my first priority.”
My heart melts when he says that, and I try not to show that I’m swooning over his words and I hide my face behind the blanket. My smiles gives it away, though, and he grins along with me, walking over to the bed and sitting down next to me.
“You’re too cute,” he says, pinching me beneath the covers.
I laugh, jumping up and trying to get away from his hand. “Stop it,” I giggle.
“No, I think I like this game,” he teases, his green eyes sparkling with joy. He reaches out to me again, and I playfully slap his hand away.
“You’re too much,” I declare, my face growing hot as he reaches for me once more.
“And you love it,” he replies, his grin vanishing as his eyes lock onto mine. The room grows still, and the energy changes. The playful atmosphere becomes charged with something more intense, more important.
It scares me. I’m not ready to feel this way for a man I don’t know all that much about.
Maybe it’s the mystery that’s making me feel this way.
Maybe it’s not… love.
No, it’d be too soon. It wouldn’t be possible.
“I think I kind of like you,” I whisper, feeling a connection that goes beyond physical attraction. It’s like we’re drawn together by forces neither of us can control.
He reaches out, his fingers gently brushing a strand of hair from my face. The touch sends a shiver down my spine, and my breath catches in my throat.
“Maybe I like you too,” he says softly, his Russian accent making the words sound like poetry.
I can’t help but lean into his touch, craving more. He seems to understand, because he draws me closer, his arms wrapping around me as his lips find mine.
The kiss is gentle at first, exploring the places in my mouth he discovered last night. But soon it deepens, becoming more urgent. He nearly falls on top of me before we break apart.
