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My hand freezes. “You can’t be serious.”
“Not really. I know it’s not possible. But it would solve a lot of issues for me. Giving you up is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do.”
“Stop. We’re not having this conversation. It would never fly with anyone. Least of all me or Tobias.”
Her shoulders sag beneath my hands. “It was a dumb thing to say. But I can’t imagine my life without you. Is it wrong of me to tell you that?”
I loosen my tie and drag a hand through my hair in frustration. “It’s not wrong. I just hate that I can’t do anything about it.”
I resume the massage, carefully working the tension loose in her neck and shoulders. When she lets out a groan, I can’t help but fist my hand in her hair. “Stop making those sounds if you know what’s good for you.”
I loosen my grip on her hair, and she lets her head fall back, so she’s looking up at me. “I want you.”
“Don’t say that.”
I bend down, intent on kissing her forehead, but something snaps in me, and I take her mouth in a searing kiss.
She responds immediately, her lips soft and warm against mine. Her taste is still intoxicating, and with every swipe of my tongue, I want more. My hands wander from her shoulders down to cup her breasts, and her nipples tighten beneath my palms.
The beep of a card being scanned at the door registers almost a second too late, but I pull away before the door opens. A whimper leaves her throat, and I silently curse myself for being so weak.
I sprint back to the table and sit in front of my computer as Tobias strolls in.
“What’s going on here?” he asks, looking from Bellamy to me.
“Owen was just helping me with a knot in my neck.”
Tobias looks skeptical, and I pray he doesn’t shoot me. The silence is deafening as he looks between the two of us. Squaring his shoulders, he turns his back on her and stares at me.
“Your friend was right. Someone is feeding false but believable information to the authorities. I’ve laid some traps to find out who in my organization it might be.”
His voice doesn’t indicate that he suspects anything was going on, and I relax.
Until he sits next to Bellamy.
“Do I need to remind you that you’re still to be my wife?” Tobias asks in a low voice, still loud enough for me to hear.
She huffs and stands, not bothering to give him an answer. “I’m going back to bed.”
“Stop.” Tobias rises as he speaks, and she looks at him with a glare. “Pack a bag in case we need to change locations in a hurry. I gathered some of your things from your room at my parents’ house, and the police returned your phone as well.” He pulls the device out of his pocket and hands it to her.
I ignore the anger that bubbles up at his tone, and I put my phone to my ear to alert Matteo that we might be moving.
When I’m off the call, Tobias points a finger at me. “Keep your hands off her or I’ll break every bone in them.”
I snort. There’s no way he could take me in a fight. But when he starts for me, I hold up my hands. “Calm down. Her neck was so tight she couldn’t move her head. I just helped her with a knot like she said.”
“Tell that to the lipstick smudge on your face.”
Fuck. I instinctively lift a hand to wipe it away as he stalks toward me.
“If we weren’t in the middle of a crisis where I clearly need your skills, you would not be standing right now.”
“Lucky me,” I mutter, holding up my hands.
“Calm down, mate,” I say, trying to reason with him. “We weren’t doing anything. She kissed me to say thank you. It’s instinct. We’ve been kissing for years.”
He snarls as he stops in front of me, and for a moment, I think he’s considering throwing me out the window. My reminder that I’ve been fucking his fiancée for nearly a decade is probably not helping my case any.
