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“But Dante walked in,” I say. I know the exact moment because I wanted to kiss her too.
“Would you have let me?” she asks.
I turn to her, brushing the hair from her face. “Tessa, you’re in enough danger. Kissing me would make everything so complicated.”
She blushes. “You’re right. Sorry, I’m a mess.” She stands. “Oh god, I’m so embarrassed.”
I rise to my feet, pulling her to look at me. “Don’t be. I’m not saying I don’t want to. I do. It’s just—”
“You do?” she asks, her eyes hopeful. I nod. We stare at each other for a moment, and then I move closer, unable to stop myself. She moves too, until our lips are a breath apart.
“I do,” I confirm. I gently brush her lips with my own, and she inhales sharply. Cupping her face in my hands, I do it again, this time letting my lips linger. She opens, giving me access, and I close my mouth over hers in a gentle, slow kiss.
TESSA
We’re kissing. We’re actually kissing, and it feels so good, like I’m alive again. My entire body tingles, and when he swipes his tongue against mine, I curl my toes. I’ve never felt like this, and I don’t want the moment to end, so I push my hands under his T-shirt, feeling his warm, smooth skin. I run them over his hard chest, desperate to feel his body against my own. As if he’s read my mind, he reaches for the hem of his shirt and tugs it over his head, briefly breaking our kiss. He skims my shoulders with his hands and my bra straps fall. He stops kissing me and rests his forehead against mine, looking down at my breasts. I pull the bra down completely, then I take his hands and guide them there. He cups them, rubbing his thumbs over my nipples, and I want to cry out in pleasure. His hands feel so good, so gentle.
I walk backwards until my legs hit the edge of the bed. I tug the button on his jeans, popping it open, and then I slide back onto the bed. He stands before me, and I rest on my elbows, watching as he removes his jeans, then his boxers. His body is perfect, from his muscled chest to his tight abs. My eyes trail down to his erection as he swoops down and grabs his wallet from his jeans. He pulls out a condom and rips open the packet. He rolls it down over his shaft before crawling between my legs and settling there.
“You sure about this?” he asks, kissing me, and I nod. I’ve never been surer of anything. I’m going to make the most of my two nights of freedom, and then I’m going to free myself forever. I’m going to join Emerson.
CHAPTER SEVEN
NERO
I wake and stretch out. Tessa is naked beside me, lying on her stomach. We spent the entire night worshipping each other, and now, reality is setting in. Because despite all my training and experience, I don’t know how to handle falling for someone while I’m on the job. They don’t tell you what to do. They just tell you how to avoid it and then say that if you can’t, go with it, because once the job is complete, you’ll pack your shit and move on to the next. But as I count the bruises on her perfect skin—eighteen just on her back—I find myself trying to work out a way I get to keep her.
I go downstairs and call Callie. She’s my handler, so she’ll know what to do. “You didn’t call in last night,” she says. “I was getting worried.”
“Sorry. Dante flipped out. He made Tessa do a pregnancy test and, of course, she was negative. It didn’t go down well.”
“Shit. What’d he say?”
“He left town for a couple nights so I could work harder.” I give a humourless laugh. “Prick.”
“Where did he go? Is he doing business?”
“I don’t know. He beat the shit out of Tess and left.”
“So, what did you do?”
“That’s why I’m calling . . .”
“Oh, dear God, tell me you didn’t do what he asked.”
“Not completely. Well, as in, I used protection.”
“FUCK!” Callie yells. “Are you joking? You had sex with his wife?”
“I had permission,” I remind her.
“Not funny, Nero. So, now what?”
“I need to get her out of here.”
“No, no, you don’t. You leave like you were never there, and we find another way to get Dante.”
“I can’t, Callie. I can’t just walk away and leave her here knowing what he’s doing.”
