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I moved away from Teo so I could look into his eyes. ”You did?”
”There’s something wrong with that man,” he said. ”And I’m not going to wait around to find out what it is.”
”You think so?”
He rubbed his temple. ”I think there’s a chance that he’s a threat to your brother,” he said. ”And he’s all you really care about, right?”
”Yes.”
”I won’t hurt him,” he whispered in my ear, his low gravelly voice sending a shiver down my spine. ”I won’t let anyone hurt him. If this man is a threat to him, or he’s a threat to you, I’ll slit his throat myself.”
I swallowed hard, feeling a mix of fear and arousal. It was a dangerous game we were playing, and I knew that if I wanted to get to the bottom of this, I would have to be willing to risk everything.
”Thank you,” I said, my voice barely above a whisper.
Teo leaned in closer, his breath hot on my neck. ”You’re welcome,” he said, his lips brushing against my skin. ”You know I’ll do anything for you, right?”
”You hardly know me,” I replied.
”Wrong,” he said, his arm snaking down the side of my body, until he was holding me close. ”I see you. I see how determined you are, how smart. I see how hard you work. And it’s fucking hot.”
I felt myself tremble at his words. His body so close to mine, the low croak of his voice, it made me feel weak at the knees. I wanted to ask him if this was still a performance, if this was for the sake of selling it to my brother and his partner, but for a second, I didn’t think it mattered.
I was just going to enjoy it, even if it was all a lie.
”Do you mean it?” I asked him, even though I shouldn’t have. I didn’t want to know it if he didn’t.
”Yes,” he replied. ”I always mean everything I say.”
Maybe I was being stupid, but I completely believed him.
Before I could lose my nerve, I grabbed the front of Teo’s shirt and pulled him to me. The kiss was deep and hard, my tongue in his mouth, tasting him, reveling in his warmth. Teo’s hands were in my hair, pulling me even closer to him, one of them sliding down my back, until it reached my ass, squeezing it, pressing me against him. There was something animalistic about the way he kissed me, but it made me want him even more. I wanted him to take me right there in the open. I wanted to feel him inside of me. I wanted him to fuck me right there in the parking lot.
And I could tell that was exactly what he wanted, too.
But all too soon, he pulled away.
What the fuck was wrong with me?
”I’m sorry,” I said. ”I’m sorry, I…fuck, Teo, I…”
He tucked a strand of hair behind my ear, looking into my eyes. ”It’s okay,” he said. ”Do you want to go back to my place?”
Chapter Nineteen: Teo
I’vehadalotof stupid ideas in my life. They’ve all come back to bite in the ass. I know the importance of being careful and steadfast. I know how crucial it is to make sure I don’t get too close to other people, particularly those who might turn out to be liabilities.
But with Sofia, none of it mattered.
I didn’t want to take her to HQ. I wanted to take her back to my house, push her against the wall and kiss her until neither one of us could breathe.
I could feel the desire radiating off of her in waves. I could smell it. I could taste it. I could practically see it in the way her breath hitched in her throat whenever we were close to each other. I felt it, too. I felt the same desire that she was feeling. I felt it, and I didn’t care that it was potentially going to get me into trouble. I didn’t care that it was dangerous. I didn’t care that she could end up being a liability.
I didn’t care.
I just wanted her.
”Are you absolutely sure you want to go back to my place?” I asked, my grip around the wheel tightening.
