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With a shudder and a few curses, I sank back to the bed. I wasn’t just trembling all over—I was vibrating, every nerve in my body alight with electric pleasure.
“Oh, fuck…” I murmured.
Cory laughed softly, and I gasped as he slipped his fingers free. Then he was over me again, his mouth on mine, and the whole room spun around us as we kissed while I slowly returned to earth.
After I didn’t know how long, I broke the kiss and met his gaze. I combed shaky fingers through his tousled hair. How was this real? How was Cory touching me like this and looking at me like that?
A smile flickered across his lips. Then he leaned down and…
God. How was Corykissingme like this? On the heels of sex that amazing? I wasn’t dead, was I?
No, I was pretty sure I wasn’t dead. But I still couldn’t believe this was real.
Slowly, though, as we lazily made out, the dust settled and smoke cleared.
And as they did, a cold ball of lead swelled beneath my ribs.
Thiswasreal. And I suddenly wasn’t so sure it should’ve been.
What had we just done?
Yeah, it was hot, and no, I’d never been averse to jumping into bed with someone. But was this really what I wantedwith Cory?We were friends. What if sex screwed that up? Especially since there’d been a moment or two where it had felt dangerously close to making love, and I was terrified that had been one-sided. That this had just been sex for Cory.
I had no idea where I stood with him now. No idea where this would leave us. We needed to have a conversation now, and I was suddenly afraid that conversation would end with him farther out of my reach than he’d been before.
What if the most amazing sex I’ve ever had was just a hookup for him?
Shit. We should’ve talked beforehand. At least made sure we were on the same page about what this was and what it wasn’t.
What if we want different things, and the air between us gets weird now?
Damn it. I needed to go. I wanted to be here more than anywhere else in the world, but I needed to get as far away from here as I could so I could gather my thoughts and figure out how to do damage control. I needed to think, and I couldn’t think while I was naked in Cory’s arms.
What if we—
A familiar crackle of electricity had my eyes flying open, and I jumped a split second before Andras appeared on my shoulder. A glance around, and I found Raziel hovering between us above the pillows.
I scrambled up and pulled the sheet up to my waist. “What the fuck? What are you guys—what the fuck?”
Cory also sat up, his eyes wide and cheeks red as he, too, covered himself. He swallowed, gaze flicking back and forth between Andras and Raziel. When he met my eyes, confusion filled his expression, but there was something else, too. Something more raw. Hurt? Then he spoke, and yeah, there was some pain there: “What’s going on?”
I shook my head. “I have no idea. I thought…” I peered at Andras. “I thought you two were supposed to be gone after I…” I gestured at Cory and myself. Cory’s lips thinned, the hurt in his expression shifting to something frostier and more closed off.
“We’re here to find you a companion,” Raziel said cheerfully, oblivious to the air turning weird between Cory and me. “Our work isn’t done!”
“But you said…” I shook myself. “You said you were here to get me laid.”
“And find you a companion.” Andras gave a derisive snort. “Doesanyonearound here read the briefings? Or at least the fecking contract you signed?”
“But isn’t…” I stared at him. Then at Raziel. Then at Cory.
And my heart sank.
Oh. Well. I guess that settled that. Good thing I hadn’t gotten around to spilling my guts to Cory and telling him I wanted something more, because if Andras and Raziel were here, then…
Then I guess I had my answer.
But then I realized that all the heat in Cory’s expression—all the warmth, the affection, the hunger—was gone, though I couldn’t decide if he looked ready to break or ready to lose his temper. Maybe both.
