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He was at that damn mantle again. “What do you have?” he asked, turning.
“Squirrel, rabbit, fish. Fresh smoked sausage. Some wild turkey.” She smiled while his eyes lowered over her outfit. “Got the turkey at my last hunt.”
“Bring the rabbit and sausage. I have everything else.”
She set her bag down and fetched her charity basket, loading it up with meat.” She turned from the fridge and jumped at finding him there. He took the basket and she shut the fridge. “Not used to having a mannered adult male around.”
He fetched her bag as he went and headed for the door.
“I’m not cripple.”
“Oh, I know,” he assured. “Bring your guns and any other weapons you carry.”
Right. The cat five threat. Whichwasn’thim.
CHAPTER SEVEN
It was concerning how short the conversation was in 8-Bit’s head about where they’d go. The answer should have been the Hack House. But he’d decided his home. The one forbidden space he allowednobody. Not even The Twelve. He blamed the bathtub incident. Ever since he’d heard her in that tub, his dick began making decisions. One after another. And it seemed to be keeping its ultimate goal secret from him. It knew logic would not accommodate whatever it planned. Not with the non-sexual marriage scheme he’d already set up with her.
“This is my home,” he announced as he parked in the secluded cove. “I have enough equipment here to do what needs doing. The rest can be done from the Hack House where I usually work.” He shouldered her bag and hopped onto the pier, extending his hand to her. “I’ll return for the rest. I want you inside first.”
She eyed the hand-offer then took it. Good she knew when to be practical. And good that he got to touch her.
“Hack House. I like that.” Her grip was warm and strong as he pulled her onto the dock. “Ireallylove this seclusion you got.” He watched her as she looked all around. “Where’s the house?”
He pointed before them with a grin.
“Oh my God,” she laughed, finally seeing it. “It’s camouflaged! Now,thatisamazing!”
His dick agreed with her exuberance if nothing else. Clearly it intended to be wide awake for the rest of the night with her.
“Oh shit, this pier is making me dizzy,” she said with a giggle as they followed the zig-zag path.
“The outer perimeter of a home is its first defense. The longer it takes an intruder to get to it, the longer you have to prepare.”
“Oh. Now that’s smart.”
Every word she spoke passed through a sexual synthesizer in his head now. It was on a hunt for the sounds she’d made in the tub. And it was getting feral about it.
“Tera is my assistant,” he warned as they climbed the steps onto the porch.
“Tera?”
He looked down at her, catching the hint of anger in her curiosity. She’d heard a female name in Tera.
“She lives here?”
Possessive and jealous. What thatdidn’tdo for him. This was escalating fast. He needed to protect his plans before his dick wrecked them. Or at least renegotiate. Eventually, sex was in their plan, but he was far from needing or wanting it. But… that pleasure she’d started in the tub... that was an equation that needed finishing so the world could continue spinning.
“Itlives here,” he corrected. “Tera is short for Terabyte. The abbreviation I gave the AI system that controls my home.”
Her mouth formed an oval and his mind pumped his cock in and out of it. “You’re kidding!”
He pulled out his phone and opened his home security. “Tera, I’m home.”
A chuckle escaped when she jumped at the sound of the locks disengaging. “I gave Tera a couple of personalities to accommodate my moods,” he warned, opening the door, and shutting it after she entered. “I’ll let the nicer one meet you.”
“Thenicerone?” she whispered, amazed.
