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It took us both a couple of seconds before each of us took a shaky breath.
“Jesus Christ, woman!” I gasped, wiping the powder from my eyes, holding her pinned against the floor with my full weight on her. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?”
Relief momentarily replaced the fear that had been etched on her face—before it turned to anger.
“Get off me!” She struggled beneath me, her wide-eyed gaze locked on mine. “I thought you were one of them!”
She expected an attacker, not me.
“Clearly,” I muttered, easing my grip on her hair but remaining poised above her. I hovered over her, my face just above hers.
Our lips just inches apart.
The proximity of our bodies sent a jolt of electricity through me.
Her breath came in shallow pants, and her chest heaved with each exhale, pressing against mine. The urge to kiss her was overwhelming, and I wasn’t sure how much longer I could restrain myself. “You’re safe.”
“Safe?” she scoffed, lowered her eyes to my lips, and huffed. “You’re suffocating me.” Her chest heaved against mine again, and I couldn’t help but let my eyes roam lower.
The shirt I’d given her had a wide hem, so her creamy shoulder and milky white cleavage were clearly visible.
My dick stirred.
Even in the midst of this chaos, she was a force to be reckoned with—her fair hair framing her face like a halo and her eyes burning with defiance.
The way she’d been ready to fight off intruders with nothing but a fire extinguisher and a shit ton of grit stirred something deep within me.
I wanted her.
Plain and simple.
“I’m protecting you.”
She stared at me with narrowed eyes, then relaxed. “Fine,” she agreed, her voice unsteady. “But if any more of them come for us, I won’t stand back and wait—no matter what you tell me.”
“Neither will I.” The words came out rougher than I intended, betraying the desire that ran through my veins, threatening to consume me.
But now wasn’t the time for that.
I had to focus on keeping us alive and finding out who was behind this attack.
And how they got inside undetected.
Or who the traitor was who helped them.
“Are you going to let me get up?” she asked, her voice wavering with vulnerability beneath the bravado.
“Can I trust you not to attack me again?” I countered, searching her eyes for any signs of shock or terror.
“Only if you promise to be good,” she retorted, a hint of a smile breaking through.
Feisty and resilient…and borderline funny.
A heady mixture.
Fucking irresistible.
“Deal,” I whispered, then eased off of her but hovered over her.
