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The remnants of the powder clung to us like snow, a stark reminder of what had just happened, and how easily it could’ve gone wrong.
I helped her up, and a zing of energy shot up my arm when she grabbed my hand.
Her pupils dilated when she was upright, the sexual tension between us palpable, filling the air with a charged energy that threatened to ignite at any moment.
“Stay close,” I commanded, my voice hoarse with barely restrained lust. “I won’t let anything happen to you.”
“Likewise,” she replied, a sassy smile playing at the corners of her lips.
And in that moment, I knew that despite the danger I was facing.
Despite me holding her hostage.
Despite all obstacles.
I would make her mine.
There was a connection between us that couldn’t be denied—one forged somewhere between me rendering her unconscious and her crying in my arms.
And whatever lay ahead, I would do everything in my power to keep her safe—and explore the passion between us that burned hotter than any fire.
I looked down at her.
Her eyes were dancing with mischief.
“What?”
“Nothing.” She chuckled.
I couldn’t believe she had the nerve to laugh at me. I tried to wipe the powder from my face. “You think this is funny?” I growled, struggling to keep my anger in check.
“Maybe a little,” she admitted, biting her lip to stifle her laughter. “You look like you’ve been caught in a snow globe.”
“You’re enjoying this a little too much, Mia Stellina.”
Then I remembered the knock I’d heard right before I breached the door. “Did you knock on the door to the closet?”
Her face turned serious, and she avoided looking at me.
My heart pounded in my chest, furious that she had put herself in danger for such a ridiculous reason.
I raised her chin with my finger until her eyes met mine. “What about ‘DO NOT FUCKING MOVE,’ don’t you understand?”
Her eyes narrowed, and she jutted out her chin, dislodging my finger.
“I don’t take orders from you,” she said, suddenly serious. “And by the way, you can thank me later for saving your bacon—again. I did it to get their attention away from the door—and you. I thought if they were focused on me, you’d at least have a chance not to get killed as soon as you walked in as if you were bulletproof.”
My breath caught in my throat as I realized what she was saying. She’d risked her life to save mine.
Again.
Somehow this made me even more angry.
My life didn’t matter.
Hers did.
I leaned down until our noses touched. “You shouldn’t have done that,” I said quietly, my voice dark. “This wasn’t my first ambush, and it will likely not be the last. What you did was dangerous and plain stupid.”
