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Nigel’s eyes were bugging out of his head.
Shit! Things were going to go from bad to worse if I didn’t do something now. I reached out to rest my hand on Zayn’s arm, my fingers touching the tanned skin that now had a silvery sheen to it. I couldn’t use another sleeping spell, not with Nigel right here, so I tried to calm his beast instead, sending out magic tendrils of soothing energy to help the angry serpent underneath retreat. I hoped it was enough.
It was. The silver in Zayn’s eyes faded back to their normal blue-gray, and the silver sheen disappeared from his skin. Just in time, too, as the building’s single security guard, a minotaur named Mateo, was coming around the corner.
“You again.” Mateo eyed Zayn with disgust. “Why does every noise complaint end up being you?”
I stepped out in front of Zayn. “It’s not him. He’s only protecting me.” I gestured to Nigel. “He’s the problem.”
“Look, Sybil,” Nigel started. “I’m being reasonable and generous—”
“Reasonable and generous?” I yelled, losing my temper. “You’re disturbing the entire building because I told you I won’t have a kid with you. I barely even know you. We haven’t talked in over a decade.” I pointed down the hall. “Get out. The next time I see you, I’m calling the cops.”
“Enough!” Mateo approached Nigel. “You need to leave. Now.”
“Fine.” Nigel glowered at me. “This isn’t over, Sybil.” Then he stomped away.
The guard turned to me. “I’ll make sure the front desk doesn’t let him in again.”
“Thank you.”
He narrowed his eyes at Zayn before walking away.
Alone again, Zayn knelt in front of me, holding my arm, which had red marks on it from Nigel’s grip.
“You’re hurt.”
“It’s nothing,” I said. After a pause I asked, “Why did you tell him I lived here?”
“So if he returns looking for you again, he’ll knock on my door instead of yours. I’ll teach him a lesson.”
I chuckled. “Thank you. Now I feel bad for calling security on you before.”
“So that was you.”
“Yup. Sorry.”
“I know how you could make it up to me…”
“Yeah?”
He stood, and his grip on my hand tightened, pulling me so that I lost my balance, and stumbled into him. His grin had thrills shooting up and down my spine as he hauled me against his body.
“Yeah.”
Zayn pressed his parted lips to mine. A rush of giddiness had my breath catching as I melted, clinging desperately to him. Strong arms held me up as my knees buckled. His fingers traced up my back and skimmed the nape of my neck before tangling in my hair to hold me in place.
I whimpered into his mouth, and he swallowed the sound. He tilted my head and devoured me, his tongue parting my lips and claiming my mouth. I felt the intrusion all the way down in my belly. It burned like wildfire and filled me with a need I couldn’t deny.
Then he was moving down my neck, his hand pulling my head gently but insistently back to expose my throat to him. I closed my eyes, allowed my lips to part, and let the feelings roll over me. Every nibble of his lips down my neck was like an electric thrill.
I clung to him, my palms enjoying the smooth heat of his skin over tight muscles. And I wasn’t the only one exploring. He caressed my hip before sliding his hand down to grab my ass. A thick thigh pressed between my legs, and I moaned again into his mouth.
He groaned as he pulled away, leaving me panting.
“Thank you, Kitten. I think we are even now.”
Then he released his grip. I put a hand to the wall to steady myself as lust continued to swirl around me, overwhelming my senses. He kept his hold on me for a second longer, like he didn’t want to let go. Then he was gone.
