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“No,” Liam says, and Mikey and Conor voice their agreement, but Shane holds a hand up to quiet us all, and like obedient little puppy dogs, we do as we’re told.
He walks back to his desk. “Did you at least get the information I asked for?”
“Yes,” I whisper.
He chews on his lip and sits down. “I’ve spoken to our contacts in NYPD and they’re dealing with the fallout. This is being pegged as a robbery that went wrong. Our names won’t be connected to anything. Fortunately, the hacker did something right and at least disabled the CCTV before you lot had your little party.”
We all sit there nodding at him and I’m wondering whether this is it. Is this what his brothers have been so worried about? But I sneak a look at their faces and realize it’s not the telling off they were worried about, it’s the fact that they’ve let him down. He asked us to handle this quietly, and we did the exact opposite.
“It really was my fault, Shane,” I say again. “Your brothers were protecting me because I was distracted. I’m sorry. It won’t happen again.”
Liam shakes his head and places his hand over mine.
“Enough!” Shane snaps. “It’s done. And it better not happen again. Ever.”
“It won’t,” Conor says, and the twins nod their agreement.
“Good. Now, you all look like shit. So, get out of here,” he snarls and we all stand.
“Not you, Hacker. Come here,” he growls as we all start to file out of his office.
I glance at his brothers and swallow. Conor winks at me reassuringly and Liam kisses my cheek before the two of them walk out of the room.
“Uh-oh, you’re in trouble now,” Mikey says quietly with a grin before kissing my forehead and following his brothers.
Heat is searing between my thighs as I walk to Shane’s desk and stand directly in front of him. Goosebumps prickle along my forearm beneath the cool cotton of the shirt I’m wearing. He pushes his chair back slightly and nods at the small amount of room he has created between him and his mahogany desk. I slide into the tight space, perching myself on the edge of the cool wood.
“Why did you do that?” he asks, rubbing a hand over the stubble on his jaw.
“Do what?”
“Try and take the fall for them. They’re grown men. They take responsibility for their own actions.”
“I know that. But I also know how much they hate to disappoint you. And they really were just looking out for me,” I say with a tremor in my voice as the heat of Shane’s gaze makes the warmth pool between my thighs. “They’ve had a rough day, and I wanted to protect them. The way they protect me. You know?”
“You care about them?” he asks matter-of-factly.
“Of course I do,” I can’t help but frown. “I care about all of your brothers.”
He eyes me suspiciously, and I glare at him. He is as hot as hell, but he’s also a moody asshole. “Is that all?” I ask before I suck in a breath.
His tongue darts out of his mouth and he licks his lower lip, making my inner walls clench at the sight. Jesus! Being so close to him is maddening. He makes me want to wrap my legs around his waist and beg him to fuck me.
“No,” he growls, lifting one hand and fingering one button of the shirt I’m wearing. “Why are you wearing my shirt, Hacker?”
I look down and swallow. Shit! This is his? Conor said he’d just grabbed it from the laundry, but I assumed it must have belonged to him. “I’m sorry. I didn’t realize. Conor gave it to me,” I whisper.
“Hmm?” he narrows his eyes at me as though he doesn’t believe me.
Asshole!
He obviously gets off on making me feel uncomfortable. Let’s see how he responds when the tables are turned. I lift my hands to the collar. “Would you like me to take it off?” I purr.
“Yes. Right now,” he growls, taking me entirely by surprise.
Shit!
I draw in a deep breath as I unbutton it slowly. My fingers tremble, making the task more difficult than usual. When I’m done, I slide the cotton over my bare skin until I’m sitting in only my panties, my almost naked body just inches from his. My nipples pebble under his gaze and heat creeps over my neck and cheeks. Why the hell didn’t I wear a bra?
