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Maddie gazes up at him, her fear shifting to awe. She nods once, hesitantly, and then separates from me and walks away. She looks back at us as she moves down the hall towards the rest of the guests.
“What in the hell were you thinking?” Luka asks, grabbing me by the waist and pinning me back against the wall.
His words are gruff, but his hands are gentle and warm. He caresses my waist and hip in slow, sensuous circles, breathing heavily.
“I thought the guards might grab you, too,” he whispers, leaning down until his forehead is pressed against mine. “I thought they might get rid of you for being too much trouble.”
“I had to help her,” I say sharply. “They were going to kill her.”
“They could have killed you,” Luka bites back. “That silly girl isn’t worth a hair on your head; do you hear me?”
“We have to save them.”
Luka’s eyes go wide and then he drags a hand down his face. “Clearly, you didn’t hear me.”
“I did hear you, but I disagree.”
Suddenly, Luka’s hand is wrapped around my neck and he is tipping me back, back into a kiss.
His lips are soft but demanding, opening my mouth so he can flick his tongue against mine. I go fluid in his arms, unaware of how desperate I was for this connection until now. He steps forward, his hips grinding into mine, hitting me in all the right spots until I moan against his mouth.
When he pulls away, I gasp like a deep-sea diver who just lost her oxygen.
“My priority is you,” he says, firmly, brushing his nose against mine. “And only you. I don’t care about anyone else.”
I’m still dizzy from our kiss, but I push him away and shake my head. “We can’t just walk away and let them be sold.”
“You are my wife,” Luka growls in a low voice. “You are my priority.”
“They could all be somebody’s wife, too,” I argue. “They probably have people who love them wondering where they are. Doesn’t that matter to you?”
Luka tips his head back and stares at the ceiling, blowing out a frustrated breath, and then turns his green eyes on me in a glare. “First, you were mad at me for coming here to save you in the first place, and now you want me to save everyone?”
“I wasn’t mad you came to save me, so don’t twist my words.” I jab a finger into his muscled chest, and Luka looks down at it, a warning in his narrowed eyes. “But now that you are here, why can’t we shut this entire operation down?”
“Because I’m alone and without weapons,” he says between gritted teeth. “Our only chance of getting out of here alive is for me to bid on you and hope no one realizes we are already married.”
I cross my arms over my chest. “We have to at least try.”
Luka huffs and opens his mouth to argue, but there is a small cough from the far end of the hallway.
Edgar has turned the corner, his hands folded behind his back calmly, but there is a question in his eyes.
“Sir?” he asks, turning to Luka. “Is everything okay?”
He must have heard our whispered argument, and I can only hope he was too far away to hear any vital details.
“Fine,” Luka says dismissively, scowling.
I slide away from him, looking horrified. “We were just having a discussion.”
“About what he plans to do to me later,” I say, stealing a line from Maddie.
Edgar lifts his eyebrows in amusement. “Well, until then, why don’t we have you both rejoin the party?” he says, nodding for us to follow him back towards the bar.
“I was going to have a smoke,” Luka says, pulling a cigarette from his pocket. “Or is that not allowed?”
“Of course it is allowed,” Edgar says. “I will fetch a woman to accompany you.”
