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She rocked her hips upward just as he withdrew, only to thrust forward again He rewarded her efforts with e, until she no longer knew anything except the slide of his skin against hers, his body in hers Trying to anchor herself in the swirling vortex of pleasure, she dug her fingers into his hips and held on, loving the flex and play of hisher lover’s narowled soether in a final explosion of pulsing heat
She cried out at the beauty of it all as Lareainst her neck Then abruptly, he withdrew from more than just her body
As he disappeared into the bathroo at all to do with the air-conditioning
Chapter 13
Duke sipped his third cup of coffee, needing the jolt of caffeine to stay awake He’d been parked outside of Sasha Willis’s hotel for over an hour now, and it looked as if he had a long night ahead of hi him to keep a closer eye on what the new administrator was up to so he could report to the others at their lanced at his watch Make that today, since it was now after ht
Earlier, he’d followed her to a barbecue at Lacey Sebastian’s place Most of the local Paladins had shown up for the festivities along with their pet Others No surprise there since one of the Sebastians--Lacey--was shacked up with one of those freaks
The Willis woman had taken a cab to the party, so he’d expected her to call another one to take her back to the hotel Instead, she’d walked out with Lonzo Jones and his Other roommate, Larem Yeah, that crazy Kalith had even lifted her up into the truck cab She hadn’t looked happy about having him touch her--it spoke well of her
Afterward, Duke had hung back toher cab fare But that wasn’t how it played out Once they reached the hotel, Lareain put his hands around her waist and set her back down on the pavement This tiered a little too long
Lonzo had taken off right after that, leaving the two of the inside, though, Lareed her around the corner into a pool of shadows Duke had actually spilled part of his coffee in his lap out of shock at what happened next
Sasha had not only let the Other kiss her, but Duke wouldn’t have been surprised if she’d let the Kalith fuck her right there up against the wall How sick was that? He used his cell phone to snap a couple of pictures to forward to his contact
How could yet another human woman allow herself to be used by one of those crazies? She had to knohat he was Furious, he’d driven by and taken a potshot at Lareun, the only weapon he’d had with him He’d aimed at the back of Larem’s head, but he’d been off by a couple of inches Still, it was fun watching the lovebirds go diving for the ground
Knowing the Kalith’s uncanny night vision, Duke had taken off right after to avoid being recognized He’d driven to the rear of the hotel to park and then slipped into a back corner of the lobby just in time to see Sasha and Lare around for fifteen ht a cup of coffee and headed back out into the night He’d circled the block until a parking spot opened up that would give him an unobstructed view of the hotel’s front entrance Sure, Lare direction if he was heading home
Duke’s orders had been to watch, and that hat he was doing Once he kne long Lareo hoh he had little info about the group that had contacted hied by this developun, staring down the sights at the bright light pouring out of the hotel entrance
Too bad it wasn’t a real gun instead of a wannabe weapon He i the center of Lare in a spray of red blood instead of blue paint Yeah, that would feel daination had conjured up the alien, Lareh to zip his jacket before shoving his hands in his pockets and walking off into the darkness It was damn well about time the freak left Duke checked his watch The bastard had been inside for close to two hours Plenty of tiet it on with the Willis wonition If he hurried, he’d have enough ti to Whidbey Island in thewith a new set of orders to follow, ones that involved settling the problem of the Kalith perht of the sidewalk, preferring to keep to the shadows It definitely fit his hts overhead He could’ve flagged down a cab, but he figured he stood a better chance of outdistancing the de at his heels if he walked home
What kind of fool leaves the warh the daht? His kind, evidently Even now, it was all he could do not to go back and beg Sasha to forgive hi off as soon as
As what? As soon as he’d poured everything he had, everything he was, into her? He’d planned to show her how good it could be between the far more important about himself: he was a fool And not just an ordinary fool No, he was the kind who ed to destroy his own honor and hurt the woman he cared about, all at the saood for Sasha that she’d never forget him Fine He’d accomplished that, because the sex had certainly been spectacular What he hadn’t counted on was the eed between theot skin-to-skin, he’d been able to sense what pleased her and then what pleased her even more How she liked to be touched and tasted, how hard and fast she liked to be taken, and how she’d clung to him as they’d both found sweet release
But he’d also kno much she’d hurt when he’d turned away from her, unable to face what he’d done Oh, she’d hidden it well, agreeing that it was best he leave so they could both get some rest She had reports to write, and LarePaladins Besides, Lonzo ht return home and worry about where his roommate was