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His lips tightened and he"I can’t focus on what I have to do and worry about you" He started to get up

She wrapped her arht We need to talk I’m FBI, Blake I don’t need you to worry about me"

"Believe me, Kara I’m crystal clear on what your job is"

"Are you? Because all this talk about protecting me says you’re not"

"I am And it’s part of why--" He stopped himself before he said too much "You think because you’re FBI you kno to stay alive You don’t Not with Alvarez So I’ll do it for you You’re out, Kara" His gut clenched, waiting for the i hiet out on your own or I’ll blow your cover and force you out"

"What?" she gasped, shoving off the bed to whirl on hier "I trusted you and you’re threatening to exposeyou alive"

"Oh right Mr Death Wish hiame, Blake You expose me and I’ll damn sure expose you"

S out, Kara, and you won’t get the chance to expose me"

"You underestied and asleep in Denver Who else will you underestimate and end up dead while Alvarez is still alive?"

Double s through his veins She’d hit ten nerves, all of which had been raw since the night Whitney had died "You’re right I underestimated you and you aren’t the first" He’d underestimated too many people, or Whitney would be alive today "I won’t take the risk and I won’t do it again You’re getting out"

"Not without et yourself killed I ht now, Blake, but I know you are trying to be a hero I’ent You have my back I have your back That’s how this works That’s how it is"

She hit the big nerve, the raw, throbbing, aching one he wished he could just bury in the hell of his past, and Blake snapped He grabbed her and took her down on the bed, covering her body with his, fighting a memory that was sure to shred hirowled "Not ever again Do you understand ht," she said, her voice quavering "Translation You want a fk buddy and nothing oes ahen you want her to go away Check Check Get offaway at hiet off of her He didn’t want to hurt her He didn’t want her to go away "I’m sorry," he breathed out "Kara…I’ this all wrong I’ers curled on his cheek "I’d rather have you byme I’d rather not be alone in this anyain"

Alone He felt the ache in that hen she said it Her fa He wanted to et her sister back, noperson to count on"

"Because you expect to die"

"Because I’ willing to die and wishing you were dead"

He inhaled sharply and lifted his head to look at her She saw toothe truth "And that’s why you’re a probleain and daerous He had to find his control again He had to do it now

Hisher deeply, drawing in her sweet honey flavor There was a desperation to his kiss, a need to get to that familiar place where there was only pleasure and escape Blake skih, full brsts, and she rewarded him with a sexy half moan, half pant, that thickened his ck and set his blood on fire Burning up, urgently wanting to be inside her, Blake shoved off the bed, shackled her legs and dragged her to the edge

Wasting no tie him, he undressed her The sooner she was naked, the sooner he could feel pleasure and escape, not pain and the other things she stirred inside him that he refused to name And still, with every touch, with every brush of their eyes, more than sex stirred in the air, in his body In his chest

He undressed, and disposed of his gun on the nightstand, and while it could protect them from enemies, he wasn’t sure ould protect him from Kara She’d seduced hiain and he was desperate to gain back the control she’d stolen His knees hit theher to her side, her back to his front, his body cradling hers He didn’t want to look into her eyes, deter a small piece of hell He nipped her ear "Are you ready for ers in the wet heat of her sex that told him her arousal matched his