Lethal Lies
Page 36
All right. “Then wanted. You’re wanted by the law.”
He didn’t answer.
That was an answer, wasn’t it? Oh, man. What had she done? “Leave now. Leave, and I’ll take down all the posts about you.” She didn’t know him. Maybe she never had. For the first time, fear—the real kind—shivered down her spine. He was certainly more dangerous than anything else out there.
“Too late,” he gritted out.
“I-I’m . . . sorry.” The words breathed out of her as self-preservation took over. The man was one long line of coiled strength, and she didn’t stand a chance in a fight, even on her best day. They were alone in her hotel room, and she had no friends near. Could she scream?
He blinked. His eyes darkened, and somehow, his jaw hardened visibly. “Don’t be afraid of me.”
“I’m not,” she shot back, lying instantly. “This was a mistake. I know that now.” It wasn’t her first time trying to survive danger, and it probably wouldn’t be her last. “Just leave. Please.” She’d find the baby on her own.
“Too late.” Regret twisted his lip.
Oh God. What did that mean? Too late? What would he do? Adrenaline jolted through her veins. She opened her mouth to scream and had barely sucked in air when his mouth crashed down on hers.
His touch was too carnal to be called a kiss. She fragmented, splintering into pieces. Fire swept her, lighting her body on fire even as her mind rebelled. Her nipples sharpened, and her knees weakened, but alarm bells clanged throughout her head. The disconnect between her feelings and her thoughts nearly dropped her to the ground.
He held her upright and in place.
His touch, his taste, his smell was so familiar her mouth moved beneath his, and her hands rose to his chest. Instead of pushing him away, her fingers curled into the leather jacket. It had been so long. Her body separating from her brain, she kissed him back, tilting her head to take more of him.
He growled low, and the sound reverberated into her mouth and down her body.
Her abdomen rolled and clenched, need flaring through her so quickly she gasped. What was she doing? No. God. She had to end this. With a muffled sob, she wrenched her head to the side. “Stop,” she breathed.
He stiffened, his head lifting very slightly. Grasping her chin with a firm grip, he turned her to face him again. “No screaming.”
She gulped.
“I won’t hurt you.” His eyes had darkened to the hue of a night sky right before the moon softened the dark. Now lust glimmered there along with the anger that hadn’t disappeared.
She swallowed, trapped. Her lungs completely gave up the fight and stopped working. She couldn’t breathe. God, she couldn’t breathe. “Okay.” Tears filled her eyes.
“Noni.” His voice gentled to the tone she remembered. “I promise. You’ll be safe.”
Her mouth went dry, so she just nodded.
“We have to go. Now. Tell me you get me.” His hoarse growl rumbled between them, his breath brushing her lips.
A shiver took her, head to toe, while all the areas in between heated. “Why?” she breathed, not nearly as forcefully as she’d like. He brought out a vulnerability in her that she had explored while in the safety of his touch, and then he’d left. The vulnerability remained, and she tried to hide it, even though he’d just become the thing to fear. Her chin lifted. There was strength in survival, and oh. She knew how to survive.
He jerked his head to the side, his attention focused on the door. His body stiffened, and he released her suddenly, moving back for the window. “Get your bag.”
What did he hear?
The urgency in his voice propelled her toward the laptop and bag. Her stomach cramping and her breath quickening, she grabbed them and moved toward him. If she got outside, could she get away from him?
The window burst open with a loud shatter, spraying glass.
Denver turned and leaped for her, tackling her to the floor. She hit with a hard thump, struggling against him. Pain flashed from her hip.
He covered her, and the entire room exploded.
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