“I told you to stay under the table.”
“I couldn’t leave you without backup,” she said.
“What were you going to do? If you swung that thing, you’d rip out all your stitches.”
They all jumped when the freezer door shuddered as, apparently, Vadim threw himself against it.
“Don’t worry. The walls are too thick for him to get out. He’s in there until he freezes to death.”
“While I appreciate the thought, Marishka,” Drake said, “I’d rather let the police handle this.”
Marishka snorted. “The police? He’s been dangling them along most of his life. I’ve been paying Mark O’Reilly protection money, and he can’t even keep scum like him and her brother from wrecking my place.”
“You were paying Mark? Why?”
“He kept Oksana’s goons from causing mischief and made it known that the Tasting Room was under his domain.”
“We’re cops, Marishka. We do that for free.”
She shrugged. “Paying Mark for a little extra security didn’t bother me. Think of it as him moonlighting. But when he couldn’t handle it anymore, I decided to take matters into my own hands.”
“You mean Nikolai didn’t hide the museum artifacts in the freezer?”
“No,” she said. “They’re in there. What’s left of them. He scattered them all over the country.”
“Great,” Pam said.
“Well, that’s out of my jurisdiction,” Drake said. “But if you don’t mind, I’d like you to call the police and tell them who you have in your freezer.”
“Aren’t you a cop?”
“I’m on vacation.”
Marishka raised an eyebrow. “You should try St. Petersburg. It’s nice this time of year.”
“Russia? Brrr.” Drake shivered.
“Florida,” she said and dialed 9-1-1.
Epilogue
Pam was on the phone with Darren when Drake came in with a Siberian husky puppy. Her wounds had healed, and she was going back to work full-time that night. With Chris in jail awaiting trial, his replacement made everyone’s hours a little more bearable.
“He’s going to be enormous,” she said, kissing Drake on the cheek while the puppy squirmed to smell his new owner.
“It was the only way I could get Andrej to forgive me. I had to find a home for the two stray cats that got dropped off at his clinic. I’m allergic. Luckily, your friend with the tea shop took them in.”
“Darren, I’ve got to go,” Pam said, holding one of the puppy’s massive paws in her hand. “Be safe. Just because Vadim is in prison doesn’t mean his reach is limited.”
She sighed as she hung up.
“He’s a big boy and a tough one,” Drake said, letting the puppy down to explore his new home.
“The puppy or Darren?”
“Both,” Drake said.
“What are we going to name him?”
“I was thinking Rocky.” Drake grinned.
“Rocky and Drago.” She shook her head. “I can see the two of you now.”
“I figured the puppy could keep you company when I’ve got to work late or go undercover.”
“Or keep you company when I’ve got crazy shifts at the hospital.”
“Exactly,” Drake said, taking her in his arms. “But I think we’re going to need a bigger place. What do you think about buying a house out in the suburbs, away from the city?”
Pam leaned her head on his shoulder as his hands reached under her shirt and slipped over her back. “I don’t mind the commute, but I will miss the food.”
“Marishka does takeout,” he said.
She pressed in closer and wrapped her arms around his strong chest, leaning into his loving caresses.
“She even said she’d cater our wedding.” Drake kissed her ear and nibbled on her earlobe when she cocked her head to give him access.
“Sounds good to me,” she sighed, rubbing her body against his, one hand moving toward his belt.
“The house or the catering?” he asked, reaching down to cup her backside to bring her closer.
“The house, the catering, the puppy, you, me...everything.” Pam brushed her lips against his and then moved her mouth over his in a raw and passionate kiss that left them both breathless.
Before she knew it, she was walking backward to the bedroom. They shed their clothes as they went. The puppy danced circles around them, catching each article of clothing as it fell.
When they tumbled into bed, the puppy joined them, holding Drake’s shoe in his mouth.
“Huskies are very smart,” Pam said.
“Yeah, if he’s so smart, why does he have my shoe in his mouth?”
“Do you really want this?” she asked. “A wife, a dog, a house?”
“Yes,” Drake said, kissing her forehead. “Yes,” he said, kissing her nose. “Yes,” he said, kissing her mouth until the dog dropped his shoe on his head and made a noise that sounded like “Arooo.”
“Did he just say ‘Yo, Adrian’?” Pam asked.
Drake tossed his shoe out the door, and the puppy raced to retrieve it.
“Can we start by training him not to eat footwear?” she asked.
Drake got up and closed the door. “In a few minutes,” he said. “Right now, I want to make up for some lost time.”
“So lie back,” Pam said, kissing down the hard planes of his chest.
Drake played with her hair, tightening his fingers when she licked the tip of his cock. She gripped him and swirled the flat side of her tongue over the head.
“Yeah,” he groaned, pulling her hair a bit. “Take all of it.”
“Impatient,” she teased, stroking him.
“Greedy,” he admitted.
Pam took his cock deep into her throat and worked her mouth up and down.
Drake’s toes curled, and his hands crushed the sheets.
Losing herself in the rhythm, she barely noticed his hips flexing up to meet her until he held her head tight and almost gagged her. She grazed her teeth against him in warning, and he immediately released her.
“Sorry. So sorry. Just can’t...argh.”
Pam decided to forgive him because he was so damn sexy when he lost control. Swallowing, she gave the reddened tip a final suck and kissed her way back up to his mouth.
“I like tasting me on your tongue,” he whispered and eased her onto her back. Her legs parted eagerly for his fingers, and they danced around her clit before strumming a fast rhythm inside her wet heat. He was still hard against her leg. She kept trying to turn to coax him inside her, but Drake’s weight pinned her to the bed. His fingers flicked faster. Pam’s moans were swallowed up by Drake’s mouth. Tightening her thighs against his arm, she rode out her orgasms with quick jerks of her body.
“Fuck me,” she whispered through hot and swollen lips.
Drake bent down and delved into her wetness.
Now it was her turn to grip the sheets and writhe.
“You taste like sunshine and honey,” he told her as he lapped at her sweetness.
Drake pushed his finger inside her as his tongue smoothed over the swollen clit.
“More,” she whispered.
He spread her legs wider and slipped a second finger in, slowly penetrating her, sucking on her engorged button.
“Drake,” Pam begged.
His fingers were coated slick with her need. Drake pushed her legs to her chest.
“Look how pretty you are,” he crooned in Russian.
“Take me,” she answered him in the same language.
He circled his finger around her anus, while his forearm kept her legs bent.
“What are you doing?” she gasped.
“Playing with you.” Drake put the slightest pressure on the small circle and used his slick fingers to probe inside.
Pam quivered.
“Just one finger for tonight.” He kissed the back of her knee and then bit it as his finger entered her. “Tomorrow, maybe I’ll do two. Until yo
u’re used to it. Then I’m going to put a vibrator in there and fuck you until I come.”
Pam wasn’t prepared for the surrender her body gave to him at his words. His finger filled her, tight but good. The nerve endings were on fire, but her eyes locked with Drake’s and the heat in them melted any resistance.
“I want you,” she said, playing with her breast. She pulled on her nipple and bit her lip. Pam even managed to lift her hips, and sighed as he probed deeper. Her eyes drifted closed in the sweet gratification his gentle touch was giving her.
“You undo me.”
She felt bereft for a moment when he left her. But then his big body crashed into hers.
“Yes.” His cock was just what she wanted.
Drake held her ankles wide while he slammed deep into her. “So...fucking...tight...wet...mine.”
Pam wasn’t sure if he was speaking Russian or English or both. His breath was harsh, the words guttural. There was a roaring in her ears that still couldn’t drown out the hard slap of their bodies. He took her rough and fast, pinning her in place with his cock.
She felt her old world shake away with each thrust. She was no longer a workaholic paying off student loans. She was powerful, loved, and desired. Pam shouted as a wave of joy and tenderness washed over her, as the friction built to a crescendo of bliss. Drake came with three deep thrusts that had her eyes rolling back in her head in satisfaction.
Letting her legs drop to either side of him, he held himself up on his elbows. He kissed one nipple and then the other.
“I’ll never get enough of you,” he said.
“I’m counting on that.” Pam ran her hands through his long, curly hair and kissed him until he was hard again.
Outside, the puppy scratched at the door.
“I should rescue my shoe,” Drake said.
“Later.” Pam pulled his head down to her breast.
The puppy found a way back in, but she was too happy to care—until he started on her shoes.
The End
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