I copy Blaze, laying on my front and crawling under the canvas. He made it look so effortless, but it takes some wiggling to get my generous butt through the gap.
“Ah. Such a lovely, juicy problem to have.” Blaze gestures to my behind when I finally pop up beside him, dusting myself off. We’re tucked down the side of the bunkhouse tent, hidden from the rest of the camp.
I bite my lip. I know my body is rounded in ways a standard soldier’s isn’t. My butt is large, and my chest is generous. Not exactly something easy to hide or maneuver in tight spaces.
“Don’t worry, Sparkles, we can work with your gifts,” he winks, and my heart skips a beat.
“What gifts?” I ask, breathless.
He leans over and runs his fingertips down my side and rests them on my hip. My skin tingles where he touches me.
“These hips, for one. You’ve got something to grab onto.” I gasp as he squeezes my hips and drags me against his firm chest. I go willingly. “I can move you into whatever position I need.
“And these curves,” he continues, his gaze roving over my breasts, “can be used as a distraction.”
Blaze’s nostrils flare and his eyes glow with lust. “You’ve got the kind of body a soldier could get lost in.”
I bite my lip, my breath catching as his warm breath fans across my lips.
“See how easily you distract me?” He snaps out of the heavy lidded, heated expression like a switch was flicked. “One look at you, and our mark won’t even notice we’re there before it’s too late. It’ll be like shooting fish in a barrel.”
I blink rapidly. Blaze is back to business mode and I’m still reeling from his abrupt change in mood and the heat in my core.
“Lesson number one,” he begins, “the best time to sneak is right before dawn. In the darkest part of the night when guards are tired, and our enemies think we’re asleep.”
I nod, then cock my head. “Blaze, the sun is already up.”
“Yeah, we’re not playing by the rules today, Sparkles.”
I laugh, and his hand clasps over my mouth, muffling the sound.
“Lesson number two, silence is golden.”
He raises his other hand to his lips and raises an expectant eyebrow at me. His bright icy eyes hold mine intensely as I nod before lowering his hand.
“Good girl,” he growls lowly, and it shoots straight to my clit. Did someone give them a memo? Attention hot unmated males: Halley Sparks has a praise kink.
“We need to be silent while sneaking through the camp so we don’t alert the others to our presence. Understand?”
I nod again.
“Let’s go.”
I follow him obediently through the camp, ducking and hiding around tents and stacks of crates.
Blaze stops abruptly and I slam into his back. Before I can squeak in alarm, he spins me, holding me close by my hips, handling me effortlessly by my hips like he said he would.
He points to the entrance of the kitchen tent and indicates for me to look inside.
I purse my lips and peer around the corner. Sitting at the dining table is Shade, frowning down at his tablet, tapping furiously.
Blaze’s lips brush against the shell of my ear as he whispers, “Our first mark, Sparkles. Time to learn how to attack from behind.”
I whip my head to shoot him an incredulous look.
“Sneak attacks save lives. Always avoid combat where possible.”
His eyes hold mine, intense and serious. I swallow thickly. I’ve never thought about it like that before.
