“Somehow, I wouldn’t put it past you to do that.”
“Maybe I like the thought of having you all over me in front of everyone.” I leaned in and nipped at his lower lip, catching it between my teeth. Before I could suck on it, he groaned and pulled away.
“You have to go. And not like that.”
He snatched a paper towel from the automatic dispenser and slapped it against my cum-covered chest, and I chuckled. I loved seeing Shep so put out as he unbuttoned his shirt, his lips pressed into a thin line.
Oh, right.I’d spilled wine all over mine.
It was with some reluctance that I wiped my chest down, wishing I didn’t have to go back out there and play to the public.I couldn’t complain, though—I’d gotten exactly what I wanted, and in spectacular fashion, too.
It also made the rest of my workday more bearable, once Shep put on my red-stained shirt and tried in vain to button his jacket to hide it.
“Looking like a clumsy fucker there, Mr. Winchester. Do be careful with the wine next time,” I said with a grin as I checked myself over in the mirror, making sure there were no traces of what we’d just done. The press would have a field day withthat.
Shep was doing the same, those keen eyes scanning me before he walked me to the door and unlatched the lock.
“No more texts,” he said, all business again, no sign of the sex beast who’d just fucked me. “Try to behave.”
The man was going to have to live with disappointment.
“Behave? Don’t you know me well enough by now, Shep?” I took hold of his tie and pulled him in close, tasting his breath on my lips but not giving in to the urge to kiss them. “I don’t know the meaning of the word.”
20
SHEP
Location: Osaka, Japan
WHILE PRINCE JEAN and Princess Katerina jetted off to the next stop on their honeymoon, Theo—PrinceTheo—and I headed to the Osaka World Expo in Japan.
The months-long expo featured designated days for different countries and organizations to share their culture and promote international goodwill, and for Monaco’s day, it was only right that the head of the country be present.
And that happened to be Theo at the moment. God help everyone.
Once again I had stuck to the shadows, blending in with the crowd of those visiting the Monaco pavilion to see their Mediterranean culture on full display. Or, rather, to see Theo on full display. He’d been in prime form today, charming the pants off everyone he came into contact with and reminding me of the way he did the same to me. Literally, pants dropped in bathrooms, in closets, in the back room of a church. It waslike we were averse to a bed, which meant a place like this was exactly where Theo would choose to make a move.
I had no doubt he would’ve—if he hadn’t been approached by an entirely too good-looking and young Japanese billionaire.
All that charm Theo had been throwing to the crowd was suddenly focused on one man, and I didn’t want to acknowledge the way that chafed, just a little.
“You’re not jealous, are you?” Theo said when we were back at the hotel later that night. He’d showered and changed into something a little less formal, but the dark slacks and soft cashmere sweater still looked damn good on him.
Fucker.
“Not in the slightest,” I said, shooting off a message to Lachlan and then pocketing my phone.
“Mhmm.” Theo walked over to me, getting so close that his body brushed up against mine. “So you’re fine with my going to dinner with Yuki tonight? Good with waiting outside while we have…dessert after?”
“I don’t give a damn who you fuck, Theo.”
His blue eyes dropped to my lips, and he leaned in, angling his head like he was going to kiss me. I could taste his sweet breath on every inhale but didn’t move, not about to be the first to break.
Then he said, “Keep telling yourself that, Shep,” and reached around me to grab his watch off the nightstand.
I blinked, the sexual tension between us crackling, but I’d be damned if I admitted to it—or shared the fact that I wasn’t thrilled about having to tag along on his fucking date.
Consider Shep your new shadow,King had said, giving the order without consulting me first. I was going along with it, but watching some asshole make eyes at Theo all night wasnotthe way I’d wanted to spend the next few hours.
