“Be careful,” he says.
“I will.”
He glares down at me. “I’ve never wanted to spank a woman’s ass as badly as I want to spank yours right now.”
My heart flutters hopefully. “Mmm, next time?”
His eyes hold a dark, ominous promise. “I don’t mean a few light smacks, baby. I plan to put you across my lap and light up that ass while you squirm with a plug in it.”
Oh, God. I’m an independent woman and all, but Nix’s words send a charge of arousal through my body. It’s all I can do not to say “Yes!” out loud and throw myself across his lap right now.
“I can’t say I’m dreading it,” I admit, licking my lips.
After a few low notes of laughter, he kisses me again. “Can’t say I am either.”
“I’m sorry,” I say softly. “I really do have to go.”
He nods once, and I walk toward the door, not looking back. If I keep looking at the naked sex god that is Nix, I’ll never get out of here.
The Greenlight officeis buzzing when I walk inside.
If Nix followed me, he saw me walk into a coffee shop called Beans to an End, so hopefully that satisfied him. What he couldn’t have seen from outside the building was that I took a stairway down to the basement of the coffee shop and then entered a code to access the tunnel that connects the coffee shop and the Greenlight office.
Greenlight runs Beans to an End as a cover for the office building, but the coffee served there is pretty kick-ass. I could have used a cup before coming into the office, but I was in a rush.
“Hassan’s in trouble,” Rae murmurs when I approach her desk. “A powerful billionaire in Dubai told Hassan to procure a massive amount of weapons, and Hassan couldn’t produce in time.”
I feel a flicker of hope that maybe this is my ticket to getting rid of Hassan. I don’t want to bother with his jealousy over Nix, and I definitely don’t want to feign interest in him anymore. Pretend or not, it would drive Nix crazy.
“So, what now?” I ask Rae.
“We’re not ready to let go of Hassan yet. He’s unknowingly led us to a lot of good arrests. So we’re gonna go save his ass.”
“We are?” I arch my brows in surprise.
“Well, you are.”
“Me?”
She nods.
“But…my cover will be blown.”
“Only if he sees you.”
My lips part in shock. “You want me to extract Hassan without him seeing me?”
“I think the director wants you to extract him at any cost. We’re meeting with him in a few minutes. If Hassan sees you, we’ll have to reassign you. The LA office needs some new blood.”
“LA?” My knees weaken at the thought.
Rae gives me a reassuring look. “Only if he sees you.”
“I’m gonna need a really good disguise.”
“Olivia’s going with you.”
I nod, my mind spinning as Rae leads the way into our meeting with the Greenlight director. It’s not every day our agents rescue one of the bad guys, so the briefing is longer and more intense than any I’ve ever been part of.
