“Okay.” Her voice was just as wrecked.
He pulled out of her, leaving her empty and sore.
She turned in his arms, wanting to be cradled, but he pushed her against the wall and kissed her, stroking his hands over her hair and curves. When he pulled away, he rested his forehead against hers. In the moonlight and spillover twinkle from the strip, she could see that his eyes were closed.
“This quirk of yours might get us killed, or at least me,” he whispered, “but I can’t resist you. Everythingabout you drives me crazy. Every moment I see you, I want to make love to you. Every time you walk away from me in the casino, I want to call you back, to touch you, to make sure you’re all right. You’ve always been myDurchlauchtig,and I’ve never been able to resist you.”
She nodded, his words echoing in her stunned head.“Lieblingwächter,I’m lost without you. I’m always scared. The only placeI feel safe is in your arms.”
He stroked her cheeks and kissed her, saying, “We have to go,” between kisses, and he finally dropped his hands away and led her through the dark and to a far corner, where they hailed a car from an app on their phones.
He locked her inside their townhouse while he retrieved the sleeping Alina, and then held her as much as she could handle as they slept.
