“What can I say, doll? You bring out the animal in me.”
The grin he flashed her made her laugh. “You’re awful.” She studied him a moment before she sighed softly. “How bad was the fight with the jaguars?” She didn’t want to ruin the afterglow of their lovemaking, but the Pard were her extended family, and she suddenly needed to know that the people she cared about were okay.
“We had a few injuries, but no one on our side died. The jaguars’ Alpha and some of their lieutenants didn’t fare as well.”
“I’m glad none of the leopards were lost. I know you weren’t comfortable with the risk we took going through the jaguars’ territory, but thank you for trusting me to be able to take care of myself.”
Declan made a gruff noise before he kissed her. “You’re welcome. Just don’t ask me to do that again, doll, because I don’t think I could.” He chuckled at the mock glare she gave him. “Tomorrow I want you to meet some people: my team. They’re planning on sticking around to help me with my new personal security company.”
Lily arched a brow at him. “Your own company? What will you be doing?”
“A bit of everything, really. Bodyguard work will be the biggest aspect of it, but if, say someone’s family member is in trouble in a foreign country and the government isn’t doing anything to get them out, we’ll send a team in to extract them. More or less all the things we did in Special Ops, just as a private firm making more money. We’ll also have more freedom because we won’t have a government agency watching our every move.”
“Wow, I’m impressed,” she said softly. “I’d like to meet them,” she admitted with a yawn.
“Get some sleep, doll.” Declan pulled her close before he tugged the blankets up over them. He watched her drift off to sleep before he followed her.
