When Daniel wedged his hand underneath him and lifted up enough to stroke himself, Noel groaned. It was the wildest thing with Daniel—almost like he could actually feel what Daniel was feeling. “That’s it. Want to feel you come.”
A long moan was his response as his hips picked up speed.
Noel could stay buried inside him forever. But his own orgasm was coming and coming hard. He wanted to wait for Daniel to go over first, but he was helpless against it. The pleasure that hit blinded him to everything. He rode it out, barely coherent enough to feel Daniel still rocking underneath him.
That beautiful body finally slumped, and he turned Daniel over and ravaged his mouth, then broke away to stare down at him while he worked to catch his breath. “There is nothing on this earth that could pull me away from you now.”
Daniel didn’t answer. Just stared up at him, and that hint of hesitation still in his black gaze tore through Noel’s heart.
Chapter Seven
Daniel
“I got them,” Daniel announced as he sat back in his seat and stared at the computer. “I’ve got the address.” He looked over at Noel. “I’ve got to go tell Xavier.”
“No need, I’m here,” Xavier said as he walked into Daniel’s office. “I was on my way in here to check on your progress. Seems I picked the right moment.”
Daniel knew better. Xavier had a way of knowing things, so he wasn’t surprised. He often wondered why Xavier employed him at all when the sorcerer probably had spells that could track people down. But Daniel did so much more than that, so he didn’t worry about his job. He did, however, have a request this time.
“I’d like to go with you guys to get the amulet back.”
Xavier studied him for several moments before he nodded. “I think your talents could be of great use this time, so yes.”
Excitement shot though Daniel. “When are we going?”
“Is there a better time than now? I’ll be going on this one myself.”
“The thief is less than four blocks from here,” Daniel said as he stood. “If this is a jinn, what do you plan to do?”
“Trap him with magic, of course. But we’ll have to be very careful entering the property. His use of the amulet could very well stall us all. We’ll be bringing Lake with us.”
Lake was a warper wizard who could instantaneously teleport them into places—his magic would be very effective against a jinn. The only one Daniel was worried about was Noel.
Daniel took a deep breath and faced him. “It would be better if you didn’t come with us.”
Noel frowned. “This is my job, Daniel. I’ve been up against preternaturals many times. And honestly, I’m in a better position here because he can’t use the amulet against me. No magic.”
“That’s not exactly true,” Xavier said. “The amulet can control human minds as well.”
Noel’s eyes widened in surprise before narrowing. “I’m still coming.”
Daniel’s gut told him that he didn’t want Noel anywhere near a jinn with an evil agenda. But he couldn’t force him to stay, so he just nodded, then raised on his toes to press a kiss to Noel’s mouth. “Stay safe,” he whispered against his lips.
Noel’s surprise over the gesture was obvious in his widened eyes. Yes, they’d spent the last night in bed together, but they’d not spoken at all about staying together. “You’re the one who’ll be in more danger. Just so you know, I’ll have your back.”
“I know.”
With Lake’s magic, it took no time at all to arrive at the construction site where Daniel had tracked the internet address. Then the warper wizard disappeared inside the building to get a look around. He reappeared a few minutes later.
“There are three inside, including the jinn. The other two are wizards. The idiots were talking about their plans, whichinvolve you, Xavier. Seems they want to take you out because you’re getting too close to something—I didn’t hear what that something is, though. Maybe another case you’re investigating?”
Xavier’s brows met in a frown, but he didn’t say anything. Though Daniel had an idea what that case might be. He’d been working on gathering data on a group of magic users across the country for over a year now. Ones that dabbled in the darker magics. It was how he’d stumbled upon the thefts to begin with. He met Xavier’s gaze only to have Xavier nod at him.
“What’s the plan?” Noel asked, voice low.
“Surprise them?” Lake suggested. “I warp you inside right next to them, and you can take the amulet. One of the wizards is wearing it, and I got the feeling he was in charge.”
“You could always do that thing you did in Arizona,” Daniel said, keeping his voice low.
