"Yes, I am. I'm going to see that Bradshaw pays for what he did." She didn't back down in the least, instead she stared up at him, her eyes flashing with fire, her lips parted. Damn, she was so fucking sexy when she wasriled.
"If I have to tie you to the bed to make sure you stay here, I will. Don't test me on this. When I saw you tied to that chair in the house, I nearly lost it. I will never put you in that situation again. Never." Diggs punctuated each word, leaning his head down until his face was only an inch fromhers.
Her crystal hard gaze softened, invulnerability flashed across her beautiful face. She brought her hands up from her sides to curl around his shoulders. "Diggs, please don't make me beg. I have to be there. Don't you understand? He took everything from me. Jeremy was all I had left. I swore to him I would avenge him. I couldn't live with myself if I stayedbehind."
Diggs tried to concentrate on her words, then Audra’s hands slid down his chest, skimmed across his abdomen and clutched his hips as if he were her anchor. Blood flooded to his cock and every muscle in his body bunched. He needed to get inside her, pin her beneath him and make her see how much she meant tohim.
"Could you stay behind if it was your brother?" She askedquietly.
Her fingers skimmed across his waistband and Diggs’ palms curled into fists to keep from lifting her and wrapping her legs around his waist right there. "Audra, I understand how you feel, but I can't risk your life. You're too precious tome."
Her fingers hooked into his jeans and she lifted up on her toes, peppering kisses across his jaw and chin, desperation stamped with each touch. "You can protect me. I'll stay behind your team, I just need to see. I trust you to protectme."
And then her fingers were ripping his shirt up and over his head, her fingers were in his hair pulling his mouth down to hers for a hungry kiss. When her tongue thrust between his lips, Diggs knew he was losing the battle. His hands fell from the door and circled her hips, then he was lifting her, her legs wrapped around him, her hot core pressed against his length. He couldn't think about anything but being inside of her and holding her forever. She belonged with him. She belonged to him. "I loveyou."
The words slipped out before he could take them back, but he didn't regret them one bit. He meant every word. He did love her. He'd never felt this way about anyone else, as if he would die if he couldn't haveher.
Audra moaned and slanted her mouth over his. She kissed him back with all the passion and fervor he felt inside. “Diggs, I need you inside me.Now."
He longed to hear her say the words, to know that she loved him just as much as he did her, but he also knew she needed time. He would give her that much, and all the while he would show her how much he cherished her. He would make it impossible for her to ever leave him. A possessive instinct unlike anything he'd ever experienced seemed to take control of his body and mind. Diggs tore her clothes from her, dropped to his knees and shoved her legs apart, sucking her sweet essence into his mouth. He licked and lapped at her until she was screaming out his name, her knees buckling from the intensity of her orgasm. And then Diggs was on his feet, spreading her legs once more as he drove into her, taking her against the door with an animal lust that neither of them had control over. Slamming into her hard and fast until his own orgasmexploded.
Completely spent, Diggs went to his knees on the floor, keeping her legs wrapped around his waist he fell onto his back and cradled Audra's head against his chest. Her fingers curled against his skin, her breaths coming out in short, fast puffs as they both floated back down from the wildride.
Diggs pressed a hard kiss against her hair, wrapped both his arms around her and allowed his head to drop to the floor, his length still inside her. He could stay here forever, just like this. Her full breasts pressed against his chest, her tight sheath milking him with the after spasms from herorgasm.
Audra let out a contented sigh and snuggled into the crook of his shoulder. Diggs closed his eyes and just held her, wanting to pretend for just a second that they could stay in this perfect momentforever.
After a few moments passed Audra rose up, propping her chin on her elbow and gave him a saucy and sexy smile that had his cock jumping to attention evennow.
“Thankyou.”
“Forwhat?”
“For letting me go on themission.”
“Audra,” Diggs said uneasily. “I– “
She rushed in, placing her hand over his mouth. “I know I didn’t say it back, but I can’t. Notyet.”
Her words once more robbed him of his ability to think of anything except about how he felt for her. He pulled her hand from his mouth and kissed each of her fingertips. "I don't expect you to say it back, not yet. I just need you to know how I feel about you and why the thought of taking you with us on the mission scares me todeath."
Her fingers curled around his and she shifted, wriggling her hips on top of his. “I'll stay behind you at all times. I’ll take Trigger with me, he can watch out for me,too."
