I was counting on it.
Tierney slid onto the tarmac of the private airport and turned off the ignition. She shifted in her seat to face me. The jet was already running, with Enzo and Luca waiting inside.
“Promise me you’re coming back in one piece.” She fixed her gaze on me.
Unfortunately for her, nowIwas feeling a little sulky. “What do I get out of it?”
“Not dying.” She scowled. “Isn’t that enough incentive?”
I shrugged noncommittally.
“You’re ridiculous!” She pushed at my chest. “Promise me you won’t die.”
“You’re making me promise you that I’m immortal andI’mthe ridiculous one?” I cocked an eyebrow.
“What do you think you’re doing, Achilles?”
“Negotiating.”
“What are you negotiating exactly?”
“Affection.”
She narrowed her eyes at me. “Okay. I’m listening.”
“A kiss now as a deposit. If I come back in one piece…you let me fuck you.”
Her eyebrows shot up to her hairline.
“And if I come back missing a few pieces, I can settle for oral.”
She swatted my chest, laughing. I grinned, pleased I’d broken the tension.
“What happens if you die?”
“You get everything in my possession.”
“Your family will execute the will dutifully.” She rolled her eyes.
“Youarethe will,” I countered. “Everything goes to you.”
“You changed your will before coming here?” She paled.
“No. You’ve been the sole heir to all of my possessions for a while now.”
“How long is awhile?” The expression on her face teetered between puzzled and elated.
I had no choice but to answer. We’d promised each other to always tell the truth. “Ten years.”
She did the math in her head, realized I’d chosen to leave her everything I’d ever owned even when we were bitter enemies, and cupped her mouth. “Achilles…”
“Deal or no deal?” I asked, businesslike.
“Deal.”
We met halfway above the central console, and I dipped my head, capturing her lips in mine. She opened up for me, darting her tongue and touching the tip to mine. My throat produced a low groan. She tasted sweet. Toffee and cinnamon. Andmine. She tasted like she was completely and wholly mine. Tierney threaded her fingers in my hair and deepened the kiss.
“Yo!” Enzo hollered from the plane’s open door. “We all have a piece of ass waiting at home. Wrap it up, Romeo.”
