But she was responding.
His shoulder-length dark-brown hair was windswept and messy, and his crisp blue eyes were full of smug appreciation. He was glad he’d finally caught her.
“I’m going to have to cuff you while I do a search.” He spoke in a deep timbre, way too husky to be professional.
She couldn’t help but blow out a steadying breath.
God!Did he know how dark his eyes went when he threatened her with handcuffs? Didn’t he know how erotic those words were to her ears? She inhaled slowly and loved the delicate scent of spice wafting off his skin.
Reena blinked and tried to thrust away the carnal need sweeping through her as Outlaw lifted his coat, revealing two pairs of metal handcuffs hanging from his belt. She caught a glimpse of a holster as well and an empty knife scabbard.
Another round of warmth skipped through her as she spied the impressive bulge between his thighs. She really should make an escape attempt. Maybe take him down with a knee to that nice groin of his before he discovered her other weapons. But all she could think was Cade had to be harmless, despite what she’d heard about him. He must know she’d worked with his brother Tyler, and he wouldn’t approve of Cade hurting her under any circumstances.
She bit her bottom lip as a sudden bout of nervousness ripped through her. Unless…Cade didn’t know his brother was now a member of her Resistance?
“Easy, Red. I’m not going to hurt you.”
To her shock, his calming voice reassured her and she relaxed again.
She wondered if he’d strip her naked in order to frisk her. Would he press his full lips against her mouth, push her up against one of the nearby trees on the shoreline and fuck her senseless?
Oh shit, don’t start thinking that way. She cleared her throat, chastising herself for the string of wicked ideas rushing through her mind.
Control, Red. Self-control.
Her thoughts of having sex with him had everything to do with her being infected by the virus. She could handle this. She could handle him. She’d done it with other men when her symptoms kicked in. She could resist this man too.
As Cade stepped forward, she held her breath. She didn’t need to inhale any more of his rugged masculine scent. If she did, she just might be in trouble.
Self-control.
Again she cleared her mind and her dry throat. He studied her as he circled to her right side. He probably expected her to bolt and she really should run. Ordinarily she would, but the heated way he gazed at her caressed her senses. Suddenly she didn’t want to be anywhere but here.
“That’s it. Hold nice and still,” he ordered.
When the cold metal snapped around one wrist and then the other, the metallic clinks sent a shaft of unwanted excitement through her. Visions of her naked, the rough tree bark brushing erotically against her breasts and mons as he stretched her arms in front of her, pressing them around the tree as he cuffed her wrists, seeped into her consciousness.
He would kick her legs apart, hold her hips steady, and his engorged cock would plunge into her pussy from behind. His hard body would press along her backside and he’d kiss her shoulders, her neck and nibble on her ears, taunting her with teasing promises of luscious pleasure.
“In the way you’re looking at me, I take it you know me,” he stated coolly.
She melted beneath his firm, bold stare. She wanted his full, warm mouth claiming hers and she licked her lips with anticipation as need, fierce and hot, lashed her. She blinked the naughtiness away and focused on what he was saying.
“Then you know I’m very thorough when it comes to my job. Any weapons on you besides that gun in your thigh holster?” he asked as he unzipped her jacket.
She said nothing and his lips tilted upward as he retrieved the hidden gun.
“Okay, let’s take this up against a tree,” he ordered.
Reena’s eyes widened in surprise at his instruction. Oh man! Were they on the same wavelength or what? She wasn’t fast enough to follow his orders, so he roughly grabbed her cuffed hands and pulled her off the ice. He led her to a nearby tree where he gently pushed her left cheek up against the coarse bark and held her head in place. At least now she didn’t have to look into his scorching blue eyes and she would be able to think clearly.
Or not.
A booted foot nudged the insides of her feet apart.
Damn him!
Reluctantly she obeyed and spread her legs, envisioning his hands sliding against the curves of her ass. He let go of her head and pressed a strong palm against the small of her back and held her firmly against the tree.
