“You’re very good at that,” he mutters.
“I’m good at other things too,” I muse, biting my lip and feeling mischievous.
“Mm? What other things?” he asks.
“Things you will only find out if you decide to come and lie with me in bed for half an hour.”
“Dammit, woman, you are an exceptional negotiator,” he huffs.
I watch as his cock begins to stir and grow harder.
To tease him, I run my hand down his chest and brush my fingers lightly over his monstrous member. He groans again and lifts his head to try to kiss me.
But I pull away, grinning cheekily.
“Mmmm. You know the deal,” I smirk.
Adrian is fast asleep with his head resting on my breasts.
He did come to bed with me after his bath. And I relaxed him in exactly the way he needed, so effectively that when he closed his eyes for five minutes, he fell asleep right away. It’s been over forty minutes now, and I don’t dare move in case I wake him. He so badly needs rest.
I gently rest my hand on his back, feeling the heat spill between our skin.
Despite everything that I know about him, everything that my father told me, everything that Adrian admitted himself… I know he’s a good man. He is honest with me. He doesn’t lie to me when I confront him about things. That means a lot to me after life with my father.
Adrian has a beautiful heart. And I… I can’t help that I’m falling for that gentle side of him. I grin as another thought flickers through my mind. I guess I’m falling for the dangerous side of him, too. The possessiveness, the commanding tone he uses on me when he gives me sexy instructions.
I sigh softly, and his head rises and falls with my breath.
I wish I could take away whatever’s burdening him.
From somewhere beneath the tangled sheets, his phone begins to ring. Thelastthing I want is to wake him now, so I fumble around in a rush, hurriedly trying to find it without moving too much. I grab the phone and press the button on the side it silences it.
Adrian is so fast asleep that he didn’t hear a thing. Thank goodness.
My eyes trace over his screen.
It’s a notification from Antonio.
Ricardo Mendelez death investigation. Latest news.
It’s as though the ground has disappeared from beneath me and I’m falling.
My lungs forget how to breathe. My mouth goes so dry I can’t swallow. I stare at the notification until the screen automatically switches off. I am totally shocked. Absolutely stunned into a numb sense of disbelief.
I click the side of the phone to bring the light back, but the notification is clear, and the phone is locked. Panic shoots through me.I must have imagined it. I must have read it wrong. I must have misread the name or…
I press the button again and again, but the phone keeps reminding me that it’s locked.
My heart is racing, and my body is shaking uncontrollably. Suddenly, the blankets are itchy on my skin. His body is too hot against mine.
I have to move. I have to escape whatever is holding me down.
I hold my breath and wiggle out from beneath him. He’s so exhausted he doesn’t even stir.
Standing naked next to the bed with his phone in my hand, I can’t stop shaking.
He knew about this.
