“Thank you, Lord Doom and Gloom. I’m going now.”
He continued to speak as she hung up on him.
“Where am I?”
That deep, resonant voice with its cadent accent sent a shiver over her. Somehow, it was a lot more powerful here in her home than it’d been last night inside theHunting Ground.“My flat.”
Rubbing his hand over his face, Jinx scowled as if the light bothered his eyes. “Since I’m not dead and my wounds are bandaged, I’m going to assume I don’t need to kill you.”
She cocked her head at him. “Was that a feeble attempt at humor?”
“Given the amount of pain I’m in, I thought it was pretty good.”
Snorting, she dimmed the lights.
“Thank you.” Now that he could open them, she was stunned by their color. They were the clearest, most vibrant shade of cool steel blue she’d ever seen. “Bathroom?”
“That way.” She pointed to the door.
He rose slowly and without a bit of modesty, walked naked through her living room.
Okay then . . .
Apparently assassins had no shame or any kind of modesty. Of course, given how perfectly formed he was, she couldn’t really blame him. Last time she’d seen a body that well-made, it’d been artificial.
Funny how she hadn’t really thought about any of that last night when she’d peeled his battlesuit off to tend his injuries.
I was drunker than I thought.
Because how she’d failed to notice what a delectable ass he had on him was beyond her.
Damn, he was fine . . .
After a few minutes, he came out with his hair loose and damp.
“Would you like a towel?”
He stopped and scowled at her. “Pardon?”
Eve turned her gaze toward the ceiling even though she could still plainly see the whole of his incredibly lush, sexy body. “Just thought you might want something to cover up with.”
He expelled a deep breath. “Sorry. Been a long time since I was around civilians.” As he went to pull his battlesuit out of the pack, he stumbled.
Eve went to him without thinking.
Jinx couldn’t breathe as he felt soft hands on his flesh. For a full minute, he couldn’t move or breathe as her touch seared him.
“You okay?”
Swallowing hard, he nodded. “Yeah.” Now, hewasas embarrassed as she’d been given that her touch had caused him to go instantly hard. Luckily, his suit covered it. “I just need a minute.”
And an ice cold shower.
To his relief and disappointment, she moved away.
Damn.
Thankfully, she turned around to face away from him so that he could dress and hide something she didn’t need to know about.
