“Yeah, and they’re not too happy that we’re together like this.”
Savannah bites her lip and looks around the room. “It isn’t up to them, though, is it?”
A beat passes before I answer gruffly. “No. Of course not.”
“Well, what did they expect you to do? Chain me up in an ivory tower?”
I walk past her to pull some sweats on. “I don’t know what they expected, but it didn’t involve me eating you out on my dining room table.”
“Oh,God,when you say it that way?—”
I’m starting to love the way her cheeks color pink.
“Yeah?”
“It sounds so dirty.”
Savannah likes dirty talk.
I’ll keep that in mind.
“There’s an alarm I need to investigate. Fabien’s on it, but he hasn’t slept. Likely isn’t much, but to be safe I have to be sure.” Danger typically happens at night, when it’s harder for someone to be seen.
“Got it.”
“You’ll stay here. It isn’t safe for you to come out of this room. I’ll be as quick as possible, but you can’t risk exposure.”
“I see.” She eyes the door.
“Savannah.” I try to put a world of warning into my tone, but she’s unpredictable and headstrong and we haven’t had enough time together yet for her to know when I mean it.
“Yes?” She gives me the most innocent stare. I growl, frustrated by my choices. I don’t trust her.
Fuck it.
Maybe I should take her with me.
Or maybe I should chain her up in the dungeon and lock the goddamn door.
“I do not want you leaving this room.”
“Mhm,” she says, nodding. “You said that.”
I also told her I would punish her if she left, and she’s implied she might like that.
Fabien bangs on the door. “Thayer.” He sounds pissed.
I point my finger at her. “If you leave this room, I promise you willnotlike the kind of punishment I give you.”
She swallows and nods, looking all kinds of aroused.
I tug on my clothes. “Fuck it. Get dressed. You’re coming with me.”
CHAPTER NINE
Savannah
I pullon jeans and a sweatshirt so quickly, I almost trip and fall. I’ve been dying to check this place out during daylight. I know he doesn’t want to take me, and I’m not going to do anything stupid and reckless, but if I’m here, withthis once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, I’m going to take full advantage.
