“No Name,” Santini called out, jolting Halston from her thoughts.
She jumped her gaze to his.
“Do you want champagne?” he asked.
The clerk laughed. “Sorry, but I think I’ve heard it all.”
“This is my wife,” Santini said. “It’s an inside joke.”
“I’m sorry, Mr. Santini.” She placed the keycard on the counter. “Enjoy your stay.”
“Champagne?” Santini asked again.
“No, thanks.”
Next stop, the hotel store. After buying a three-pack of condoms, he led her to the elevator bank. In silence, they rode to the fifth floor.
Halston didn’t play things safe. No double agent lived a normal life, but if this was the same man whose house shebroke into… she wasn’t just playing with fire, she was letting it consume her. Burn her to the ground.
Am I about to get in bed with the devil himself?
5
RAVAGE ME
GABRIEL
Gabriel was ready to rock his sexy mystery lady. As they walked down the hall to the hotel suite, he caressed her back. And her body went rigid.
No way would he touch her if she didn’t want it. But something had changed when he was checking into the hotel. He did have a reputation as being a lady eater. Figuratively and literally, but she was Russian.
Unconfirmed.
His guess… if shewasRussian, she hung in different circles. The Russians he knew tended to keep their circle tight, not venture into mainstream America.
That’s because they’re all Bratva.
A chill slithered down his spine. Teddy still had his weapon. He’d forgotten it when he’d abruptly left the Black Site.
Yet, sultry No Name intrigued him. She spoke English, Russian,andItalian.
He stopped in front of the suite.
“How many languagesdoyou speak?” he asked as he tapped the keycard against the receiver. The light turned green, he turned the handle, pushed open the door.
She peered up, her gaze searching his. “Six. I don’t hookup with strangers.”
“I’m not a stranger,” he said. “You know my last name.”
“That might not be your real name,” she pushed back, the Russian accent catching his ear.
“How long have you been in the States?” he asked.
She entered the hotel room, he followed.
“No questions,” she replied as he closed the door behind him.
To his surprise, she didn’t glance around. Standing no more than three feet away in the upscale hotel room, her fiery gaze drilled into his. She heaved in a deep breath, released it slowly.
