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To my surprise, she nods and slowly starts gathering her things. She turns off her computers and then stands up.

“I guess I am pretty tired,” she admits.

“Let’s go.” I take her hand and we walk out to the parking lot. She gets into my SUV and I note how she practically melts into the seats the moment she puts on her seatbelt.

We don’t talk as I drive toward her apartment, and the next time I look over, she’s fast asleep.

Good.

She needs her rest.

The idea that a cyber security expert was hacked doesn’t sit well with me, and I’m worried. I spoke to Daniil about it earlier and he agrees that we need to stay on top of the situation, but I prefer a proactive approach in protecting her. Even if it means protecting her from herself. As much as I love how independent she is, she needs to let the people who care about her have her back.

I pull into a parking spot in front of her building and walk around to the passenger side to gently wake her up.

“Hey, we’re home.”

She blinks sleepily and sits up. “Wow. I guess I was tired.”

“You were. Can you walk?”

“Yeah.” She gets out of my SUV and I slide an arm around her waist as we head for the elevators.

She kicks off her shoes the moment we get into her apartment, stifling a yawn.

“You should get some sleep,” I say gently.

She turns, eyes meeting mine in the low light. “Will you stay?” Her voice is low and soft, but her meaning is clear.

Still, I need to be sure.

“Do you want me to stay?”

“Yes.”

“Then I’ll stay.” I kick off my boots and follow her into the bedroom. She moves toward the bathroom and I watch as she picks up something that appears to be pajamas. “You’re not going to need those,” I call after her.

She glances back over her shoulder.

“I like a woman who sleeps in my arms to be naked.”

She sets the pajamas on a nearby chair and then walks into the bathroom without a word.

I strip down as well and slide between the covers. Her bed is a lot smaller than mine but I can make it work. I put my hands behind my head, waiting for her to come out and the second she steps into the room my heart begins to kick.

She’s fucking incredible.

Lush curves and what seems like miles of pale, creamy skin. She also has large round breasts with pretty pink nipples—that I’m going to spend a long time sucking on when I get the chance.

But not tonight.

First, she has to sleep. In the morning, we start working on that baby she so desperately wants.

To my surprise, I doze off almost the moment Luna crawls into bed with me. Normally, I’m a light sleeper, but with Luna curled into my arms, I sleep nearly ten hours. That’s incredibly rare for me and I have no doubt it’s because of the beautiful woman beside me. Well, technically, she’s draped all over me. One leg is thrown over mine, the side of her face is in my shoulder, and her hair is a tousled sexy mess on my pillow.

And I fucking love it.

I use the fingers of my free hand to gently trail them across her bare shoulder, and then down over her breast. With a feather light touch, I move my thumb back and forth across her nipple and even in her sleep, it pebbles almost instantly. I continue to rub my thumb over it, watching as she slowly comes awake.