There was no stopping her, not that he wanted to.
She stroked his flesh. His pants slid down, giving her more room to work.
He gathered her hair into a tail and wrapped it around his hand. She sighed at the first tug and leaned into him, tightening her hold on his erection.
Riley pivoted, trapping her between the vanity and him. He flexed his hips, driving into her grasp.
This was going to be what he thought about whenever he closed his eyes for the next year. Erin’s teasing smile, the way her hair felt against his palm, how good her hands felt on him. He thrust, and she twisted her hand around him.
Outside, footsteps trailed by, but Erin didn’t seem to care.
“Fuck, what I wouldn’t give for a condom right now,” he whispered.
“You’re telling me.” She grabbed his other hand and placed it against her breast.
Scratch the weekend idea. He’d want a week.
Riley groaned and rocked into her hold. His vision blurred. Damn, what was it about her? These moments of pleasure went by far too fast. There was no stopping it, no matter how much he wanted to savor this.
Erin wrapped her arm around his shoulders. She kissed his face and neck, her hand on his cock never losing its rhythm.
“Erin—” His throat closed up around the other words.
He wished they were alone, that his team wasn’t on the other side of that door, because the things he wanted to do to her would be loud and long.
The skin at the base of his spine tingled so much it almost burned. He rocked forward, his whole body tensing up as the orgasm rolled up through him.
God damn. He hadn’t had a damn handie in ages, but that was hot.
Erin kissed his lips, the heat still simmering in her touch.
A sharp knock at the door startled both of them into wide eyed silence.
“Damn it, Riley,” Grant grumbled. “Stop hogging the bathroom. Dinner’s here.”
Erin buried her face against Riley’s shoulder and he pressed his mouth to the top of her head to smother his chuckle in her hair.
Score one for not getting caught.
5.
SATURDAY. AEGIS GROUP Safe House, Erbil, Kurdistan.
Erin sat at the head of the table and picked at her food. She didn’t have much of an appetite though she knew she should. Her body hummed with awareness of the man to her left. She refused to think too much about their stolen moments together. They were adults. They had needs, but needs didn’t have to mean more than simply satisfying themselves.
Yeah, when had that ever worked for her?
She glanced up and caught Thomas staring at her. He hadn’t said much of anything to her. not an I’m sorry or a glad you’re okay. Her skin crawled and the last urge to eat shriveled and died.
When he’d first been assigned to her Erin hadn’t paid him much mind. She’d gotten an email her previous guard was being replaced, and the next day Thomas was there to pick her up and take her into the office. They’d hardly spoken to each other.
It was after she’d wrapped up Osman’s project and got a little caught up that she’d stopped working during the drives. That was when she’d begun to notice the way Thomas looked at her, like he’d smother her in her sleep.
He performed his duties to the letter. There were no grounds to fault him or ask for a replacement. It was all in her head. Then why couldn’t she shake this uneasy feeling about him?
The only thing for her was to beef up her security at home and always make sure he didn’t follow her to her condo.
Maybe after this incident she could get him reassigned.
She hoped so. She hadn’t felt this uncomfortable doing her job in well over a year. Or was it two years now?
Fuck. Maybe she did need a trip home, but not yet. Something was going on here and she didn’t want to leave things unresolved. Everyone was still trying to sort out Osman’s workload. If she left, that would create a bigger backlog.
The backlog was killing all of them. She’d barely had a moment for herself.
“You don’t like the food?” Melody leaned toward Erin.
The woman was nice. A little too nice for Erin’s taste. The too-bright smile and perfect manners were a front.
“It’s wonderful. I think I’m just too exhausted to eat.” She held up her hand and feigned a yawn.
“Well, there’s plenty if you’re hungry later.” Melody smiled.
“What is our plan, exactly?” Erin asked.
“We have everyone on a plane out late tomorrow afternoon.” Melody picked at her food. She moved it around more than she ate.
“When can I go to the office? I have a lot of work I’d like to take with me.” Erin pushed her plate away.
“Actually, we were told to take you directly to Texas,” Melody said.
“But what about my work? Packing a bag?” Erin frowned. That didn’t make sense unless they were firing her.
“I think everyone is very concerned about ensuring your safety, and the rest of it is stuff that can get sorted out later.”
More like there was a reason behind the attack buried here and someone didn’t want her digging.
No, that was unfair. Her employers were decent people, but that couldn’t be said of everyone.
Erin couldn’t leave Erbil until she had everything figured out.
The attack was not random.
It was not happenstance she’d been kidnapped.
There was a purpose behind it all, and she was going to get to the bottom of it.
“You know, I’m going to go ahead and turn in. That’s going to be a long flight tomorrow and I’m tired.” Erin pushed her chair back and stood.
“Did someone show you to your room?” Melody asked.
“Yeah.” Erin smiled through the lie.
She didn’t want Riley, Melody, or anyone else following her.
Erin climbed the stairs to the second floor. A few of the guys were already done with dinner and off in the living room staring at screens. Their gig was a whole lot more high-tech than the units she’d worked
