“That’s better.” He shouldn’t be able to smile like that. It was sinful, but so sexy. His hard thick cock drove inside me again and I began to shatter with him as he fused us together. We shook in unison. We were breaking apart, holding each other together.
I didn’t know when or how it happened, but we had climbed to another level. A place I didn’t realize existed—until Knight.
Our breathing slowed as his body began to relax again.
“Fuck me,” he groaned, resting his head on my shoulder.
I giggled. “I’d say your wish was already granted.”
He chuckled. “God, you’re incredible. I was serious about my plans for the day.”
“You can’t expect me to stay in bed all day.” I eyed him. My body was humming. Singing.
“I didn’t say bed. You have a lot of options in this suite. Wall. Shower. That tiny couch thing over there.”
I gawked. He was serious. He nuzzled close to me. My heart beat with his. I felt how they synced together. I exhaled quietly.
“Knight?”
“Hmm?” His eyes closed, even though his fingers drew lazy circles along my arms.
I shook my head. “Never mind.” I didn’t want to ruin the moment. I didn’t want to disturb the tranquility we had found, even if it was drenched in sex.
He rolled on his side. “Never mind never means never mind. Talk. What are you thinking over there?”
I glanced at him from the side. He was right. He knew how to gauge my intentions. I thought he always had. “You never told me about Crew. About the meeting.”
“Not yet.”
“And? Don’t you think you should make good on your promise?”
He propped up on his elbow. His eyes fell to my lips. They must look bruised and swollen the way he had kissed me.
“It’s not a quick conversation. It’s a complicated situation. The fallout is going to be immense.”
I jerked the sheet to my chest. He had my attention. “What kind of fallout?” I didn’t understand how Crew could be involved in anything like that.
“I think we should have some coffee brought up. This is going to take a while.”
I nodded. “All right.” I began to maneuver away from him, when Knight, caught my waist.
“I didn’t say you needed to go anywhere.”
I laughed. “But it sounds serious. I think we should get dressed. I’ll have breakfast brought up,” I offered.
“If you put on one shred of clothing, I’m just going to take it off,” he warned.
“Even if Kimble reappears?”
He shook his head. “Why is he still around? I get why your dad hired him, but really that guy is weirdly obsessive about you. It’s not good.”
I sighed. “Maybe there’s more than one discussion we need to have this morning.” At some point I was going to have to tell him what had happened.
His eyes darkened as if he already knew.
I kissed him on the cheek before crawling off the bed. “Let me call downstairs to the kitchen. I’ll be right back.”
He nodded and I padded over to the intercom to give Bella her instructions.
“Kennedy?
I looked over at Knight. He was sprawled across my sheets. His beautiful body, canvassing the entire mattress.
“Yes?”
“We should make a promise before we say anything else.”
“Like what?” I hesitated in front of the speaker.
“Like we don’t leave this room until we hear each other out. Completely,” he emphasized. “The entire story.”
I nodded slowly. “Okay. I promise.”
He walked toward me confidently. Our eyes met as he lifted me toward him. I wrapped my hands around his neck.
“I’m not going to lose you again. I swear.” He breathed into my hair. For a moment, I believed him.
10
Knight
The coffee was poured. There were croissants piled high on a tray along with bacon and egg-white omelets delivered by Bella. Kimble spoke to Kennedy by phone. It didn’t sound like he was happy about it, but she stood her ground, insisting an in-person meeting wasn’t necessary. She had lost part of the fence at the rear of the property. He was worried about the security sensors. I didn’t see why he had to bother her with small details. He should just do his fucking job and keep her safe.
Kennedy peeled off the end of her croissant and nibbled on it.
“Who goes first?” she asked.
I refilled our coffee cups to the top. “I’m sure you want to know about Crew.”
She nodded. “I do. You owe me the entire story. You can’t leave anything out.”
“Okay. Okay. I know how it works, babe.”
She blushed. “Sorry. I’m feeling uneasy about what this could be about. I don’t like it.”
“Which part? That you don’t have all the information?”
She pressed her pretty lips together. “Of course, that part. Crew is someone I trusted until now. It feels like he’s been keeping something from me. How can I trust him after that?”
“You can still trust him,” I stated.
Her eyes widened. “You seem confident when you say that.”
“I am. Our meeting was personal. It wasn’t business.”
She shook her head. “That doesn’t make any sense. He works for me. He is my assistant. The person closest to me at work. How could it be personal? Nothing about this makes sense.”
“No, it didn’t make sense to me either at first. I needed time to accept it. To process what he and Seraphina told me.”
“Your sister? I can’t imagine what she would have to do with this.”
I nodded. “Our meeting was about them. It’s not what you think. I doubt you’d be able to predict what I’m about to say.” I couldn’t believe I was going to tell her about Crew and Seraphina, but it was going to take Kennedy’s backing to make this work for everyone involved. Without her, Crew wouldn’t survive.
I hesitated. If this backfired, I was putting my sister and Crew in more danger.
“Knight, aren’t you going to tell me?” She searched my eyes for an answer.
I was going to place my sister’s life in her hands.
“I trust you.” Our gazes locked. “Nothing proves that more than what I’m about to say.” If I couldn’t
