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Neither of us had to say that nothing sexual would happen between us tonight. We were both so exhausted we could hardly keep our eyes open.
“Good night,” I said once I got into bed. I plumped the pillow and turned my back to Magnet. Within what felt like seconds, I drifted into a deep sleep.
When I woke,the sun was coming up and I could feel Magnet against my back. I peeked over my shoulder at the same time his eyes opened.
“Apologies,” he murmured, shifting so our bodies no longer touched.
“The magnetism between us is strong, even in our sleep,” I said, winking.
He chuckled. “It is that. Were you able to rest?”
I turned to face him and nodded. “I slept the entire night. You?”
“I woke a couple of times and made sure I wasn’t dreaming I was lying next to you, and also made sure you were okay. Otherwise, I didn’t even hear Zep and the crew arrive.”
“We needed the respite.”
“Agreed. We have a busy day ahead of us.”
“Would you like me to—wait! Has Rogue arrived?”
“He has, and given we’ll be descending on St. Moritz in full force, we’ve decided against the need for disguises.”
“Good. I mean, okay.”
Magnet smiled. “Hang on. Why’d you say good?”
I reached up and ran my fingers through his hair. “It would be a shame to cut all this off.”
He closed his eyes. “That feels amazing,” he said as I massaged his scalp.
I thought back to what he’d said on the plane about how the kiss between us earlier in the day had been intimate. I felt it now too. Magnet was right when he said what was between us was different. I’d never been in a relationship that felt as though there was more to it than sex. The boyfriends I’d had said there was, but I’d neverfeltit. Not like I did now.
“What are you thinking about?” Magnet asked.
“Intimacy,” I answered honestly. “Like this.”
His eyes drifted closed again, and he shuddered before they reopened. “You’re experiencing it too, yes?”
“Very much so.”
“It pains me to say, but I must get up. The troops are rumbling.”
“I hear them. I’ll take a quick shower.”
“I’ll go downstairs and check in, then do the same.”
There was more I wanted to say, but it could wait. It was time to transition into op mode, which meant I had to be completely focused on the objectives we’d set forth. As the warm water cascaded over me, I reviewed them.
First, we needed to determine the identity of the woman I’d seen dining with Godwin. Second, fill in the ambassador’s history of comings and goings in St. Moritz and see if we could find additional aliases as well as accounts he administered. Third, review the CCTV footage to see if any of the Vella family had traveled here and, if so, when.
I had an objective outside the AMPS investigation, and that was determining what connections Ehren currently had with criminal elements and whether or not she had Gebieter Schmid’s support in carrying out her vengeance against me. For that, I’d engage Macht directly.
“Good morning,” I said when I came downstairs and found the backup unit gathered in the great room. I was surprised to see how many agents had arrived last night. In addition to Zeppelin and Rogue, Ares, Verity, Oleander, Poseidon, Reaper, Flick, and Grey were present. So were Macht, Fuchs, and Drachen.
“I was getting ready to lay out our objectives and form teams,” said Magnet.
“Copy that,” I responded.