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When he winked at me, it was all I could do not to tear off all his clothes right there and wrap them around my shoulders for all to see, as a trophy of my conquest. Nero was mine, now and forever.

“I meant, your body is hot,” I said to Nero. “Wait, I meantemperature. I’m talking about temperature.”

“Are you?” Harker laughed. “Because it kind of sounds like?—”

“I’ve been working out,” Nero told me. “Extensively.”

I stroked my hand down his arm. “I can tell.”

“Fighting some misbehaving werewolves,” Nero added.

“Werewolves are heavy.” I wiped my brow. “I can see how that could work up quite a sweat.”

My gaze followed the taut dips and peaks of his toned chest. I was tempted to peel back his armor to get a peek of what layunderneath. I knew it was even tastier than the tease of his fitted uniform.

“I’m pretty sure it’s against regulations for the Legion’s Executive Officer to have sex in public,” said Harker.

I wasn’t even sure which of us he was talking to.

“Regulations can change.” Nero brushed his hand down my face. “As you said, I am the Legion’s Executive Officer. I have the power to make rules.” His gaze slid over me and he added, “And break them.”

Being bad had never sounded so good.

I leaned in and whispered against his lips, “You had me atregulations can change.”

“Geez, guys, get a grip,” Harker said. “You’re like a pair of horny teenagers.”

“Hey, can I help it if being desperately in love with Nero makes mereallywant to have sex with him?”

“Uh, yeah,” Harker told me. “Because you’re a disciplined soldier.”

“Um, have you met me?” I laughed. “And besides, I’m not a soldier anymore. I’m a goddess and a demon.”

Nero’s hands closed around my hips, his grip firm, possessive. “Mygoddess and demon.”

I smirked at him. “Which shall I play today?”

“Oh, for crying out loud,” Harker sighed.

“Be right back,” Nero said, his voice rough. “Cover for us.” Then he teleported us out of there before I even had time to blink.

We reappeared in our bedroom, right over our bed. Our bodies floated for a moment in the air, weightless, then we dropped. I flipped us around so I landed on top of him when we hit the mattress.

“Got you,” I declared, pinning his wrists to the bed.

“No,” he said, his chuckle a sexy rumble in his chest. “I’ve got you, Pandora.”

Suddenly, my clothes were gone, and so were his. He’d teleported them off of us. I heard them touch down softly upon the armchair across the room.

“You’ve certainly gained a finer control over your magic,” I commented.

“Yes. Let me show you more of that control.” His lips curled. Dark, delicious promises smoldered in his fiery eyes.

I smirked at him. “Actually, I think I’d rather stay in charge.”

Keeping his hands pinned, I arched my back, dipping down to slide my body all the way up his. Very, very slowly. Nero groaned, his eyes rolling back. I tilted my hips, drawing him inside of me.

“Pandora,” he gasped as I started to move on top of him.