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“Was that athank youkiss?”
I nodded.
“You did it wrong.” Storm’s voice cracked.
He took my chin between his thumb and forefinger to turn my head.
When I blinked and met his gaze, he tenderly eased my chin forward.
Willingly, I lifted my mouth to him and accepted his kiss.
Sighing, I melted into his chest, bracing my palms to him, and enjoying the hardness and heat of his body. The control he took of my mouth left my body trembling and every part of me stood at attention, ready for him.
But a small voice reminded me that Darby was in the back smoking and could come in at any time. Plus, Beam was somewhere in the house gathering what I’d asked for.
I accepted one final suck of Storm’s mouth then pulled back.
His kiss left me unsteady and shaking.
“I want more.” I admitted, avoiding his eyes.
“You can only get more if I’m yours, Taz.” Storm reminded me. “And I can’t be yours unless you’re sure. No pressure, okay?”
“Okay.”
I wanted to cry, to say more, but Beam returned and handed me our find.
Together, Storm and I began pouring through the books. While the information written there confused Storm, I knew immediately what it all was.
It was information that a civilian shouldn’t have.
It was information having to deal with military deployment, secret locations for a special forces team—my old special forces team.
Closing my book, I reached over and snatched Storm’s.
Beam glanced at us, but I took Storm’s hand and led him up the stairs and into the room I’d been using. Walking to the window, I glanced down to see that Darby was still sitting on the back step. Closing the window, asked Storm to close the door before facing him.
“What’s going on?” Storm asked.
“Shh.” I pressed a finger to my lips. “Keep your voice down.”
He arched a brow and sat on the side of my bed.
With my heart racing painfully inside my chest, I sat beside him and lifted the books.
“Clive shouldn’t have any of this information.” I whispered.
“You know what it is?”
“What I’m saying to you can’t go beyond this room.” I advised him. “Got it?”
“Um.”
“If it comes down that Beam have to know, we tell him. Need-to-know, okay?”
“Okay.”
Clearing my throat, I checked on Darby again before returning to Storm.