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He toyed with my hard buds, bathing them in kisses, then grazing them with his teeth as he switched his attention from one to the other. I was already so wet and hot that I wasn’t sure if the temperature in the room had suddenly risen or if it was all him.

I arched my backas he yanked my dress down my stomach, the soft fabric tickling me and raising goose bumps all over my skin. His tongue zigzagged across my flesh and circled around my belly button as he gave my breasts another squeeze.

“Oh God, Theo.” I clawed at the sheets while he placed a gentle kiss on my hip. Bending my knees, I let him slide my dress and my panties down my legs. Another wave of energyshot through me as I spread my legs for him. His lips parted, his eyes widening slightly before they met mine. He trailed his fingers up and down my legs, sending shivers of delight down my spine. A soft kiss to my inner thigh made me lift my hips toward him. His gaze held mine as he blew a hot breath over my core and gave me a long, slow lick.

“Theo...” My lips formed his name without meeven realizing it. When he tentatively dipped his tongue into my slickness, I gasped. He took his time exploring and teasing me, and a flick of his tongue over my clit doubled the pressure building inside me. I couldn’t hold back my moans when one of his fingers slid inside, slipping in and out agonizingly slowly. But then he plunged it inside me, another finger joining in, and I bucked my hips towardhim as he lapped at me.

His eyes lifted to me and he seemed to be enjoying my reaction. My whole body was throbbing, my insides quivering, and when he hit just the right spot, he tipped me over the edge, a wave of pleasure overcoming me completely. I cried out, throwing my head back. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see him lick his lips as if he’d just had the most delicious meal ever.Oh God. This had to be one of the most intense orgasms that I’d had.

He sat back and watched me as I tried to catch my breath, his erection straining against his pants.

“Come here,” I said, wanting to get him out of his clothes at once.

When he didn’t move, I pushed myself up on my elbows. But before I could sit up and reach for him, he got to his feet.

“I need to make sure thetracker’s working,” he said, averting his gaze.

“What? Now? No. You can do that later. We’re not done here.”

“I can’t.” He started for the door.

“Theo!” If my knees weren’t feeling so shaky, I would’ve jumped after him. He didn’t stop or even look at me, just walked out of the room. I threw myself back on the bed and sighed. He wanted me as much as I wanted him, so why was he denyinghimself? I’d thought I’d finally gotten through to him, but it looked like he intended to shut me out again. Shit. As I stared at the ceiling, I decided I’d fight for him... for us... no matter what it took.

Chapter 14

“ANY NEWS?” I ASKED. We’d been tracking Jerome for days now, but he hadn’t gone to any unusual places that couldn’t be monitored through the traffic cameras. Hell, he hadn’t even gone to the Spiders’ area, although he probably had messengers who he could send to the Spiders so he wouldn’t even need to visit them or seethem in person. But we hadn’t seen Walter anywhere either, and Theo didn’t think Walter would meet with Jerome in a public place. Not that Jerome went out that much at all.

“No,” Theo said, briefly looking up from his computer. I took a seat next to him and eyed him for a moment. Ever since that night when we’d planted the tracker, we hadn’t spoken about what had happened between us, not evena word. Theo had been doing everything to avoid me at first, so I’d decided it was better not to bring up the subject just yet. I only hoped Ingrid’s ghost wouldn’t stay between us forever, if that was what bothered him most and prevented him from giving us a real chance.

“What if he figured out about the tracker and he sent one of his men to carry it around to fool us?” That was always apossibility, especially since we’d had to improvise.

“I don’t think so. He wouldn’t bother with that.”

Yeah, Theo was probably right about that. “Then we have to keep watching him. But what if he no longer has reasons to meet with Walter? What if they’re communicating in a different way? Jerome could send a messenger or something.”

“Walter would never rely on messengers. He won’tmake any deals or arrangements without meeting his new partner in person. He wouldn’t trust some guy, even if the guy worked for Jerome and was his most trusted man.” His fingers moved over the keyboard, and the only thing I could think about was how wonderful they’d felt inside me. He must’ve felt my stare because he glanced at me and curled his fingers.

I pulled out my phone. “I can contactVix to see if the Cobras found anything, but they probably would’ve already told me if they had.”

Theo rose to his feet. “Can you watch this?” He nodded toward the computer. “I’m going to grab us something to eat. How does pizza sound?”

“Perfect. I want extra cheese.”

“Okay. I’ll be right back.”

I focused on the screen as he headed out. Jerome’s tracker was currently locatedat his home, and I wondered if he might’ve gone out without his lucky jacket. For all we knew, he could have a different jacket for his gang business, although I figured he’d need the lucky one more when it came to that, so maybe he simply hadn’t had a reason or time to meet with Walter. And who knew what Walter was up to?

What if he was closing in on my location? Theo was always carefulwhen he went out to get us food or anything else we needed, and I didn’t think anyone had seen us going in and out of here, but what if Walter knew exactly where we were and was waiting for an opportunity to strike?

I typed a quick text to Vix, but it turned out she didn’t have any news either. It was as if Walter had disappeared, but the Cobras doubted he’d left the city. Walter might beaware that Theo was protecting me, and although he didn’t know the nature of my relationship with Theo, he probably assumed he’d have to go through Theo first if he wanted to get to me. I glanced at the time on the screen of my phone.

Theo had been out for over ten minutes, and my stomach was already fluttering with anxiety. What if Walter had been waiting for him out there and planned touse him to open the door to this room?

I took a deep breath. No, I couldn’t let my thoughts go there. Besides, Theo could take care of himself. A few centuries had passed by—okay, I was overreacting—but when the door behind me finally clicked open, I almost jumped up and went for a gun. Theo had gotten a bit more relaxed around me, or he worried something might happen to him out there, sohe’d left a few guns lying around. I preferred to believe that it was because he trusted me more and not because he believed he might not return.

A wave of relief surged through me when I saw him enter. And even better, he was holding a pizza box. Who could resist a man who brought you a pizza?

“Missed me?” He flashed me a smile, and I made my way toward him.