Page 136 of Soul Mates: Hercules Valentine and I

On Thursday,Hercules makes an appearance in our staff meeting. Mason announces a big project on the horizon. He says it’s in the works but he’ll let us know more about it soon. When he winks at me, I know it has something to do with GIT. It is just as I thought—Killian must have been open to Mason’s pitch.

However, after the meeting, Hercules leaves, and I don’t see him again until he wakes me up after midnight. We screw—hard—and then he leaves again.

On Friday morning,my cellphone rings before I walk out the door, and I instantly know it’s Hercules.

“Hello,” I say, anxious to hear his voice.

“What are you doing, Paisley?”

My heart sinks. “Max?”

“Do you have the code?” He sounds cold and angry.

“No.”

“Get it, and then get the hell out of VTI. Today’s your last day.” He ends our call before I can object.

I’m so stunned that I can’t move an inch. I can’t just quit Hercules and VTI. He didn’t even give me a chance to explain what I did for both of our families.

It starts snowing again as I walk to work. I can’t help but see ice falling from the sky as some kind of omen. Max never makes empty threats. He’ll find a way to ruin everything for me. I’ll lose Hercules and all my new friends. I’ll be alone again, but I will never be his tool.That’s done.

Anger makes my stride faster and longer. I have to think this through, figure out how to come out of this with the advantage. When Max strikes, it’s hard to see it coming. When I walk into the lobby this morning, I’m on alert.

Garvey gives me access to the Hercules’s private elevator, which I like because riding up alone will give me time to really try to figure something out. It’s hard to outthink Max. But I can do it if I work hard enough at it. I hit the up button, the doors slide open, and I go completely still.

Hercules Valentine

“Get in here.” I tug her by her arm. I can’t wait until later. We might not survive the night, and I want to be inside Paisley Grove as much as I can. I’m addicted to her. When I’m not kissing her, I can still taste her in my mouth. When I sleep alone, I toss and turn, needing her warm body against mine. She needs to make all the right decisions tonight. I hope she will.

The elevator has stopped. No one’s going to disturb us this time. I unzip her tight jeans and then turn her to face away from me. I want to see that sexy backside of hers. I lower her pants. My cock is raging.

Why can’t I get enough of her already?I never should have taken it this far.

“Put your hands up.” I take her by the wrists and smash her palms against the wall above her head. “Spread your legs.”

She does that too.

I release a long breath to calm me.Look at that ass.

I slide my tongue up and down the crease. She winces as she sighs with delight. I never liked ass-sex, but hers is so scrumptious. She’s always had a sexy ass—even in high school. I can’t do it, though. My cock is too fat. I’ll hurt her—and I don’t ever want to hurt Paisley Grove.

She whimpers as I reach around her with my other hand and press and draw circles around her hard knot. She’s already shivering.Damn, she gets there so fast.I wonder if it’s because she’s so turned on by me.Will we survive the night?I hope so.

“Forget it.”

I quickly undo my pants and slam into her. It doesn’t take long before I explode.

We’ve been playingwith fire. I can’t pull out. Getting her pregnant wouldn’t be so bad, though.

I’d never admit that out loud. I’m still inside her, hugging her against me. We’re frozen like this. I wish she would tell me the truth.

“What are we going to do about this?” I say in her ear.

“About what?”

“How we feel about each other.”

She’s silent.