Page 391 of Under Her Skin

Ama and Chasetalked for hours, until she could see the young man was exhausted. He still protested when she told him he needed to rest. “I’ll come back tomorrow, if I may. Enda won’t let me go back to work just yet, until he puts all the protection he wants into place, so I’ll go crazy stuck at Olivier’s housealone.”

Chase nodded. “Please do. I’d like you to meet my family when they come visitme.”

Ama gingerly hugged him. “Selima has good taste inmen.”

Chase laughed. “She’ll tell you what a doofus I am when she comeshome.”

They smiled, but the hopelessness they both felt was palpable. Ama shook herself. “We’ll get her back, Chase, Ipromise.”

The young man’s eyes were serious. “Don’t promisethat.”

Ama nodded. “I’m sorry. I know I shouldn’t …but I will stop at nothing to get her home safely. Goodnight,Chase.”

“Night, Ama. See youtomorrow.”

Her protection detail—two huge,heavily armed men called Trevor and Dustin—drove her back to Olivier’s house. When she got home, only Enda was waiting for her. “Olivier’s had to go to New York for businessovernight.”

Ama went into his arms. “God, I missed youtoday.”

Enda smiled and brushed his lips against hers. “And I missed you. Tell me what Chase said.” He led her to the sofa and Ama filled him in on everything Chase had told her. When she repeated Jackson’s threat about Penelope and Inca, Enda nodded slowly. “Interesting. So, does he think Inca isdead?”

“I don’t know. Raff kept the stabbing out of the papers for Inca’s protection. That’s all Iknow.”

“Hmm. I talked to Raff earlier. He’s convinced the men who attacked Inca are still in Naples. It wouldn’t be hard for them to find out she was alive …so how come they haven’t told Jackson that shesurvived?”

Ama considered this. “Maybe they don’t want him to be angry for their failing? Maybe he paid them in full to kill Inca, and because she survived, then maybe it means he’ll demand his money back?” She sighed heavily. “Maybe it’s because they want to finish thejob.”

Enda nodded slowly. “Or maybe there’s a chink in the armor. Maybe after they stabbed Inca, they had a change ofheart.”

Ama looked skeptical. “Doesn’t seemlikely.”

“Unless Jackson got cheap and hired non-professionals. After all, a professional hitman would have—and I’m sorry to put this image in your head—made sure Inca was dead. He would have probably shot her in the head and left. These assholes enjoyed the close nature of the attack—stabbing her and watching her suffer. I’d say they were local criminals, and I’d also say … if we find them, we could get information out ofthem.”

“If Raff doesn’t kill themfirst.”

“If that, yes. I’ll talk tohim.”

Ama smiled at her lover. “What would youdo?”

Enda’s face was set. “They’d be dead the minute I found them. But that won’t helpanyone.”

Ama stroked his face. “Enough now. I’m assuming, because you would have told me already, that there’s no news onSelima.”

“Right.”

Ama sighed. “Then, Enda Gallo, let’s go to bed. I need a distraction. I need to release this tension. My whole-body aches because of it, and I can see yours does too. Take me tobed.”

Enda’s handsslid under her dress and he pulled it over her head. His lips were against hers, then trailing down her neck to her full breasts. As he took her nipple into his mouth, his hands were pushing her panties down. Ama stepped out of them and shivered as he teased her nipple until it was hard. Doing the same to the other, his lips then moved down her stomach to her belly, his tongue rimming hernavel.

“Enda …” Her voice was soft, and he stood as she unbuttoned his shirt and his pants. Her lips were soft and sweet on his and Enda felt a rush of adrenaline course through him. Both naked, they tumbled onto the bed, and Ama moved down his body until she could take his cock into her mouth. Tracing the tip of her tongue up the shaft, she teased his sensitive tip until she could taste the salty pre-cum. His cock was rock-hard and trembling under her touch, but before he could cum, he pulled her on top of him and impaled her, his long, thick shaft plunging deep into her velvety cunt. Ama gave a long moan of pleasure, and Enda had to hold back. His hand stroked her clit as she rode him, and he was transfixed by the sight of his cock sliding in and out ofher.

“God, you’re beautiful,cara mia.”The low light in the room made her skin look golden. Her breasts were ripe and plump and her silky belly had that slight curve to it. Her dark hair tumbled in waves over her shoulders and her lovely face was flushed pink from her arousal. Ama began to move quicker as they became more aroused, and Enda’s cock swelled and became almost unbearablysensitive.

He came hard, his body jerking and bucking her under as he ejaculated deep inside her. Ama gave a cry of release and shuddered, her breath coming in short gasps as her orgasm rippled throughher.

As they caught their breath, Enda pressed his lips to her forehead and Ama snuggled in close to him. They had no need forwords.

Two days later,a nervous and trembling Ama returned to the Music Conservatory. As Trevor and Dustin drove her into the city, she realized she was more nervous about facing her colleagues and students than she was about any threat Jackson might be. She was glad that her best friend, Christina, would be there to support her today. Since her apartment had been broken into, Christina had been staying with her boyfriend and had reported no more threats or strange occurrences. When Ama thought about what had happened to Inca, she couldn’t help, but be utterly relieved that Jackson had left Christina alone.Enough people have been hurt, she thought now as the car pulled up to the school. Maybe today would be the day Jackson would realize she was back and get in touch. She knew it was a long shot that anything would happen the first day back. Jackson wouldn’t be so reckless. He would know the security measures Enda had put inplace.