Page 23 of Shattered World

Even as my body relaxed, completely sated, I knew this wasn’t over. Not with the craving look in Warner’s eyes.

“Off the counter,” he instructed, and I hopped down, my entire body pressing against his.

Gripping my hips, he turned me toward the mirror, bending my body slightly.

“Watch us,” he mumbled in my ear, nibbling on the skin.

Without any other warning, his hips thrust forward, his cock entering me swiftly. The motion had me falling forward, my hands catching my body. With an intensity I should have known to expect, he thrust inside of me, his hand finding the curls of my hair.

Pulling the strands, he tilted my neck back, kissing the sensitive skin as I stared into the mirror. I didn’t recognize the reckless woman before me, face flushed and eyes content.

Warner didn’t hesitate for a moment, taking what he needed from my body and when his hand pressed against my clit, I knew it wouldn’t be long. Moments later, a groan spilled from his lips, his hand tightening on my hair as he fell against my back.

“Warner!” I screamed as intense pleasure overcame me, unable to hold the sound back.

My stomach pressed into the edge of the counter, but the bite of discomfort didn’t matter, not in this moment. Panting, I saw the wide grin on my face in the mirror, satisfaction painting every part of my face.

Warner kept his hands on my hips as he met my grin with a smirk of his own. “I told you I’d have you screaming my name.”

Chapter Twelve

Ten people sat inside our small hotel room and I couldn’t contain my smile as I stared at all their faces. With Rainer standing at the foot of the bed and Warner at my side, I finally felt complete. Although, as my eyes landed on the two small faces playing in the corner of the room, I knew not everyone felt that way. For Lucas and Stephanie, even Elizabeth, a part of them would always be missing.

“Okay. Sasha and Mina filled us in on almost everything. Do you have anything to add?” Rainer asked me, crossing his arms over his chest as he stared me down.

The expression was so Rainer, determined and demanding, but now I saw the warmth in his gaze as he locked eyes with me.

“I think they covered it all. Based on the men that were wandering around and their reaction, I’d say the bunkers aredefinitely near the pier if not on it.” I shrugged, continuing, “Or underneath it.”

Rainer nodded, pacing a small line in front of the bed as he decided on our next steps. I couldn’t deny the relief of having him here. There were many reasons I was thankful for his return, most of them selfish. His ability to take the situation by the reigns, though, take the role of leader easily off my shoulders, was one of my favorites.

“Have you told Caroline this information yet?” I asked, wondering why we hadn’t seen her yet today.

I figured she’d be waiting on pins and needles for our arrival, hoping for a different outcome than the previous scouts she had sent. However, according to Murphy, she had left this morning and had yet to return. If I had to guess, she was somewhere dealing with the government business she was a part of.

“No. And I don’t think we should,” Rainer responded.

Immediately, my lips pursed, Sasha and Mina’s expressions matching mine. Rainer hadn’t met the woman yet, so I couldn’t blame him for his response. But what he didn’t understand is that without Caroline we had no chance. Sure, we could find the entrance on our own. But those bunkers were bound to be more heavily guarded than anything we had seen yet. Caroline was the key to entering, of that I had no doubt.

“She won’t let us stay if we don’t tell her,” Mina piped up and Rainer swiveled toward her.

“You can lie,” he urged, but Sasha shook her head in denial, mine following suit even though he couldn’t see.

“Rainer, we have to tell her what the girls found,” Murphy added, his palm warm against my thigh as he sat at my side.

Rainer ran his hands through his hair, sighing deeply. Turning on his heel, he faced Elizabeth. “You’ve been working in her office, organizing things. Have you found anything that would help us?”

Elizabeth hesitated, glancing toward the twins, only continuing once she realized they were paying us little attention. Although she had to know they were listening more closely than we gave them credit for.

“I’ve only organized the papers she’s given me. Random maps and a few papers detailed with information on what was built into the bunkers.”

“You didn’t think to look around a bit on your own?” Warner drawled, leaning back on his hands on the bed.

His tone held a mocking note and Elizabeth speared him with an admonishing look only a mother could give. “No. I don’t quite have a death wish yet.”

Warner nodded in concession and Rainer closed his eyes, lips pursing in thought as he ran through our options.

“Fine. We tell her what you found when she arrives. But when she sends you out again because, based on what you said, she will. You three are not going alone. You risked your lives last time.”

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