Page 35 of Centurion

“Yeah, orgasmed.” She laughed. “You thought I meant …”

“Well, what else was I supposed to think?” Con dropped back onto the bed and put his hands over his heart. “I’m going to die. Sex with you is going to kill me.”

She laughed and rolled on top of him. “What a way to go, huh?”

He lifted his head and looked at her. “The best. You’ve never orgasmed before?”

“Well, not with a guy.” She had a vibrator that had been her best friend for years.

Again, he looked at her with that same confusion plastered across his face. “With a girl?”

She drew a breath and shook her head. “No, with a vibrator.”

“Oh.” He blinked, and then a lecherous smile spread across his face. “I’d be game to watch that.”

“I’d prefer the method we just used.” She adjusted and pulled the comforter up to her waist.

He pulled her down onto the mattress with him. “That was probably the best sex I’ve ever had.”

Ronnie blinked at him and then raised her eyebrows. “Probably?”

He laughed. “The best.”

“You were …”

He winced. “Too much?”

“No. Perfect. I felt …” She lowered her eyes and almost whispered, “Protected, wanted.”

Con tipped her chin up. “I want to kill the people who made you think you weren’t worth being protected or wanted.”

She stared at him for a long time. “My little sister was taken when she was young. My father sent men after her, and they were able to get her to safety. I can’t go into details because that’s her story to tell, but watching what happened caused a lot of issues for me. No one in the world could protect her, not even my father, who, if you knew him, you’d know he would be the one person to be able to do that. It rocked my world. I haven’t felt safe since then. I trained as a Shadow because of the fear. I live in a made-up world because of that fear. I don’t let anyone in.” She closed her eyes, and he moved to cover her lips with his.

The kiss was gentle and giving. When he stopped, she opened her eyes. “Thank you for letting me in, for exposing yourself to me.”

She stared up at those kind eyes. “I’m trying.”

“You’re succeeding.” He lowered for another kiss, and his hand found her breast when the sound of her cell phone ringing somewhere in the house pulled them apart. “Shit.”

“Where did you leave it?” Con was out of the bed. “My earpiece is at the desk.”

“Mine is in the bedroom with my phone.” She jumped out of bed, and they both ran to the other side of the house, completely naked. Con heading to the library and her to the bedroom. She redialed the number that had called her. “Sorry, Uncle Jason, I was on the other side of the house.”

“At two-thirty in the morning?”

“Ah, yeah. I didn’t realize I left my phone in the library. It won’t happen again. What do you need?” She prayed he didn’t ask any more questions.

“Justin is going to drop off material he found in Eisenberger’s residences. He’ll be there in about thirty-five minutes.”

“And the courtesy call is for?” She walked to the closet and pulled out a fluffy robe.

“So you don’t kill him.” Jason laughed.

“I’m not sure what’s so funny.”

“I told him to break in and leave it for you to find.”

“Ah, well, no, that wouldn’t have gone over too well.” She pulled her hair out of the robe and slipped on a pair of fluffy slippers.

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