Page 73 of Wilde In His Arms

Fuck.

That meant Nick had taken his threat seriously and his brother had, too, if he had an agent watching his wife at work.

It wasn’t going to be so easy taking out the brother then.No matter.He’d find a way.

Nick would pay.Soon.

Chapter twenty-nine

Nickstaredoutthewindow of his new place and his heart ached for Aria.She should be here with him.They should be together.But he couldn’t risk Javier finding out about her and going after her.It had to be this way for now.

If Aria found out he’d moved into the house three days ago without even telling her he was in town, she’d kill him.

Worse, she’d feel betrayed, like he didn’t want to be with her.Except he desperately wanted to see her.

But he couldn’t paint a target on her back.It was bad enough he was stuck in the house, keeping a low profile after the move.The only thing that comforted him was that Javier probably had no idea he loved her, and that kept her safe.Along with the FBI agents watching her.

She already loved the house, since it was similar to the old townhouse she used to rent.She loved that place.He’d moved in a few things.They’d need more furniture and stuff for the kitchen.Most of all, the house wouldn’t feel like home until she lived here and put her stamp on the place.

Missing her like crazy, he called her.

“Hey, you.Did you finish packing yet?”

“I’m ready to see you, sweetheart.”He didn’t answer her question.He hated to lie to her, so he said how he really felt.He was in fact surrounded by boxes of all his stuff.

“It won’t be long now.”She sounded so hopeful.

“Are you doing what I asked and staying vigilant?I couldn’t take it if something happened to you.”He walked back down the hall to the living space.He needed to set up the TV and get hooked up to the satellite service.

“Nothing is going to happen to me.I’m being watched.I’m sticking close to the bar.I don’t go anywhere alone.”

He plugged in the power strip behind the TV stand and then plugged in the TV.“Good.And I know it’s a pain in the ass, but the threat is real.”

“I know.I just hope they catch him soon.”She sounded weary of the whole thing.

“Me, too.”His guilt weighed on him and it was getting harder and harder not to beg her to come to him, or for him to go to her.“Are you ready to move in with me?”

“I can’t wait.”

He felt he same way.“If I had you in my arms right now, I wouldn’t let you go for days.”

“Yeah.You ready to make up for some lost time?”That sultry tone really did it for him.

“I’d get on my knees and beg if I had to.”It would hurt his thigh, but he’d take the pain for even a minute of pleasure with her.

“Well, I do like what you do to me when you’re on your knees, but we can simply use a nice, soft bed, so I can have my wicked way with you and you won’t hurt.”

“Don’t worry about me.I’m good to go.”He’d been working on his physical therapy and getting more range of motion in his shoulder and strength back in his thigh.

“I’ve gotta go.Big delivery at the bar.Love you.”

“Love you.”He hung up and stared at the mostly empty space around him in the house he wanted to make a home with her.

Fucking Javier had to go and mess this up for him.

He needed to get his strength back, because if that bastard didn’t come at him soon, he’d have to go on the hunt for him.

Chapter thirty

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