Page 78 of GAF Factor

“Yes.”

“But we just left that town.”

“I know.”

“You said we couldn’t be there because they would find a way to hang it on us.”

“I know.”

His answers were so helpful.

“And it’s dark.”

“Perfect time to sneak onto the property.”

“So, tell me why you want to go back there now.”

“I need to look for clues, anything that might lead me to Shawn or the Irish.”

“And you think they just left that laying around the house? Wouldn’t the police have collected any evidence?”

“Only if they knew what to look for.”

He strolled over to me and bent low, placing a hand on either side of the bed, caging me in. “If I ask you to stay here, will you do that for me?”

“Is that what you’re doing?”

“Yes.”

“Why don’t you want me to come with you?”

“One, because I can work faster if you’re not with me. And two, because it’s still going to smell there.”

Just the thought of being near any of that ever again made my stomach turn. “I’ll stay, but thank you for asking me instead of telling me.”

He smirked at me. “I like how you think that was me asking you.”

I gasped in shock. “You did.”

“I did, but I would have tied you up if you demanded to come along.”

“You would not,” I argued.

“I guess we’ll never know,” he said, walking over to the connecting door. He knocked once and waited for an answer. “You ready to go?” he asked IRIS when the door opened.

“Yeah, give me a minute.”

“I’m going to get dressed,” I muttered.

“Aren’t you going to kiss me goodbye?”

“I’m not sure you deserve it,” I said, giving him my back. A moment later, he was flush against me, his tongue gliding along my ear as a shiver raced down my spine.

“Deserving or not, I will take what’s mine.” He spun me around and pressed me against the wall, kissing me hard.

“Jerk,” I muttered against his lips. I tried to smack him, but he caught my wrist and tugged it above my head, then grabbed the other and did the same.

His mouth devoured mine as one hand gripped both of my wrists and the other tugged the towel free from my breasts, letting it drop to the floor at my feet. I gasped as his lips latched onto a small patch of skin at the base of my neck and sucked hard.

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