Page 137 of The Enforcer

“A few minutes. Are you ready?”

The thick cords in his neck were highlighting his racing pulse and the scent of desire roared through us. “As ready as I’ll ever be.”

“Good. Come on, Magnum.” Christos moved away from me and I was no longer surprised to see my puppy, the one I’d rescued after his previous owner had dumped the injured dog on a freeway, following him without so much as looking back at his mommy dog.

I stood where I was, confused as to what had just occurred.

What in the hell was the man doing?

Laughing, I couldn’t help myself, moving to the doorway and peeking around the doorway, watching as he led Magnum outside.

“Huh,” I muttered to myself, resigned to waiting.

Five minutes passed.

Almost ten. I glanced at my watch, now pacing the floor.

When I heard whistling, I stared at the doorway. As he walked in, all I could think about was that he had the grin of a Cheshire cat.

“What are you up to?” I cooed as I walked closer. “And where is Magnum?”

“Being very obedient, something you need to learn.”

“We’ll discuss your ridiculous rules later.”

He winked as he headed toward me. “You’re right. We will. I have a few surprises for you.”

“You knew I’d choose to stay?”

His shrug was almost comical. “I only hoped that you would, but I was intent on keeping my word. However, now that you’ve agreed to stay, you will do everything I say.”

“You’re not the boss of me.”

The way his laughter filled the room made my heart sing. “Don’t tempt me, angel.”

“Where are we going?”

“To the event I mentioned.”

I snagged my purse and as soon as I did, he led me toward the front door, immediately placing his hand across my eyes. “You don’t want me to see whatever you have cooked up?”

“Not yet.” His tone was more singsong than I’d ever heard. He led me outside and I took a deep breath, trying to figure out what he was doing. “I made a few decisions of my own. Magnum asked me for an allowance. A credit card actually. Now, I hesitated at first since I don’t know his spending habits, but he assured me he wouldn’t go too far overboard.”

I’d never giggled as much as I had around the man. “You need to watch the little man. He’s a bit sneaky.”

“I found that out the hard way. Cunning like his mother.”

“I taught him everything I know.”

“Good God,” he huffed. “Well, we can’t take it back, so I guess we’re going to need to live with it.”

“Live with what?”

He removed his hand and took a step away, waiting for my reaction. Magnum had a huge red bow around his neck and was currently sitting in the front driver’s seat of a red Ferrari 308 GTS. “That looks just like the 1984 car Magnum PI drove in the series.” I was whispering, my heart lurching.

“Not like, butthecar that was modified to fit his six-foot four-inch frame.”

I was in utter shock. I had no clue what to say. I was thrown. I was… Without rethinking anything, I jerked around, throwing both my arms and legs around him. “You did this for me?”

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