Page 22 of Lethal Game

She’d derive as much pleasure from touching him, exploring his wide shoulders and discovering where his personal erogenous zones were, as being touched by him.

An image filled her head of the two of them on her bed, naked. For a moment, she wanted that image to come true, come to life so bad she could almost taste him on her tongue, but reality intruded. Bringing cold reason with it.

Her hands curled into fists.

Not possible.

Not for her.

Not without a fucking miracle.

Chapter Five

Con escorted Sophiato her room half afraid she was going to gush happy words all over him for showing her some Tai Chi. She’d worn a grin nearly the whole fucking time, like he’d given her something expensive or hard to find.

Her gratitude made him uncomfortable, given his body’s reaction to being so close to hers. He had a plan: get back into active duty and avenge his dead. But he wasn’t two days into his new assignment and his head was filled with fantasies of getting his new partner naked and under him.

Her mouth was going to drive him out of his fucking mind. He kept picturing it around his cock.

He needed to get laid. He hadn’t bothered since the explosion, mostly because he’d been so focused on getting back into shape and into active duty. But other needs were making themselves known and he had no business imagining Sophia satisfying them. She wasn’t some easy lay. She needed a man she could trust.

That’s rich, asshole, you’re planning on going Rambo and getting killed the first chance you get. She shouldn’t trust you at all.

He didn’t want this, not any of it. He didn’t want to care about her beyond the scope of his duty, didn’t want to feel something for her beyond professional friendship.

He had a plan and it didn’t include him getting all cozy with Sophia Perry.

Professional. Distant. Hands-off.That was going to be his motto from now on.

They reached her door and she unlocked it, then paused and turned to look at him. The smile was gone and in its place was a thoughtful expression that made her look years underage.

“Thank you,” she said, her tone serious. “For keeping your word and teaching me everything you promised.”

His brows went up. “People break their promises to you?” Was this why she acted so tough? Why she hadn’t wanted a partner, because all the other men who’d been assigned to her hadn’t treated her with respect, had broken their word?

He hadn’t known her long, but it hadn’t taken him long to figure out that what she brought to the team was something unique and valuable.

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