Page 61 of Her Forbidden Shifters
“I’ll give you a little more time, but if you don’t find it soon, we have to leave,” I said.
Noah nodded and continued his search, heading into the bathroom, and searching underneath the kitchen sink. Inside a tin that was hidden on top of the refrigerator.
He joined me at the door. This time I shut it behind me and headed down the hall. I was lost in thought as we drove back to the hotel. My thoughts were slowly becoming more and more occupied by Savannah and her being in Jacob’s house and less on the facts within the case.
Did Jacob do the same thing I had done? Or did he not rely on excuses to take what he wanted? To take Savannah away from me?
Noah lay on the bed and let out a heavy sigh. I was about to ask him to stop doing that so much when my phone buzzed in my pocket. It was a text from Jacob.
“She’s awake.”
My heart sank.
Not because she was awake, but more because she was so soon after having exhausted herself to the degree she had. The news only confirmed the one thing I had suspected.
Jacob slept with her.
I sat beside myself for the longest time. I didn’t speak. I barely moved.
“Is everything all right?” Noah asked.
I barely looked at him and nodded. “Savannah is awake.”
25
SAVANNAH
I woke up refreshed and feeling better than ever. Jacob wasn’t in the bed with me, but I could smell him all around me. In the sheets, in the pillows, in every breath. I smiled to myself as I recalled our latest tangle. Once we had finished our meal, we had sex again. After finally achieving another release, I fell asleep in his bed, wrapped in his scent.
I had always assumed he would be an excellent lover, but protocols had dictated I main a strictly professional relationship with him. So, up until now, I kept all those dirty thoughts to myself. But now that I was all about breaking the rules, apparently, I was more than thrilled I had the chance to find out exactly how great the sex was with him.
Liam was unexpected. Jacob was a pleasant surprise.
If Noah ever found out, I wouldn’t be shocked to find him all twisted inside with jealousy. He, too, was an excellent lover. But he and I were never going to work out again. I was still fond of him for many, many reasons, but I was burned once by him, and my heart wouldn’t let me venture too close to him again.
I crawled out of Jacob’s bed and sauntered into the kitchen for some coffee. The sound of running water came from what I assumed was the bathroom. Part of me wanted to see how Jacob would react to me showing up in the shower with him, while the other part thought I was better off not pushing my limits. The last thing I needed was Noah and Liam showing up in the middle of trying to have sex like Noah and Jacob did when I tried that with Liam.
Stepping into the Kitchen, I headed right for the coffee pot and opened the cabinet above it for a mug. Once I had a steaming cup of the brew, I turned around, leaned against the counter, and blew some of the steam off the top of the liquid right when the shower turned off.
Guess the waiting option won.
It didn’t matter. Jacob would be out soon enough, and then I can figure out what I had missed out on when I had collapsed. I was suspecting there was a lot if coming to his place was the only option he had.
I took a sip of the coffee.
The door to the bathroom squeaked open and Jacob’s bare feet slapped the hardwood floor on the way to the kitchen. He rounded the corner, running a towel through his hair, stark naked, allowing me the opportunity to admire the view. Even when not hard, he was hung.
I bit my lip and fought through the waves of desire that washed over me.
Then the towel came off and his eyes widened as they settled on mine for the smallest span of time before returning to normal… except they were filled with desire.
“Good morning,” he said.
“Not morning, but same to you regardless,” I said. “Enjoy that shower?”
He smirked and nodded. “I see you found the coffee.”
I nodded and watched as he wrapped the towel around him. I tried not to frown, but it was hard to watch such a fine specimen be covered. “I did. Which reminds me to ask why I was brought here in the first place.”
