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He grabs my ass as he walks by. “Give me twenty and I’ll be done.”

“I might go take care of myself.”

“Hey, Smythe!” he calls across the now bustling parking lot. “Gimme a set of handcuffs.”

The agent throws him a set and before I know it, Thane’s behind me and I’m contorted into a shape I didn’t expect to be.

He steps close, shielding me from view. “There, now you can’t touch that hot little pussy of yours.” His hand skims over the front of my leather pants, caressing the nub that’s already pulsing.

“Fuck…”

“Oh, we will. Now you wait right here and I’ll be back.”

“Promises, promises.”

Come back soon.

8HADES/THANE

It takes longerthan I expected, but she’s talking to a couple of the agents when I’m finishing up. They’ll want to talk to both of us, but I’ve convinced my boss that she’s not going to run.

I’d chase after you, Bree.

Someone has released her from the handcuffs and I’m a little disappointed, but she probably had people to let know that she’s safe now.

Thatwasa good look on her. Really, I’m a little surprised she allowed me to do it, only shows me that she trusts me. And that means everything to me. I’ll never ever give her friendly fire or do anything to jeopardize us.

Us. That has a nice ring to it.

“You ready to go?” I ask and her soft eyes meet mine.

“Yes, please.” She gives the two agents her gratitude. As we walk away, she asks. “Am I going to be in trouble?”

I huff. “For stealing from a crime ring?” I shake my head. “No. They deserved it.”

She slips her hand into mine. “So you know that I’m not really Bree.”

“Yeah, but I figured I go by another name, who am I to judge?”

“I like being a Bree. Briana didn’t have the guts and the balls that Bree has.”

“Oh, I think you both have a lot of those. You took on a known criminal and stood up to him. That took some big cajones.”

“Girl cajones.”

“Woman cajones.”

We get to my door.

“As soon as you pass through this door, everything will change.”

“What do you mean?”

I cup her jaw. “You’ll know where I live, so you can come over whenever you want.”

She rolls her eyes. “Thane, it might be getting rid of me that will be the thing you want to change.”

I plant a soft kiss on her lips. “Never. I never told you of the first time I saw you…” I swallow. “You were in the kitchen and you were singing to yourself with your headphones in. I think it was ‘Be My Baby’by the Ronettes. I listened in for longer than I should have. All I could think is I wish you were my baby.”

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