Page 48 of Delicious Prey

“He really isn’t the greatest guard dog,” Lydia says with a laugh.

“He has a very sweet personality,” I say, “which means he’s very trusting, but that’s okay. He doesn’t need to guard you. That’s my job.”

“But who’s going to keep you safe?”

I smile and kiss the tip of her nose. “I’ll keep myself safe, baby.”

She motions to the video footage in front of us. “You’re going there tonight?”

“Yes.”

“With Vadim?”

“Yes.”

“Don’t suppose there’s anything I can do to help?”

I smile and say, “Nope.”

She sighs and leans back against me. “Can I at least watch it unfold?”

I think about it, and although it might upset her, I’m guessing she’ll be more upset if I tell her no. “I’ll leave the footage up for you, but you’ll only be able to see the outside. It might be better if you don’t, though,” I add, even though I know it’s pointless.

Proving me right she says, “I want to watch, but I swear if I see you get hurt on here, I’m going there myself.”

I groan at her stubborn refusal to just fucking obey me and seriously debate whether it would be inhumane to tie her to the bed. I quickly decide that it would be. On the off chance that something happens to me and Vadim, she’d be trapped with no way to free herself and no one would even know she’s here. I can’t subject her to that sort of danger.

“That’s not what we agreed,” I remind her as calmly as I can and run my thumb over her still-swollen lips. “Or have you forgotten your lesson already?”

Her eyes go heavy-lidded at the memory. “I remember. I said I wouldn’t run out and put myself in danger, and I won’t, but I’m also not going to just sit here and watch you die.” She turns to me and gives me a big smile. “Look on the bright side, if you’re that hurt to where I feel like my only choice is to go to Ivan’s, then we’re both kind of fucked anyway, so we might as well go out together.”

“That does not make me feel better,” I groan. “I’d much rather have my last thought be that at least you’re safe. Can’t you at least give a dying man some peace?”

She looks so fucking sad when she cups my face and pulls me closer. “Don’t you dare die, Kirill.”

“I’m not planning on it, zaika.” I kiss her gently, running my tongue over her sore lips, remembering how sexy she’d looked taking my cock with spit dripping down her chin. When I pull back, her pupils are blown and she’s giving me that hungry look again. I love how insatiable she is, but my greedy girl is going to have to wait. She’s sore and needs a rest. “You’re the most important thing in the world to me, little bunny, and I need to know you’re safe. After tonight, a big threat will be gone, but I still need to deal with Enzo. Once that’s done, we can go anywhere you want. Have you decided where you want to live?”

“I don’t know. Do you want someplace warm or cold?”

“I’ll be happy anywhere as long as you’re there with me.”

She smiles and gives a soft laugh. “That’s very sweet, but seriously, do you have a preference?”

I think about it and say, “I don’t really like the extreme heat, but I also don’t think I’d like a place where it never gets hot enough to swim. I like a mix.”

“I’ll do some digging around,” she says with a grin. “I don’t speak anything other than English, so that kind of sucks.”

“You’ll learn.” I give her a wink. “You were almost valedictorian.”

She laughs. “Yeah, that was a super good use of my time.” I see the mischievous look in her eyes before she says, “I should’ve been out partying, had some fun, you know?”

I grab her and bring my mouth to her neck, giving her a not-so-gentle bite. She laughs harder and wraps her arms around me. I kiss and lick her neck until she’s moaning and rocking her hips in my lap. “Only mine,” I whisper against her skin. “No one else will ever have you.”

“No one else,” she says in a breathy moan, agreeing with me and then letting out an annoyed huff when I pull back.

“Sorry, baby,” I say with a smile. “I need to make sure everything is ready for tonight.”

“You owe me later.”

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