Page 92 of Moonlit Temptation

Jagger nods. “Got your back, brother.”

I glance at him over my shoulder. “Appreciate that. Do me a favor, yeah? Make sure my girl gets home safe.”

“What?” she asks, pushing off the wall to stand up. “I'm not leaving yet. Not when I caused this mess.”

I brush some of her hair away from her face. It's a little damp from her dancing, but she's still the most beautiful thing I've ever laid eyes on.

“It's not your fault, sweetheart. Just some club shit Silas and I need to work out between us. Jagger will make sure you get home safe.”

She arches a brow and folds her arms across her chest, defiance painted across her face in bold strokes.

It backfires though. Because all it does is push her tits up. My gaze drops to those creamy swells and my cock automatically twitches in my pants.

Read the fuckin' room, bro. Now is not the time.

She glances away, nibbling her bottom lip. “You promise it's not about me? I don't like the idea of causing problems in your family.”

I guide her chin to face me again. “You're never a problem, yeah?”

Her gaze bounces between my eyes, worry turning them down in the corners. “Maybe I should talk to Silas first—”

“He's fine. And he's not going to fire you, don't worry about it. Let me handle my brother.”

“Alright,” she says, almost begrudgingly.

I slide my hand to the back of her neck, using my thumb to tip her face up. “And sweetheart, let me in when I come by later, yeah?”

“Okay,” she breathes.

I don't wait for her to finish her word, sealing my lips and swallowing anything else she has to say. The kiss is slow, soft. As if I'm trying to make up for the fact that I just punched my brother in front of her.

She leans into me, moaning in my mouth as our tongues dance with one another. All too soon, I pull away. I regret it immediately, and I realize with stark clarity that I could spend the rest of my life kissing Evangeline Carter. Happily.

“Go home, sweetheart,” I say, my voice gruff with need.

“Okay,” she whispers, her eyes glassy for an entirely different reason than before.

I watch her walk away, my heart thundering in my chest. “Follow her, make sure she gets home safely.”

Jagger steps out of the shadows to my left. “On it. You sure you'll be okay? I've never seen Prez like this before.”

I nod, keeping my gaze on my girl until she turns the corner. “I'll be fine.”

41

NOVA

Silas is waiting outside,calmly pacing the sidewalk kind of like a caged animal. He stops the moment I step into the parking lot.

“What the fuck, Nova?” he snaps.

I wiggle my fingers out, letting my hands hang loosely at my sides. “What the fuck is right,Silas.”

I use his name intentionally. Right now, he's my brother, not my fucking president.

He takes a single step toward me, pointing his index finger toward me, eyes wide. “Stay away from her, Nova.”

My mouth drops open and I stare at him. I never put too much stock in aliens and shit, but for the first time, I start to wonder if there's a bodysnatcher situation happening right now. I've never seen him act like this before.

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