We ordered room service and settled with the tray in the middle of the bed as if we were on our very own private picnic. Stealing money had worked up my appetite.
“Who do you think the invitation was from?” Max asked.
I studied the gold-engraved words and the red wax seal. That was all I had to go on unless, by some miracle, there was a trace amount of DNA or fingerprint other than Fillpot’s. “I don’t know, but I have a feeling, until I agree, these people will continue to hound me. I should warn my family to take precautions.”
“You haven’t told me much about your family,” he said.
“Why would I? This is a working relationship.” I plopped the last French fry into my mouth. I licked the ketchup off my fingers and crawled over our plates. I planted my lips onto his as I rested against his body.
Max stopped me. “You try to distract me whenever I ask questions about your personal life.”
I shrugged. “If you’d rather I not…” I’d started climbing off of him when his fingers held me in place as I straddled his lap.
“What are you afraid of, Gwen?” Max asked, moving the trays off the bed.
“I’ll let you know when I figure it out, Counselor.”
His fingers dug into my skin as he kissed me, pulling us both down to the bed. He rolled on top of me, pinning me deliciously beneath him. The warmth of his palm caressed my skin as he lowered the dress straps. His gaze landed on my lacy bra. Using his teeth, he lowered it before pressing tender kisses on my breast.
A moan slipped free as I held his head to my chest and lifted off the mattress. It had been too long. I needed more. He laved at my nipples, teasing and taunting me with his wicked tongue. His hand slipped under the hem of my dress and heated a path up my thighs. When his fingers slipped beneath my silk panties, and he touched my heat, I lifted into his touch.
“You have on too many clothes,” I whispered, staring into the desire swirling in his eyes.
“This isn’t about me.” A hungry look crossed his face. “This is about you, sweet Gwen.”
He slid a finger inside, and I clutched him tight, digging my nails into his skin. “Max, please.”
“I love my name on your lips.”
He leaned over me again and pressed his hot lips to mine. His pace quickened, and the tendrils of desire climbed higher and higher until I screamed his name. White exploded behind my eyes.My body shuddered around his fingers.
He placed a tender kiss to my lips and smiled down at my hooded eyes. “Beautiful.”
“Your turn.”
He shook his head. “This was just a taste of what’s coming after we catch my sister’s stalker.”
“If that’s the case, how about we get off this island and you take me to your sister? Tit for tat.”
“Shouldn’t you call the FBI and tell him that Fillpot is here?”
I started packing. The quicker I got off this island, the faster I could deal with Max’s sister. “Why bother?” I asked, grabbing my toiletries and stuffing them in my bag. “I can almost guarantee he’s left by now. When he lured me to the island, he had to know I was going to take back every last dime he’d stolen from the retirement folks. It was a given.”
I placed the invite into a plastic bag and tucked it away for safekeeping until I could get it analyzed.
As we were leaving, I spotted the voyeur heading in our direction. I bumped his shoulder in passing. “I’m so sorry.”
His gaze went to Max. “It’s my fault,” he apologized. “I should have been paying more attention.”
I batted my eyes, giving him a coy smile. Max watched me as if I’d lost my mind when I wrapped my arm around his and continued to walk. After walking several paces, Iopened the freshly picked wallet and read the ID. “Your voyeur is Ted Miller.”
I released his arm and slapped the wallet against Max’s chest. “I’ll wait by the car while you go inform Marcus, and please tellhim I said bye and thank your mom for her help.”
Max’s lips twisted into a smile as he wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me closer. “You’re amazing.”
“I try.” I batted my eyelashes.
“I’m sure she hears that a lot,” Carter said from behind us. “Hope you don’t mind, but I figured we’d share the jet.”
“The more, the merrier,” I said.
