She huffed, taking offense at his domineering tone. “I don’t see how it’s any of your business.”
“I already told you. As long as you’re here. You’re my responsibility. That makes everything about you,my business.” He jerked his chin up, telling her to finish her drink without using any words.
“Not everything,” she grumbled before downing the last of the juice with a loud slurp.
“Yes, everything.” He stood, took the crushed box from her hand, and set it on the table next to her stolen book. “Time for you to nap.” Hooking his forearm under her calves, he pulled her hips down the bed until her head landed on the pillow. “Where’s Halia?”
“She’s with Grant. He’s teaching her how to make an IED out of baby formula.”
He snorted. “I doubt she needs lessons in destroying diapers with explosive baby shit.” He took his phone out of his pocket and fired off a quick text. The reply swift, he nodded once and dropped his cell down next to hers. “Okay, Grant’s going to keep the baby, so we have forty minutes before I need to shower for my next meeting.” He lifted the blanket. “Move over.”
“Uh…what’re you doing?” She scooted away from the edge of the bed, her heart rate sprinting into a wild gallop as he slid in beside her.
“Making sure you sleep instead of read.” He tucked his arm around her waist and scooped her back toward his chest, spooning her like the first time they’d met. “And no more painting. The guys can finish the nursery after dinner.”
“You said they’re too busy to help me.”
“I said they’re too busy to take you into town because seeing to your safety is my job. They’re not too busy to slap paint on a wall for you.”
“Oh.” The first time she’d been this close to Jamie since he’d kissed her two days ago, she let herself enjoy the comfort his body provided. Man, she felt tiny next to him. His strength and heat surrounding her, she nestled herself into his groin, her throbbing pussy making her bold.
His arm tightened, and he groaned. “Stop rubbing your ass all over my cock.”
“You’re the one who jammed your cock against my ass in the first place.” She rolled her hips, appreciating the hard length of him. “And besides, I like how your cock feels.”
He groaned again. “Fuck. Stop. You’re giving me a Talen-sized hard-on.”
She snorted and rotated her head to look at him over her shoulder. “You’ve been reading my book.”
“Yeah. It’s good.”
“It’s vampire porn.”
He cracked one eye open and nailed her with a glare hot enough to liquefy her insides. “Don’t knock my genre, buttercup.”
Her cheeks hurt with the force of her grin, and she turned away to hide it in the pillow. “Well, let me know when you’re ready for book two. I think you’ll really like Dage. He’s the king of the realm.” She rolled her hips again. “He thinks he’s in charge too.”
His arm shot up the center of her chest, his hand capturing the underside of her jaw before he tilted her head back to rest against his shoulder. Immobilized against him, she couldn’t escape if she wanted to.
And she didn’t want to.
“You think you’re the one in charge here, little squirrel?” With a hard thrust, he ground his cock between her cheeks, and planting his lips next to her ear, he growled, “Because if that’s the case, I’m more than happy to correct you of the notion.”
Oh God! Her stomach bottomed out. She’d poked the bear, and with the way her heart was trying to beat its way out of her body through her rib cage, she might not survive long enough to enjoy the consequences.
His hot mouth landed on her skin, and she squirmed in his hold as he sucked his way down to the hollow of her shoulder where she felt the distinct scape of his teeth. “Now stop teasing me with your sexy ass, or I’m going to fuck you within an inch of your life, and I’m not ready for that yet. We clear?”
He bit down. Not hard. But hard enough for her to know he meant business.
Hard enough for her to know, she’d be wearing his mark on her skin.
Oh God! Her moan came from the depths of her chest, building in volume and intensity until his name ripped past her lips.
Yet.
He’d said he wasn’t ready to fuck her—yet. Which meant maybe someday? Soon?
Oh God! Her pussy clenched. Please let it be soon. Her body’s cravings had taken over, and she ached for him constantly. One time. If she had sex with him one time, then she’d know what it felt like to be with a man, and she could go back to being herself. Focus on raising Halia and writing her music.
