I was head-over-heels in love with this big, tough alpha-male who’d let me be the one to hold him all night when I knew it went against his every instinct, but he’d done it for me.
And my body…every nerve felt alive. I ran my hand over Liam’s abs, exploring the ridges of his six-pack. His skin wassoft, and his muscles were hard, and touching him made me feel electrified. His butt against my crotch did too.
“Good morning, Firefly.” His raspy morning voice was the second sexiest thing I’d ever heard. Nothing could compare to him crying out my name.
“Good morning.”
“Can I turn over to see your beautiful face?”
“Of course.”
“My cock is hard. Really hard,” he warned.
“It’s okay.”
He rolled to face me, his bent knees putting unnecessary space between us as his hand came up to smooth my hair back. “How do you feel?”
“Wonderful,” I said simply, hoping my smile said everything I couldn’t put into words.
His lips brushed mine, and it was like he’d lit a spark…that electric hum now buzzing and crackling. I slid my leg between his, erasing the space he’d left, and I rolled my hips, groaning at the feel of his cock against me, at the surge of power that zipped through me as it grew even bigger and harder at my touch. His hands skimmed over my chest, and I moaned, desperate for more.
I leaned over him, trying to catch a glimpse of the clock. If we hurried, we could have sex again before we had to go to work, right?
Crap, the reminder of work doused that fire. If we did this now, it would take up all our time before we had to go, and it would be days before we were together again. After last night, I didn’t feel right leaving a secret lingering between us. I had to tell him about Snake Eyes. I was dumb for not telling him already, and I knew he’d be mad I waited so long
“Wait.” I pushed off his chest and leaned up. “I have to tell you something.”
“What’s wrong?” Liam sat up and took my hand, tender concern in his eyes.
How should I start? And how could I keep him from freaking out?
“Is it about last night?”
“No! Last night was perfect. This isn’t about you at all. There’s this guy…”
His eyes hardened before his expression turned blank.
Oh boy, that was not the right way to start. “No! Not like that,” I hurried to say. “You’re the only one I like at all. This guy...I’ve just seen him around a lot lately and he kind of…worries me.”
Every muscle in his body tensed. “Who? What did he do to you?”
Thor whined and crawled up from the foot of the bed where he’d begrudgingly slept, and I pet him with my free hand. “It’s probably nothing. He hasn’t actuallydoneanything. He just gives me a weird vibe.”
“Who is he?” Liam asked tightly.
“I don’t know. I don’t even know if the person I think is him is always him.”
“Start from the beginning and tell me everything.”
I told him about the times I saw Snake Eyes in the library and the parking lot, the times I didn’t see him but felt like he was there, and the times I saw someone who could have been him but also may have just been a coincidence or paranoia.
As I spoke, Liam transformed before my eyes. The sweet, gentle boyfriend who shared my bed last night was gone, replaced by a fierce soldier. “Do you have any idea who he could be? Anywhere else you’ve seen him?”
“I don’t know...maybe. It’s far-fetched.”
“Tell me,” he demanded.
I told him about the man in the park and how they’d said,Pardon me,similarly.