before he could suggest they take a rain check. Tony
inclined his head then walked around to the passenger side of the van with her.
“The door sticks, allow me.” He opened the door for her.
Carly gave him what she hoped was a withering glare as she got into the van.
Tony simply glanced down as he shut the door. She had the feeling he was trying
to keep from laughing at her—again. Tony rounded the front of the van and with
a few more words of caution for Louis, got behind the wheel. They drove back to
Carly’s car in silence.
Tony turned to face her as he parked the van behind her car.
“Carly, I meant what I said about Slade. He is dangerous. He is also willing to
risk other people’s lives to get what he wants. Don’t try to challenge him. Don’t
even think about fighting with him. If he comes near you, call me.”
Tony reached into his pants pocket and pulled out a business
card. He flipped it over then pulled a pen out of the glove compartment of the
van. He wrote something on the back of the card. “I want your promise that if
he contacts you that you will call me or one of these two people.”
“I can take care of myself, Tony.” Carly was more than a
little annoyed with his attitude.
“Can you?” Before she could answer him he was over the
separation of the two seats and had her pinned in the passenger seat. His mouth
was at her throat, his hands holding both of hers at her sides. Carly froze.
Her frantic heartbeat sounded loud to her own ears, she couldn’t imagine how it
sounded to him.
When Tony spoke, his breath feathered over her neck, causing
chills to race over her body. She could feel his lips brushing against her skin.
“As fast as you think you are, he’s ten times faster. As strong as you think
you are, he’s even stronger.”
Carly inhaled sharply as she felt Tony’s mouth move even
closer to her neck. The sharp, clean smell of his skin mingled with a slightly
spicier scent reached her immediately. “He could have you before you even knew
he was near you. Don’t take chances, Carly.”
Tony closed his mouth over the frantically beating pulse in
her neck. He bit her slightly and Carly jumped. When he licked slowly over the
area he’d just bitten, she could feel her body arching toward his, feel her
breasts tighten. He moved just as quickly off Carly as he had moved on her.
Carly took less than a minute to regain her composure. Tony’s head rocked back
from the force of her blow. Though he had to have seen it coming he made no
move to avoid it and ignored the faint red mark that appeared on his cheek.
“I want your promise, Carly. If Slade approaches you I want
you to call one of the numbers on the back of that card.” Tony’s voice was as
calm as though he was commenting on the weather.
“Go to hell.” Carly was pissed off at the shaky quality of
her voice. Just who the hell did he think he was anyway? How dare he attack her
like this?
“I’ve already been there,” Tony’s voice was soft as he
opened the door of the van then came around to the passenger side to open her
door. She couldn’t stop shaking and hoped he could tell just how pissed off she
truly was. Carly glanced once at him as he reached toward her. “Your promise,
Carly.”
“All right.” Her voice was still shaky but she was quickly
regaining her control. “ If Slade makes an attempt to contact me I’ll
call one of the numbers on the back of this card.” She turned to walk to her
car. Tony’s voice stopped her.
“Carly?” Carly stopped but didn’t turn to face him. “I’m
sorry.”
She wasn’t sure what he was apologizing for. Carly nodded
without turning around then got into her car. Tony waited until she’d started
her car. They pulled out of the parking lot and turned in opposite directions.
Tony wasn’t sure Slade would attempt anything with Carly nor
did he know if he would ever see her again. He knew he wanted to. In spite of
the danger he might have put her in, his body
inclined his head then walked around to the passenger side of the van with her.
“The door sticks, allow me.” He opened the door for her.
Carly gave him what she hoped was a withering glare as she got into the van.
Tony simply glanced down as he shut the door. She had the feeling he was trying
to keep from laughing at her—again. Tony rounded the front of the van and with
a few more words of caution for Louis, got behind the wheel. They drove back to
Carly’s car in silence.
Tony turned to face her as he parked the van behind her car.
“Carly, I meant what I said about Slade. He is dangerous. He is also willing to
risk other people’s lives to get what he wants. Don’t try to challenge him. Don’t
even think about fighting with him. If he comes near you, call me.”
Tony reached into his pants pocket and pulled out a business
card. He flipped it over then pulled a pen out of the glove compartment of the
van. He wrote something on the back of the card. “I want your promise that if
he contacts you that you will call me or one of these two people.”
“I can take care of myself, Tony.” Carly was more than a
little annoyed with his attitude.
“Can you?” Before she could answer him he was over the
separation of the two seats and had her pinned in the passenger seat. His mouth
was at her throat, his hands holding both of hers at her sides. Carly froze.
Her frantic heartbeat sounded loud to her own ears, she couldn’t imagine how it
sounded to him.
When Tony spoke, his breath feathered over her neck, causing
chills to race over her body. She could feel his lips brushing against her skin.
“As fast as you think you are, he’s ten times faster. As strong as you think
you are, he’s even stronger.”
Carly inhaled sharply as she felt Tony’s mouth move even
closer to her neck. The sharp, clean smell of his skin mingled with a slightly
spicier scent reached her immediately. “He could have you before you even knew
he was near you. Don’t take chances, Carly.”
Tony closed his mouth over the frantically beating pulse in
her neck. He bit her slightly and Carly jumped. When he licked slowly over the
area he’d just bitten, she could feel her body arching toward his, feel her
breasts tighten. He moved just as quickly off Carly as he had moved on her.
Carly took less than a minute to regain her composure. Tony’s head rocked back
from the force of her blow. Though he had to have seen it coming he made no
move to avoid it and ignored the faint red mark that appeared on his cheek.
“I want your promise, Carly. If Slade approaches you I want
you to call one of the numbers on the back of that card.” Tony’s voice was as
calm as though he was commenting on the weather.
“Go to hell.” Carly was pissed off at the shaky quality of
her voice. Just who the hell did he think he was anyway? How dare he attack her
like this?
“I’ve already been there,” Tony’s voice was soft as he
opened the door of the van then came around to the passenger side to open her
door. She couldn’t stop shaking and hoped he could tell just how pissed off she
truly was. Carly glanced once at him as he reached toward her. “Your promise,
Carly.”
“All right.” Her voice was still shaky but she was quickly
regaining her control. “ If Slade makes an attempt to contact me I’ll
call one of the numbers on the back of this card.” She turned to walk to her
car. Tony’s voice stopped her.
“Carly?” Carly stopped but didn’t turn to face him. “I’m
sorry.”
She wasn’t sure what he was apologizing for. Carly nodded
without turning around then got into her car. Tony waited until she’d started
her car. They pulled out of the parking lot and turned in opposite directions.
Tony wasn’t sure Slade would attempt anything with Carly nor
did he know if he would ever see her again. He knew he wanted to. In spite of
the danger he might have put her in, his body
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