them both toward release made it harder to resist. She should, she knew she should, but…
He lifted his mouth long enough to inhale. Even fire needed oxygen to survive. But she didn’t turn her head to deny the next kiss, or the one that came after. Might even have moaned in protest—though again, she wouldn’t admit it—when he left her lips, kissed his way to her ear.
“The scent of you on my sheets when I finally got home had me taking matters into my own hand.”
Oh Jesus, how was she supposed to keep her hands off him and his off her while they were on the job?
Chapter 6
Saffron shivered at imagining him jerking off. Her panties got wetter but she had enough presence of mind not to tell him that she’d needed to take the edge off too after he’d dropped her off at her apartment.
His tongue fucked into her ear. She swallowed a moan but couldn’t prevent the grind of her mound against his hardened cock.
Okay, so making this a strictly professional relationship wasn’t going to happen. But if she was his plaything, considering her long-standing commitment to casual when it came to sex, then the reverse was also true. He was her plaything.
She amended her initial demand. “We keep it professional while we’re on the job.”
He flicked his tongue into her ear and this time she didn’t catch the moan before it escaped. He kissed his way back to her mouth. “The rules are more flexible here.”
“Which makes this an excellent time to tell me about Supernatural Ops and IRE.”
He kissed her, a long, thorough claiming of lips and breath—and very nearly resolve. She had to dig deep to flatten her hands against his chest and push.
“If you insist on talking…” he murmured.
“I do. I absolutely do.”
He stepped back but remained in her personal space.
Down the hall to her left, a small man with thin, pinched lips emerged from a room. His gaze landed on them and his expression became more censorious.
Saffron’s face flamed. She pushed Taine out of her space.
He went without resistance, sighed as the other man disappeared into a different room. “Ignore Anders, the guy is a total gnome. To gain his approval you’d have to be wearing a chastity belt and my considerable package would have to be locked behind a titanium cage.”
The heat in her face dissipated with a snort. “Considerable package?”
He captured her hand and pressed it against his erection. “You disagree?”
Heat returned. She wet her lips but said, “I’m not stroking your ego—or anything else while we’re on the job.”
“A challenge. I like that.” Amusement faded into grimness. “Unfortunately, a sorcerer has also presented a challenge.”
She wasn’t positive how much she believed when it came to the supernatural. But take the attraction to Taine out of the equation and there would have been no fury or fuming or confusion after the summons to the Battalion Chief’s office. Her first and only reaction to being assigned to IRE as a consultant would have been excitement.
This was a chance to satisfy her curiosity and see the inside of an organization that was shrouded in mystery. She doubted the brass had looked for reasons to say no to the request.
Taine kept her hand and used it to guide her down a hallway to the right of the front door. “So,” she said. “Sorcerers, what do they do? Spells? And how does that relate to your callout last night?”
She used her free hand to punch his upper arm lightly. “You could have told me the callout was a fire.”
“You’d have been far too much of a distraction, especially wearing my shirt.” He stopped and turned her toward him, cupped her breast. “The interest on that loan is accumulating.”
Heat streaked from her nipple to her sex. “Behave,” she said, a husk infiltrating her voice.
“Impossible around you.”
He nuzzled her ear, delivered a sucking bite to her neck that sent pleasure shivering through her and made the passion mark on her
He lifted his mouth long enough to inhale. Even fire needed oxygen to survive. But she didn’t turn her head to deny the next kiss, or the one that came after. Might even have moaned in protest—though again, she wouldn’t admit it—when he left her lips, kissed his way to her ear.
“The scent of you on my sheets when I finally got home had me taking matters into my own hand.”
Oh Jesus, how was she supposed to keep her hands off him and his off her while they were on the job?
Chapter 6
Saffron shivered at imagining him jerking off. Her panties got wetter but she had enough presence of mind not to tell him that she’d needed to take the edge off too after he’d dropped her off at her apartment.
His tongue fucked into her ear. She swallowed a moan but couldn’t prevent the grind of her mound against his hardened cock.
Okay, so making this a strictly professional relationship wasn’t going to happen. But if she was his plaything, considering her long-standing commitment to casual when it came to sex, then the reverse was also true. He was her plaything.
She amended her initial demand. “We keep it professional while we’re on the job.”
He flicked his tongue into her ear and this time she didn’t catch the moan before it escaped. He kissed his way back to her mouth. “The rules are more flexible here.”
“Which makes this an excellent time to tell me about Supernatural Ops and IRE.”
He kissed her, a long, thorough claiming of lips and breath—and very nearly resolve. She had to dig deep to flatten her hands against his chest and push.
“If you insist on talking…” he murmured.
“I do. I absolutely do.”
He stepped back but remained in her personal space.
Down the hall to her left, a small man with thin, pinched lips emerged from a room. His gaze landed on them and his expression became more censorious.
Saffron’s face flamed. She pushed Taine out of her space.
He went without resistance, sighed as the other man disappeared into a different room. “Ignore Anders, the guy is a total gnome. To gain his approval you’d have to be wearing a chastity belt and my considerable package would have to be locked behind a titanium cage.”
The heat in her face dissipated with a snort. “Considerable package?”
He captured her hand and pressed it against his erection. “You disagree?”
Heat returned. She wet her lips but said, “I’m not stroking your ego—or anything else while we’re on the job.”
“A challenge. I like that.” Amusement faded into grimness. “Unfortunately, a sorcerer has also presented a challenge.”
She wasn’t positive how much she believed when it came to the supernatural. But take the attraction to Taine out of the equation and there would have been no fury or fuming or confusion after the summons to the Battalion Chief’s office. Her first and only reaction to being assigned to IRE as a consultant would have been excitement.
This was a chance to satisfy her curiosity and see the inside of an organization that was shrouded in mystery. She doubted the brass had looked for reasons to say no to the request.
Taine kept her hand and used it to guide her down a hallway to the right of the front door. “So,” she said. “Sorcerers, what do they do? Spells? And how does that relate to your callout last night?”
She used her free hand to punch his upper arm lightly. “You could have told me the callout was a fire.”
“You’d have been far too much of a distraction, especially wearing my shirt.” He stopped and turned her toward him, cupped her breast. “The interest on that loan is accumulating.”
Heat streaked from her nipple to her sex. “Behave,” she said, a husk infiltrating her voice.
“Impossible around you.”
He nuzzled her ear, delivered a sucking bite to her neck that sent pleasure shivering through her and made the passion mark on her
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