fool who’d probably been lured in by Julianna’s delicate facade. Men could be such fools. “Tall, dark-haired, with blue eyes.” Eyes that had unnerved her. “Why can’t she just be locked up? The cops should have her in a cell!”
“She’ll be taken care of, don’t worry.”
So he kept saying. He hadn’t seen Julianna. Hadn’t heard her.
“We have to find that file,” he told her. “If we don’t, Julianna won’t be the only one heading to jail. Just keep your focus, Avery. I
need
you.”
And she needed him. They were the perfect team. He’d been there for her all along, but he didn’t know…
He never realized I was with Jeremy.
He didn’t need to know that. Sex with Jeremy had been wild, hot, and more than a little dangerous. She’d liked his danger.
“Tell me I can count on you.”
Her foot eased off the accelerator. “You can count on me. For anything.”
***
Julianna stopped at the entrance to Sophie’s law firm. She turned and smiled up at Devlin. “I’ve got it from here,” she told him softly. “Thanks.”
He brushed back her hair. His knuckles grazed her cheek. She shouldn’t have felt his touch like an electric charge that shot through her body, but she did. She was far too attuned to him.
I want him far too much.
When he’d apologized back at the house, she’d desperately wanted to stop him. The last thing she felt was remorse for what they’d done. She’d wanted him, he’d wanted her, and she hadn’t been about to let her past control her anymore. She was out of that prison now.
“I’ll send Chance over to keep an eye on you,” Devlin said and she knew he was talking about Chance Valentine, the other partner at VJS. “I’ll go back to VJS and review the flash drive—”
“Chance doesn’t need to come.” She’d never officially met Chance, but she knew his reputation. The guy was one top-notch security expert. She didn’t need him to be anywhere close to her right then. “I’ll be here with Sophie for at least the next hour. Maybe two. When I’m done, I’ll call you.”
A faint furrow appeared between his brows.
“I’m perfectly safe here. There’s plenty of security. Really, I’m fine. Go take care of that drive.”
He nodded, but he didn’t look happy.
“Devlin—”
His hand slid down to curve under her chin. “Dev.”
She blinked at him.
“My friends call me Dev.”
Is that what they were now? Friends? She’d rather thought they were lovers. “Mine call me Julie.” The few that she had.
His thumb brushed over her mouth, a sensual slide across her too-sensitive lower lip. Then he leaned forward and kissed her. This kiss was far different than any they’d shared before. The desperation was gone. The wildness was tamed.
But…
It was sensual. Maybe the most sensual kiss she’d ever had. His lips stroked over hers, seemed to savor her. The kiss was open-mouthed, but he took his time, first sliding his tongue lightly over her lower lip, then dipping it inside her mouth.
Her hands rose and pressed to his chest as she arched up even higher on her tip-toes. It had been too long since she’d wanted a man with abandon. Too long since she’d been swept away. Too long since—
Jeremy.
A chill skated down her spine.
Devlin—Dev—slowly pulled back. He stared down at her, his gaze unreadable, then he said, “I want you again.”
She nodded. “I want you, too.” Truth. Maybe it was dangerous, but the desire was there. Far stronger than it should be.
“Tonight, I’ll have you again.”
Promises, promises.
He took off his coat and wrapped it around her. “The snow’s starting to fall,” he said a bit gruffly. “Go on inside.”
She hadn’t noticed the snow. She hadn’t really noticed anything but him. She caught the edges of his coat and pulled it closer. Then she turned and headed into the law office. The glass doors shut behind her even as Matt, the guy who pulled double-duty as a receptionist at the law firm and as
“She’ll be taken care of, don’t worry.”
So he kept saying. He hadn’t seen Julianna. Hadn’t heard her.
“We have to find that file,” he told her. “If we don’t, Julianna won’t be the only one heading to jail. Just keep your focus, Avery. I
need
you.”
And she needed him. They were the perfect team. He’d been there for her all along, but he didn’t know…
He never realized I was with Jeremy.
He didn’t need to know that. Sex with Jeremy had been wild, hot, and more than a little dangerous. She’d liked his danger.
“Tell me I can count on you.”
Her foot eased off the accelerator. “You can count on me. For anything.”
***
Julianna stopped at the entrance to Sophie’s law firm. She turned and smiled up at Devlin. “I’ve got it from here,” she told him softly. “Thanks.”
He brushed back her hair. His knuckles grazed her cheek. She shouldn’t have felt his touch like an electric charge that shot through her body, but she did. She was far too attuned to him.
I want him far too much.
When he’d apologized back at the house, she’d desperately wanted to stop him. The last thing she felt was remorse for what they’d done. She’d wanted him, he’d wanted her, and she hadn’t been about to let her past control her anymore. She was out of that prison now.
“I’ll send Chance over to keep an eye on you,” Devlin said and she knew he was talking about Chance Valentine, the other partner at VJS. “I’ll go back to VJS and review the flash drive—”
“Chance doesn’t need to come.” She’d never officially met Chance, but she knew his reputation. The guy was one top-notch security expert. She didn’t need him to be anywhere close to her right then. “I’ll be here with Sophie for at least the next hour. Maybe two. When I’m done, I’ll call you.”
A faint furrow appeared between his brows.
“I’m perfectly safe here. There’s plenty of security. Really, I’m fine. Go take care of that drive.”
He nodded, but he didn’t look happy.
“Devlin—”
His hand slid down to curve under her chin. “Dev.”
She blinked at him.
“My friends call me Dev.”
Is that what they were now? Friends? She’d rather thought they were lovers. “Mine call me Julie.” The few that she had.
His thumb brushed over her mouth, a sensual slide across her too-sensitive lower lip. Then he leaned forward and kissed her. This kiss was far different than any they’d shared before. The desperation was gone. The wildness was tamed.
But…
It was sensual. Maybe the most sensual kiss she’d ever had. His lips stroked over hers, seemed to savor her. The kiss was open-mouthed, but he took his time, first sliding his tongue lightly over her lower lip, then dipping it inside her mouth.
Her hands rose and pressed to his chest as she arched up even higher on her tip-toes. It had been too long since she’d wanted a man with abandon. Too long since she’d been swept away. Too long since—
Jeremy.
A chill skated down her spine.
Devlin—Dev—slowly pulled back. He stared down at her, his gaze unreadable, then he said, “I want you again.”
She nodded. “I want you, too.” Truth. Maybe it was dangerous, but the desire was there. Far stronger than it should be.
“Tonight, I’ll have you again.”
Promises, promises.
He took off his coat and wrapped it around her. “The snow’s starting to fall,” he said a bit gruffly. “Go on inside.”
She hadn’t noticed the snow. She hadn’t really noticed anything but him. She caught the edges of his coat and pulled it closer. Then she turned and headed into the law office. The glass doors shut behind her even as Matt, the guy who pulled double-duty as a receptionist at the law firm and as
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