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had an informant inside the traitor’s walls, why in the hell
had she kept it from him? What else was she keeping secret? “Did you call the
compound and inform the general?”
Jamie let her head drop as she cupped the beer
in her hands. She lifted her gaze. “I can’t just yet. It’s complicated.”
Chapter
8
Complicated… There was nothing complicated about
it. The man was a deranged fucking psycho, and she was keeping a secret from
her team that could help to keep her safe. She wasn’t thinking clearly. “Jamie,
you have to call them, and we have to get you out of here.”
Max went to stand up, only stopping when Jamie
reached for his arm. An unusual sense of calm overcame him. His urgency
vanished.
He jerked his arm away from her and narrowed his
eyes. “Did you just use your gift on me?”
“I needed you to listen to me, and in order for
you to do that, you needed to calm down.”
He stood and planted his hands on the table.
“Don’t. Ever. Do. That. Again.”
Her gaze pleaded with him. Her lip trembled, and
tears formed in her eyes. “I can’t leave.” She rose from her chair and lifted
her chin. “I’ll do this on my own if I have to, but I’m not leaving.”
Max dropped some bills on the table. He was
furious that she didn’t see how much danger she was in. He needed to get her
back to their room without being seen so he could really explain the urgency of
their situation. He threw his arm around her shoulder and whispered in her ear.
“We’ll discuss this when we get back to the room.” He kissed her cheek. “Just
act natural and we’ll blend in.”
She lifted her arm around his waist and leaned
into his embrace as they walked arm in arm out of the bar. She smiled up at
him. Her smile didn’t reach her eyes, but it was enough to fool any onlookers who
might be looking for them. They’d just rounded out of the bar’s entrance and had
made it almost back to their hall when he spotted the five men walking into the
building. They’d spent too long arguing over the situation; either that or
Floyd’s goons had paid people off to spring the thugs from jail.
He panicked. They weren’t even close to an exit,
and there were too many people loitering in the lobby for them to fight it out.
He stopped Jamie and pushed her back into the wall. His hands went to cup her
face, and he pressed his lips to hers, hiding her with his back as best he
could.
Her arms slid up his back as she opened her
mouth, giving him the entrance he wanted. God, he wanted her, but not like this
and not in the lobby with killers only a few feet away.
She whispered against his lips. “If you don’t
make it look natural, they’re going to notice us.”
Max did one of the more stupid moves that he’d
ever make. He closed his eyes, not keeping an eye on his enemy and tilted his
head, delving into the kiss. His kiss was demanding. He tasted her and explored
every crevice of her mouth. Her moan spurred him on. His hands went to her
waist, and he pulled her tighter against his body. His hands slid around to her
ass, and he squeezed, lifting her to fit his body better. He wanted her, and
there wasn’t anything he could tell himself that was going to change how he
felt about her. She held him in a sex-hazed trance.
She lightly pushed against his chest and pulled
her lips from his. She leaned her forehead against his. Her lips were swollen
from their kiss. His breathing calmed as he tried to regain his composure. Her
heartbeat patted in her chest, matching his own.
She whispered, “I think they’re gone.”
He never released his hold on her. “Was that
believable enough?”
She didn’t speak only nodded her approval.
He let her slide down against his body until her
feet were firmly on the ground. “Are you ready?”
She nodded again.
He put his arm around her shoulders, and they
walked the last five feet to their hall, disappearing down the long corridor. They
picked up the pace
had she kept it from him? What else was she keeping secret? “Did you call the
compound and inform the general?”
Jamie let her head drop as she cupped the beer
in her hands. She lifted her gaze. “I can’t just yet. It’s complicated.”
Chapter
8
Complicated… There was nothing complicated about
it. The man was a deranged fucking psycho, and she was keeping a secret from
her team that could help to keep her safe. She wasn’t thinking clearly. “Jamie,
you have to call them, and we have to get you out of here.”
Max went to stand up, only stopping when Jamie
reached for his arm. An unusual sense of calm overcame him. His urgency
vanished.
He jerked his arm away from her and narrowed his
eyes. “Did you just use your gift on me?”
“I needed you to listen to me, and in order for
you to do that, you needed to calm down.”
He stood and planted his hands on the table.
“Don’t. Ever. Do. That. Again.”
Her gaze pleaded with him. Her lip trembled, and
tears formed in her eyes. “I can’t leave.” She rose from her chair and lifted
her chin. “I’ll do this on my own if I have to, but I’m not leaving.”
Max dropped some bills on the table. He was
furious that she didn’t see how much danger she was in. He needed to get her
back to their room without being seen so he could really explain the urgency of
their situation. He threw his arm around her shoulder and whispered in her ear.
“We’ll discuss this when we get back to the room.” He kissed her cheek. “Just
act natural and we’ll blend in.”
She lifted her arm around his waist and leaned
into his embrace as they walked arm in arm out of the bar. She smiled up at
him. Her smile didn’t reach her eyes, but it was enough to fool any onlookers who
might be looking for them. They’d just rounded out of the bar’s entrance and had
made it almost back to their hall when he spotted the five men walking into the
building. They’d spent too long arguing over the situation; either that or
Floyd’s goons had paid people off to spring the thugs from jail.
He panicked. They weren’t even close to an exit,
and there were too many people loitering in the lobby for them to fight it out.
He stopped Jamie and pushed her back into the wall. His hands went to cup her
face, and he pressed his lips to hers, hiding her with his back as best he
could.
Her arms slid up his back as she opened her
mouth, giving him the entrance he wanted. God, he wanted her, but not like this
and not in the lobby with killers only a few feet away.
She whispered against his lips. “If you don’t
make it look natural, they’re going to notice us.”
Max did one of the more stupid moves that he’d
ever make. He closed his eyes, not keeping an eye on his enemy and tilted his
head, delving into the kiss. His kiss was demanding. He tasted her and explored
every crevice of her mouth. Her moan spurred him on. His hands went to her
waist, and he pulled her tighter against his body. His hands slid around to her
ass, and he squeezed, lifting her to fit his body better. He wanted her, and
there wasn’t anything he could tell himself that was going to change how he
felt about her. She held him in a sex-hazed trance.
She lightly pushed against his chest and pulled
her lips from his. She leaned her forehead against his. Her lips were swollen
from their kiss. His breathing calmed as he tried to regain his composure. Her
heartbeat patted in her chest, matching his own.
She whispered, “I think they’re gone.”
He never released his hold on her. “Was that
believable enough?”
She didn’t speak only nodded her approval.
He let her slide down against his body until her
feet were firmly on the ground. “Are you ready?”
She nodded again.
He put his arm around her shoulders, and they
walked the last five feet to their hall, disappearing down the long corridor. They
picked up the pace
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