Page 59 of Of Flesh & Bone

Adam and Ada look at one another, looking for the answer to my sudden show of excitement.

"We can't go yet.The rest of the team is coming over at 1.I have to talk strategy about a few things with them and then we can go."

Uhh we?Why do I need to wait on him?

"I'm just going to go ahead and go now and then you can come after your meeting."

Adam turns to face me and leans back half seating himself onto the desk.He cocks his head to the side.

"Why do you want to go without me so badly?"

Is that menace leaking from his pores?Or is it danger?I can't tell.

"I have spent every moment with you for over a week now.I miss V.Besides, it's not that I don't want you to come.I just want to go now and you're busy."

"Well that's not true now, is it, Eve.You left me for an entire day quite recently, didn't you."

His tone is menacing, and I wonder how long he'll wield this weapon.It's efficient.I'll give him that, but I have just about had it up to my eyeballs with this: you left me bullshit.

"Okay.Fine.We'll go after the meeting, but this is it.No more punishments and no more guilt trips.After this, I fight back."

The Adonis smirks at me.This man is hotter than any Earth dweller I've encountered.I don't know how I ended up being the woman that he looks at like this.

"We'll see."He says like he already knows the outcome of every disagreement that we will ever have.

"Wait a minute, bro!The banquet.Don't give up until she goes with us to the banquet.I neeeeeeeed her there."

He pushes off the desk and comes over to ruffle Ada's hair.

"She'll be there, Ace."He's smiling down at her like she's a precious treasure.

I see the love and adoration he has for her in that look.He keeps his emotions so veiled that it's rare to see them at all.In this moment, I can decipher them plainly and it's clear he has real affection for his little sister.He comes over to me now and fists one hand in my hair while using the other to squeeze my ass as he speaks into my mouth.

"If you plan to spend time away from me, you'll have to figure out a way to compensate me for that missed time."

"Well, I did have an idea for getting myself out of trouble and I never got to use it because I was busy enduring punishments.I suppose I could use it to pay for my time away."

He pulls his head slightly away from mine and looks at me skeptically.

"What is this idea?"

I move closer to him and whisper into his ear.

"I can't tell you.The surprise is half of the fun.Well, maybe not half.A fourth of the fun."

"So, you guys remember that I'm still here, right?"Ada's tone broadcasts her discomfort.

"No one is making you stay, Ace."Adam shoots back at her.

"So, how about I go see Vaughn now and I can give you payment when you get there this evening?"

"No."He kisses me firmly on the forehead.

"I'm going, Adam.I-"

Ada cuts me off with, "Help me understand this.I mean, I get the soulmate thing.I truly do.I always knew they existed but, c'mon.You two met what, a week ago?I have seen Adam with women, and I just don't see how we got from that to this so quickly."

"Oh really?How many other women?"

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