Page 53 of Kage

When she looked into my eyes, her face softened. Until she noticed my frown. “What’s wrong?”

“Change of plans. We’ll talk about it when we get to the plane.” I moved closer and she was still searching for why I’d been aloof since she’d crawled out of bed. If she’d expected romance, she was sorely wrong.

“You’re not taking me home. Are you?” she asked quietly. For a few seconds, I sensed her vulnerability.

“Not immediately. Get your things together. We’re leaving for the airport in fifteen minutes.”

She started to turn away but stood her ground. “Don’t worry, Kage. You don’t need to worry about me fawning all over you as if you’re my boyfriend. I’m an adult. I realize last night meant absolutely nothing but both of us longing to feel alive. I’m not the clingy type.” She didn’t wait for a response, not that I was going to offer one.

She walked away, immediately shoving a few things into the plastic bag from the night before.

The entire situation was out of control and that was in and of itself dangerous as fuck.

Remaining silent, she stayed right behind me as I led her to the Jeep. Before she climbed in, I shook my head and immediately dropped onto the gravel.

“What are you searching for, a bomb?” she whispered.

Tank crawled on his belly, sticking his entire head under the body of the vehicle. I pulled out a small pin light, shining it along the undercarriage. When Tank didn’t bark, I felt satisfied we were fine.

I opened the hood, searching underneath before checking every corner inside. It would appear we were in the clear.

“Get in. Hat and glasses.”

She offered another salute but did as I asked.

“Will they find us?” she asked when I started the engine.

Exhaling, I took my time backing out. “Not if I can help it.”

Once we were headed to the airport, I constantly checked the mirrors. She watched everything I did. The tension rose as soon as we came close to the airport.

“It’s crunch time,” I told her. “Just follow my lead and we’ll be fine. If not, we’ll die.”

“You make it all sound so easy.”

I laughed. “Nothing worth having is ever easy to obtain.”

Juliette

His choice of words seemed odd right now. Or maybe the truth was that everything right now seemed odd. Especially after last night.

I’d put on a good show, choosing my statement carefully. The words had been the ones he’d wanted to hear. The moment I’d sensed he’d crawled from one bed and into the other, I’d realized he’d regretted his actions. Maybe I should too.

Sadly, I just didn’t.

I’d enjoyed every moment of having his arms wrapped around me, his cock buried so deeply inside that my pussy still ached. There was that small part of me that knew if I hated him, that would make things much easier. That’s what he’d prefer anyway.

The gruffness had returned, the commanding officer kind of behavior and he expected me to go right along with it. As if the night had never happened.

Whatever asshole had tried to convince people that sex didn’t have to change anything was an idiot. Sex did change feelings into raw mush. At least that’s the way it had always been for me. Maybe that had been my problem all along. As soon as I’d had sex with a man, I’d felt close to him, convincing myself we were in a relationship.

How many times had that worked for me?

A big zero with a capital Z.

Sighing, I slumped into my seat. And to think I’d almost selected the dress to wear today even after he told me we were leaving. What had I been thinking? Oh, I guess in my crazy mind I’d wanted to try to impress him. What a crock of shit.

No, I had to remember he was just doing his job. “How much did my father pay you?”

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