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“Be ready to go in three hours.” Tex explained. “Leave nothing behind.”
“You don’t have to tell me twice,” Wraith said.
The screen went black and a familiar silence descended over the room. Without saying a word, Barbie and Beast left them alone to stash their gears into the back of the Jeep. Wraith took the moment to pull Amelia into his arms and kissed her head as she snuggled into his chest.
“I know this isn’t the life you’re used to,” Wraith said. “I know you’re tired. But I need you to be strong for a little longer.”
“I don’t know.” Amelia’s voice trembled.
“Do this for me.” Wraith caressed her arms then around to her back.
“That’s not fair.”
“I’m not burying you, Hummingbird.” He leaned back to frame her face with his palms. “We haven’t had a regular kind of courting but I’m not burying you. You’re going to get your shit together, and in the end, you’re going to claim me so I can keep you in my arms. Do you understand?”
She bowed her head then turned it to kiss one of his palms.
“Answer me, Hummingbird.”
“I understand.”
“Good. Now, give me a kiss and let’s help the others get ready.”
Amelia smiled up at him and offered her lips. He kissed her, loving the feeling of her breasts against his chest, the softness of her lips, the sweetness of her tongue. He wanted her desperately, but there wasn’t time. He needed her to feel comforted by his words and his body but again, no time.
“You two need a little more time?” Beast asked from the door.
Wraith reluctantly lifted his mouth away.
“No,” Amelia said. “I’m about to go grab my stuff from the other room.”
She rested her head on Wraith’s shoulder for a quick second then peeled herself from his arms and scampered out. Barbie went with her and Wraith felt the power give out of his legs. He sat on the sofa and buried his face in his hands.
“There’s no shame in loving her,” Beast said.
“I was supposed to be saving her.”
“Let me save you some time and pain.” Beast hunched down in front of him and gripped his shoulder. “I fell in love with the woman I was protecting too. I don’t know how much of the story you know, but someone was after Fleur. I couldn’t stop it. Not only is she beautiful but Dr. Jones is smart and funny and calls me on my shit…”
Wraith looked up.
“Doctor?”
“Historian. She came to Germany for research on her dissertation and wound up uncovering a neo-Nazi. Long story. But the morale of it is this, love comes when you least expect it. Just because you didn’t see it coming doesn’t mean it’s not real.” Beast paused. “And besides—you will know in the future how hard you had to fight for this relationship, which means you won’t take it for granted.”
Wraith nodded.
“So—let’s do this.”
“Okay, brother.” Wraith hugged Beast. “Let’s do this.”
Chapter 15
Amelia wasn’t sure how they did it, but Tex found them a plane and a pilot. Around three hours later, they were driving through a wealthy neighbourhood in Moscow. It was unbelievable to her how they’d just left a broken-down town to such opulence.
Once they were set up in one of those fancy houses, Beast and Barbie opted for some sleep and though Amelia was tired, she talked Liam into having a shower with her. She lathered his back, thinking about her old self, wondering if that version was dead or in hibernation. If she hadn’t been forced out of her box, would she even be in this tub, with Liam, naked?
Amelia sighed and had him turn to wash his front. She’d never been with a man whose body turned her on so desperately. She caressed him, dragging her soap covered palms back and forth over his nipples, making him moan. When she finally circled his cock with her fingers, Amelia knew there was no turning back.
