Chapter Four
Kali smiled at Alex through the windshield and then turned to open her car door. She almost fell out as it opened from the outside and Ronan offered her his hand. Unsure if her apology was accepted or not, Kali almost yelped when he lifted her straight up and fused his mouth to hers. He used her surprise to thrust his tongue past her teeth and reacquaint her with his flavor. Memories of their single night together crowded her brain, and despite everything she tried to tell herself, she relaxed in his arms and let him have his way.
Whatever was on his mind, it seemed clear that he hadn’t objected to taking her to his bed.
He threaded his fingers through her hair, holding her head at the exact angle he wanted, his other hand roaming over her back before finding its way under her shirt to play with her stiff nipples. She gasped into his mouth, her body readying itself for his possession, her panties growing damp as his kiss went on and on and on.
He lifted her onto the hood of his car, crowding her, wedging his hips between her thighs as he ravished her mouth and drove her arousal sky high. He rocked his hard cock against her aching pussy, her need for him overriding all sensible thought. She wanted him here, now. She’d dreamed of having him inside her again so many times that she wanted their clothes gone, to hell with the consequences.
“Perhaps we should take his little party inside,” Alex said with a soft laugh in his voice.
Startled—how could she forget they had an audience?—Kali tried to pull out of Ronan’s arms, but he held on tight, refusing even to let her wriggle.
“Be still,” he ordered as he lifted away and looked into her eyes. She wasn’t sure why, but she did as he asked and then just sat there on the hood of his car staring at him like some sort of pathetic, starry-eyed fan girl. “I wanted you that night,” he said very clearly. He gripped her chin, forcing her to look at him even as she tried to look away. “I wanted you the morning you ran away.” He pressed his cock harder against her crotch, smiling as she gasped from the pleasure. “And as you can see and feel, I very much want you now. Don’t you dare doubt that.”
“O–Okay,” she managed to gasp out. Kali believed him. She wasn’t sure exactly what that meant, but with mind-boggling arousal swirling through her she couldn’t quite focus on anything else but the man in front of her.
Fortunately, Alex took care of that.
“Come on, beautiful,” he said as he held out a hand for her to take. Confused, she glanced at Ronan, who stood back and let Alex help her off the car. Alex slung his arm over her shoulders and escorted her into the house, and she was shocked to find that she actually wanted to snuggle closer. Hell, she’d gone from begging Ronan for pity sex to a horny slut in less than five months. Alex was talking in a calm voice, but she had trouble taking in his words. Finally, after what were probably more than a few blank looks, Kali realized he was telling her about the precautions he’d installed inside this house. She took a deep, steadying breath and tried to focus.
The safe house was little more than a cabin in the middle of nowhere, but it did seem designed to act as a type of fortress. The only bedroom was in the center of the cabin and had a trapdoor leading to a type of panic room. She sure hoped they didn’t need it, but it was kind of nice to know it was there.
Yet, despite what should have been time to calm down, she was still nearly vibrating with arousal as Alex led her into the kitchen where Ronan was making coffee.
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Alex couldn’t quite tamp down the jealousy he felt. Male fire demons outnumbered female fire demons by about three to one, so he was quite used to sharing a woman, but his attraction had never been focused on a human female before. The worst part was that as the odd species out it was quite likely neither of them even realized he had feelings for Kali.
Come to think of it, he couldn’t even explain why he had feelings for Kali. He’d only known the woman a handful of hours. He rubbed the headache forming behind his eyes and tried to get back to business.
“I spoke to your brother,” he blurted out. Annoyed at his own uncharacteristic behavior, he dragged in a breath and forced a measure of calm into his voice. “He’d just been given the details of an attempted assassination. Apparently an officer arrived at the woman’s home to warn her of the serial killer, heard her demanding that someone get the hell out of her house, and went in to offer assistance. The intruder, who looked to be a girl of about seven years of age, laughed and then seemed to disappear.” He glanced at Kali. “I called in a favor from Brody, one of my squadmates, and he’s going to watch over the woman until we can get her formal protection in one of our safe houses. The official police report says the girl ran from the scene, but I filled your brother in on what most likely happened. He wasn’t as surprised as I was expecting.” Alex shook his head and tried to get back on track. “Anyway, all four targets were born January twelfth between four fourteen and four twenty-two in the afternoon.” He turned to Kali and couldn’t resist running his knuckles down her soft cheek. “Unfortunately, beautiful, so were you.” He glanced at Ronan but couldn’t gauge his friend’s reaction to what was essentially him continuing to flirt with a woman who seemed important to the human.