Stand Fast (DEA FAST Series Book 3) by Kaylea Cross

Author:Kaylea Cross [Cross, Kaylea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: DEA Fast Series
Publisher: Kaylea Cross Inc.
Published: 2017-06-26T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Once back in her empty office across base a few minutes later, Jaliya’s heart thudded harder when instead of saying goodnight and leaving, Zaid walked inside and closed the door behind him. There was no doubt as to what he wanted, but she was already in jeopardy of letting him in too far and had to somehow bolster her lagging defenses, no matter how much her body craved that hug she’d been dreaming about all day.

Fortunately for her, she had the honest excuse of needing to get her files done before she could go to bed. Prepared to kiss him and then say goodnight so she could get to work, she pushed up her sleeves as she turned to face him and hid a wince as a bit of her sweater pulled away from the scrape where it had stuck to on her elbow. She was sore all over.

Missing nothing, Zaid reached one hand out to gently capture her wrist, his gaze flicking up to hers before he pushed the sleeve up past her elbow and turned her arm slightly to examine it. “Did this happen when I tackled you earlier?” he asked softly, his touch and gentle tone sending a flush of warmth across her skin.

“I’m lucky it’s not far worse than a few scrapes,” she said.

He frowned at it. “It’s weeping. You should have covered it with a bandage. Did you clean it out at least?”

“No, I didn’t have time.” She’d been too busy trying to track down Barakat and get answers about the assassination today. So far the team didn’t think she’d been one of the targets, but they were no closer to discovering The Jackal’s identity.

“You got a first aid kit in here?”

“That’s not necessary, I’ll just wash it in the shower after I—”

His eyes flashed up to hers, and the words died in her throat. He was so close, his strong hands cradling her arm so gently. It was as if he couldn’t stand the thought of her suffering even a scraped elbow. “Have you got one here?”

Got one what? Oh, a first aid kit. “Yes.”

“Then I’ll clean and dress it for you. Easier for me to reach it than you.”

She didn’t need to be babied, even if the idea of being taken care of by him was way more appealing than she wanted it to be. “Zaid…”

He rubbed his thumb along her inner forearm. Just that tiny, simple touch had goose bumps flashing over her skin and her nipples tightening. He had the ability to undo her with a single touch, and it was both thrilling and terrifying.

“I hate seeing you bleeding, even this tiny little bit.” He dropped his gaze to where his thumb stroked her. “I don’t like how close those bullets came to you today.”

“Well I didn’t like how close they came to you, either.”

His eyes warmed as he half-smiled. “I’m going to take you worrying about me as a positive sign that I’m starting to work past your defenses.”

She wasn’t even sure if she had any defenses left against him at this point.

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