Code Name: Cayman (K19 Allied Intelligence Team One Book 2) by Heather Slade

Author:Heather Slade [Slade, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sparrow Publishing
Published: 2023-05-24T16:00:00+00:00

17

BEXLI

Cayman studied his mobile and swore under his breath.

“What is it?”

“Confirmation. It came quicker than I anticipated.”

“Moretti?”

He nodded. “Bexli, I have to go.”

“I understand.”

“Bex, I—”

I leaned up and brushed his lips with mine. “Be safe, Cay.”

“If you need anything at all, Kima or the others here will give it to you.” His eyes scrunched. “Will you promise me you will be here when I return?”

“I promise.”

Whether it was because I was so bold or for some other reason, Cayman turned to walk away, but stopped.

He circled my waist with one arm and grasped the back of my neck with the opposite hand. “Touch me, Bex. Put your hands on me.”

Leaves quaking in the breeze, birds chirping, the sound of horses neighing that drifted up from the barns below, all fell silent. It was our combined breaths that sang as he lowered his mouth to mine.

His lips were soft, nudging mine apart, then settling on them. His hand moved from my nape to my face, his fingers gently stroking my cheek. Only then did the tip of his tongue touch mine. It was tentative, like he’d just put a toe in the water to test its temperature. The pressure intensified as he explored me slowly, intimately, expertly. The kiss roughened as though his passion had unleashed, allowing him to take what he wanted. This wasn’t a kiss from a friend, or a brother, but that of a lover too long denied.

The hand that had been on my waist lowered, pressing my body against his until I could feel his hardness, his desire for me. It was so different from the inept fumbling in the dark I’d experienced before.

I dug my fingers into his shoulders, wishing I could beg him to stay, to carry me into the house and up to his bed. I trembled when he released my mouth from his and rested my cheek on his chest. His heartbeat pumped wildly against it.

“God, Bex,” he breathed my name as he gradually let me go. Why was this happening now? After all the time we’d spent together—most of our lives, really—why did it seem as though we were meant to be together?

He covered both my hands with his and released my grip. “You need to know.” He looked up at the sky. “I must tell you…”

“What?”

“I love you, Bexli.”

Before I could respond, he was gone, his long legs stalking across the lawn. He hadn’t waited for me to say anything, to tell him I felt the same way.

Rather than follow and prolong the goodbye, I walked some distance and lay on the grass. I didn’t watch the clouds move across the sky; I closed my eyes and let my thoughts drift back to the kiss. God in heaven, Cayman could kiss. My blood heated, wondering who’d taught him. Why hadn’t we learned together? Why had I been so blind for so long? But I hadn’t been. I was scared. Terrified that if he really knew me, maybe he wouldn’t like me as much as he thought he did.

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