How Much For a Life of Lies? (Shadow Team Book 3) by RJ Scott

Author:RJ Scott [Scott, RJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Love Lane Books Ltd
Published: 2024-07-19T00:00:00+00:00

FIFTEEN

Zach

Even now, four hours after we’d reported in, and half an hour since Kai had announced he was going to bed in the tiny spare room, I couldn’t shake the feeling of regret lingering in the back of my mind. I’d lost my temper with Kai earlier for no fucking reason other than he’d touched me and made me feel things, and deep down, I had to admit he was right. The kiss had been the right move to maintain our cover, and I owed him an apology for my reaction.

Attempting to push aside all the conflicting emotions, I busied myself making a cocoa in the dimly lit kitchen, hoping to hell it might help me sleep. Tylenol was taking the edge off my throbbing arm, and I did some experimental stretches, wincing at the tightness in the muscle. The bullet had gone straight through, but it had swerved and caused damage that, of course, I’d pushed through like an idiot and now tried to ignore. At least it was quiet after the chaos of the bar. But just as I settled into the solitude, the door to the spare room creaked open, and a sleepy Kai emerged.

My breath caught in my throat as he shuffled into the room, yawning, his T-shirt riding up to reveal a tantalizing glimpse of skin while his sweatpants hung low on his hips in a way that sent a jolt of desire coursing through me. Despite my best efforts to ignore it, the magnetic pull between us was undeniable.

I watched as Kai approached, his movements slow and languid, the faint scent of his cologne drifting through the air. With each step he took, the space between us seemed to shrink until he was standing mere inches away, his presence filling the space with an electrifying energy.

“Did you make enough for two?” he asked, and poked at my mug.

“No.”

“Hmmm.” He reached past me for the jar of cocoa powder, and his arm brushed mine. What in God’s name was he doing?

I stepped to one side to avoid him, leaning back on the counter, nursing my mug, and waiting for him to be done so I could do the last security checks on the house and at least get some sleep before tomorrow.

Only… shit… did he move closer?

Try as I might to resist, I found myself drawn to him, my heart pounding as I struggled to keep my composure. At that moment, with the warmth of the cocoa cupped in my hands and Kai standing so close I could feel the heat radiating off his body, I knew I was fighting a losing battle.

“You okay?” Kai asked in a whisper.

“Go to bed, Kai.” God, my voice sounded weird, all emotional and pleading for him to step out of my space.

He didn’t.

Instead, he closed the distance between us. A subtle tension crackled, thick with unspoken desire and uncertainty. His gaze, heavy-lidded with sleep, bore into mine, a silent invitation lingering between us.

Swallowing hard, I struggled to maintain

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