His Obsession

qu

e days pass and I sti

almost kiss with Gab

both confused, curious, and horny as hell. He may be a handsome fucker, but his

and because I figure the exercise will help my body recover faster. My joints st

n the edge of the b

iel, and by the looks of things, I have more than enough t

re mine until I l

before I was born. He never mentioned stepping into the role. Hell, up until a few days ago, I didn't even know Gabriel exis

tattoo on his arm, tracing the edges

I think

you want

yes, I can very clearly picture him leaning in that last millimeter or so to seal the

heart beats twice as fast just thinking abou

ranger, a man

ow I can't stop thinking about his hands on my body, the blanketing weight of his ches

inking, I slip a hand beneath the band of my pants and underwear, teasing my folds

had many opportunities to sleep with someone, but the timing was never right. I've been much too focused on stealing art and priceless

rougher. I imagine a deep, gruff voice uttering sweet French endearments against my

I grumble to myself, thoug

oughts is my own damn business. A part of me feels stupid for indulging. I've got a million and one more important things to worry about, but my body do

n top of me. Would he be rough or gentle? Would he

ub myself a little faster, a little rougher until I

you want

euphoria flooding through my veins. My brain momentarily

rl crying reaches my ear. I shoot out of bed, daring to peek out of the bedroom door. Somewhere down the ha

ch, speaking to the little girl in what can only be described

m before

arging bull. Curious and a bit alarmed, I leave the confines of the bedroom and step out into the

going on

her English broken and heavily ac

el says. "Going

ve his heel through the wood, but I quickly

Odette if you start bashing things in. N

get my da

here isn't a lock I can't

nob with a center pin hole. I crouch down, shove the pick in and feel around, applying just enough pressure to make out the outline of the latch mechanism. Thi

eck as she sniffles against my shoulder. I laugh

etie," I coo. "Eve

Penelope shoots Gabriel a bewildered look, but his eyes remain squarely on me. His expression is u

she say?"

he translates. I don't kn

, let me show you what to do next time." I take her hand and show her the lock, pointing while speaking slow enough for G

backs of her hands and puts on a gra

, it is miracle," Penel

kneeling to look at them. "

woman continues. "Too 'a

Gabriel s

omptly shut

I echo. "Wha

s. He speaks to Penelope quickly, who pr

I cross my arms and as

u are my

back of my neck. "Fine. I'll pack my things and leave

not going

e venomously. "You clearly want to get rid of

ot simpl

plain it

N

iting for Dad. He's out there somewhere and he needs me." I try to move,

N

that's the only thing

il Chet retrieves you. It

packing up and walking st

and fi

d cold as stone. Was our almost kiss three nights ago a part of a fever dream? There's no way that

y right. He

left. He bl

limpse of something. An amused, subtle glint in his dar

u?" I murmur, my hear

to play games,"

tterflies in my stomach flutter, a familiar heat pooling in my core.

breath, I make

little gear I have, vault over the bed, duck Gabriel like a running back, and throw

de table, Gabriel is right behind me. I didn't even hear him com

rumble, but my comma

briel to shove me back with one hand. The back of my k

y ag

me

over his shoulder. I gasp, indignant and mortified at how easy this is for him. He u

rab me by the waist, use my momentum to spin us around, a

For fuck's sake!" I roar, spinning a

above my head, our faces inches from each other. I attempt to fight back, to twist free, but the sexy French asshole is too strong an

uite done?

a swing. He dodges the blow with an am

bird, aren't

one more time and I'll

promise, li

go of

clearly fee

enough to ki

s that workin

to fill the silence. It occurs to me then how close we are, our bodies melded together

rd going to k

the hard bulge in the front of his pants grinding against my core. I gulp air

re grabs me b

uld be illegal t

y arousal? Can he tell how badly I want to make good on my promise and sink my teeth into him? He's clear

is a resoun

ne goe

eaps into

appearing almost as eager as I am to a

ou okay? Thank God, I was

most certainly does not belong to

our absentee g