On the contrary, I am merely polite.
I snorted softly. Polite doesn't come in the form of a high-wattage, sexy-as-hell smile.
His amusement deepened, and it shimmered inside me, warm and enticing. So you think my smile is sexy?
I rolled my eyes and nudged him with my shoulder. Fishing for compliments, are we?
No. I merely ask a logical question. The security door buzzed as we neared it. He caught it with his fingertips, opening it and then ushering me through. It is the resonance of energy that attracts reapers rather than anything as fleeting as an expression.
I followed the receptionist's directions, making a mental note of the regularly spaced security cameras, then glanced at him with raised eyebrows and said, Does that mean you don't think my physical form is attractive?
Who is fishing for compliments now?
I grinned. Hey, it's not like you throw them around with great abandon.
No, he agreed, and touched my back again, his palm still light against my spine yet somehow oddly possessive. Or maybe that was merely wishful thinking on my behalf. And yes, I find your physical form attractive. But it is the being within that flesh, the timbre and music of all that you are, that is the most dangerous to someone like me.
Because of the threat of assimilation. It was a sobering reminder of the risk we were taking, and I had to wonder whether it was actually worth it.
But how could I be around him and not want him? That seemed as impossible to me now as it would be to stop breathing.
"Indeed," he agreed softly. Almost grimly. Then he motioned with his free hand. "The locker we seek is just ahead."
I slowed as we neared it. It looked like every other unit in this area in that it was fronted by a double-sized roller door that was padlocked at either edge. I'm not sure why I'd been expecting something else—but maybe it was simply the fact that Nadler didn't seem to do anything that could be considered ordinary.
Of course, Genevieve Sands might not be connected to him in any way—but I seriously doubted that was the case.
"There is magic here."