Once Bitten, Twice Dead - By Bianca D'Arc Page 0,65
sounded negative in nature. She grew more curious the longer the monosyllabic conversation continued. Finally, some more actual words were introduced back into the discourse.
“Yeah, it’s time.”
That sounded ominous. She leaned up on one elbow to watch him and he shot her a heated glance.
“Set it up. We’ll meet you there after your shift. Bring dinner.” His gaze held hers. “Officer Petit needs to be brought up to speed.”
She felt mesmerized by the heat in his eyes, the sleepy growl in his voice. Having sex with this man had been a transformative event in her life. She could feel it even now, after just a couple of hours. She might regret falling for him later, after he’d gone, but for right now, she was going to bask in the decadence and thrill of being with him.
She knew without a doubt that she had fallen for him in a big way. Sarah wasn’t the type to sleep around. She had to have some emotional connection to the man she gave her body to. It had always been that way, from her earliest experiences with the opposite sex.
Her heart was involved now. When she’d first met Xavier, just a few days ago, she’d already begun to admire him. He was drop-dead sexy and had a core of iron-hard will that ran through his being, despite his relaxed appearance. He took concepts like duty, honor and loyalty very seriously, which was something she truly admired in a man.
The more she was around him, the more she found to like about him. His compassion, his skill. The way he looked after her. His protective instincts and his willingness to let her do her job and fight beside him. Everything about him made her want him, so it was no surprise they’d ended up here, in her bed.
Xavier ended the conversation, flipped the phone closed and let it fall back to the floor. All the while, his gaze held hers, making her pulse leap in response to the heated message smoldering in his eyes. She’d thought he was done after that last bout of lovemaking. Apparently, he was only just getting started.
“What’s our plan for today?” Sarah asked, wanting to learn about his conversation before she got any more distracted.
Xavier cupped her cheek in a tender caress. He moved closer, capturing her lips with his for a long moment before he drew back just far enough to look into her eyes.
“First on the agenda, is making love to you again. Then maybe we’ll catch some more sleep. We have a meeting with the day shift before we go out again tonight. I’ve had them doing recon for us. They’ve been following leads both from the team’s preliminary investigation and from the evidence we’ve found since you joined the effort. It’s time we all got together in one place to compare notes and see what we’ve come up with.”
“Sounds like a good idea. What about the campus?” Never before had she discussed a case under such intimate circumstances. How either of them could concentrate when his hand moved south to cover her breast, she didn’t know.
“We’ll check it out tonight. If Sellars let the contagion loose over there, the creatures will come out to feed once night falls.” His words brought her out of the sensual haze for a moment.
“Do you think he’s really capable of doing something like that to a bunch of college kids?” Sarah placed her palm over his chest, seeking comfort from the steady rhythm of his heart. He was so solid, so warm. He made her feel safe, no matter how dire the situation.
“Right now I wouldn’t put anything past him. We need to check it out, even though we’ll most likely be walking into a trap.”
“A trap meant for me, you mean.” Her voice was low, echoing the fear she kept locked inside, under wraps. “You think he might be luring us to the campus so he and his men can make a grab for me, right?”
“It’s a possibility we need to prepare for. The thing is, if the contagion is present on the campus, I can’t risk sending anyone but you and me to face it. I’m torn between wanting to keep you away from the campus tonight—or anyplace where you might be at risk of being abducted by Sellars’s people—and knowing there’s no one else who would be safe to send in your place. My only consolation is that you’re highly trained and managed to free yourself from