of his hard cock along the line of her pussy.
Her eyes rolled closed and her head fell back. “That’s because you like me.”
“I would say I do much more than like you.” Pierce’s hand came to her neck, fingers and thumb against her jaw as his mouth once again owned hers.
His leg shoved hers, pushing it to one side, making more room for where he continued to rub against her, the stiff line of his dick giving her so much more than she was able to accomplish on her own.
The thin fabric of her pants did little to buffer each rake of his body against hers. Every part of her was on fire, burning with a heat she used to dread.
Used to fear.
Not anymore.
Because now she knew fire was fuel. A heat that fed the fight she didn’t know she could possess.
Mona gripped the lapels of his suit, pulling him closer, using the fight she found to force him where she wanted him.
“That’s right.” Pierce’s lips left hers to slide across her jaw. “Take what you want.”
The low hum of his voice, the perfect way he said each word. It was as if the two parts of him came together. The perfect polish of his outside and the darkly-demanding half he tried to hide from everyone.
Both were with her in that moment.
Offering to give her all she wanted.
Maybe not all.
Some.
Every move he made pushed her higher to the point she wanted to reach, but never quite took her to the peak.
His hand went to her ass. Gripping tight as he pushed her hips into his, changing the angle just enough to—
“Oh my God.” Her hands fisted the fabric of his jacket, holding on as she came.
Because Pierce rubbed his dick on her.
His completely-clothed dick.
He leaned into her ear. “Now imagine what will happen when I touch you.”
She should not try to imagine that.
“Imagine what will happen when I put my mouth on you.”
A little gasp formed all on its own and her thighs clenched at his hips.
Pierce chuckled, low and deep. “Was that not enough for you, Love?” His hand slid to the hem of her sweater, fingers teasing the skin of her belly. “Do you need more?”
Did she?
She did.
Mona forced her fingers to drop his very rumpled jacket so they could work on the buttons of his shirt. She managed to get a few undone before Pierce’s demeanor changed in an instant.
She felt it.
The air around him seemed to shift. Everything about him seemed to come into focus.
“What’s wrong?”
Pierce touched his ear. “I’m here.”
Her stomach dropped.
She forgot he’d been talking to Dutch earlier.
He touched the earpiece again, his eyes immediately coming to hers. “I would never share this part of you with anyone.” His deep blue eyes skimmed lower. “This is only for me. Understand?”
She swallowed at the sharpness of his tone.
Not because it made her nervous like it might have not so long ago.
Nope. The idea of Pierce wanting her all to himself did something very different to her insides.
He tapped the earpiece again. “I’ll be there shortly.”
One more tap then his forehead dropped to hers. “I have to go.”
“You’re going to leave me here?”
One dark brow lifted. “The only other option is to go everywhere I go.”
It wasn’t an unappealing thought.
“I’m not done discussing the option of using me to lure Anthony out.”
Pierce’s eyes closed and for the first time she noticed something.
He looked tired.
Worn down by all of this.
“But I can wait.”
His lids slowly lifted. “I just want you safe, Mona. That’s all.”
They had similar goals.
Unfortunately they worked against each other.
“I know.” She reached out to smooth down the creases her hands pressed into his suit. “You should probably change before we go.”
CHAPTER 13
OF ALL THE poorly timed—
“Pierce. I need an ETA.”
He should have taken the damn thing out of his ear.
But they would have still come for him.
“I need ten minutes.” It took everything he had to get off the bed. The same bed that tormented him all night. Teasing him with fleeting hints of her scent until he couldn’t stand it any longer and ripped every blanket off.
Even then sleep didn’t come.
“Come on.” He held his hand out. “We need to get moving.”
We. How long had he been on his own? No one to share the burdens he worked so hard not to struggle under.
Mona’s hand immediately went into his. “What’s wrong?”
“Vincent’s back.” Pierce pulled her up from the bed before going straight to his closet, unbuttoning his shirt as he walked. “He brought