“Yes, but we didn’t know Bourne himself was going to handpick a new team and send them on their way to Ireland,” Rafe stated.
Nikki cursed. “Where the hell is Bourne finding all of these idiots? Public opinion has been turning our way for a while.”
“Does it matter? If we manage to capture Bourne and separate him from the hunters, we might finally have a chance to rid Britain of the arseholes.” Rafe leaned forward. “The question is whether you can mobilize everyone we need by tomorrow.”
Nikki narrowed her eyes. “Of course I can. Stop underestimating me just because I’m younger than you.”
“Good. Then I’ll meet you at 0300. Don’t be late.”
He moved toward the door, but Nikki blocked his path. “Where do you think you’re going?”
Rafe should merely push the dragonwoman out of the way and leave the building.
Yet as he stared into her almond-shaped eyes, his sex dream from the night before flashed through his mind. And that worried him. If he kept picturing Nikki naked and above him, he’d never be able to focus. What he needed was a quick fuck to clear his head.
The dragonwoman would probably never betray her clan and sleep with a human. However, Rafe murmured, “You were in the army. You know one of the best ways to relieve stress before a mission. I’m off to find a bird to sleep with unless you’re offering.”
Nikki’s pupils flashed, and Rafe swore he saw heat in her eyes. But it was gone soon enough to make him doubt he ever saw it in the first place.
Shaking her head, Nikki replied, “Men and their dicks. I’m starting to wonder how you ever get anything done.”
Turning her back to him, Nikki took a step toward the door. Rafe should let the dragonwoman walk away. His dreams were nothing more than attraction to something forbidden.
Yet the heat in Nikki’s eyes piqued his curiosity. On instinct, he reached out and gently took hold of her bicep. Her muscles tensed under his hand.
Despite the layers of clothing between her skin and his, his palm was on fire.
Nikki looked over her shoulder. “Let me go, Rafe.”
Her pupils remained slitted as he murmured, “Do you really want me to?”
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Nikki’s dragon roared inside her head. He’s offering. Take the chance.
What about Logan?
Who cares about him? You’ve pined for Rafe Hartley for years. I want him now. Kiss him.
As she and Rafe continued to stare into one another’s eyes, heat radiated from his touch to her breasts, hardening her nipples. The sizzle continued down her abdomen like a warm caress before it finally ended between her thighs.
For years, she’d dreamed of the human male’s bare, muscled chest under her fingers, not to mention the firmness of his lips against hers. Or, how he would tug her nipples hard enough to make her scream.
She really should say no.
Her beast huffed. Don’t be a bloody fool. Kiss him.
Nikki hesitated. Considering the heat and fierceness between them with words, she could only imagine what he’d do with a kiss.
Rafe tugged her arm lightly and she let him pull her close. The feel of his hard muscles against her own melted her resolve a fraction. “We shouldn’t,” she murmured.
As Rafe traced her jawbone, his voice was husky as he replied, “Kiss me and then decide, Nikki. Will you let me?”
Her dragon spoke up again. Say yes or I will toss you into the back of our mind, take control, and kiss the living shit out of him.
For some reason, the idea of her dragon being the one to experience Rafe’s kiss first sent a wave a jealousy coursing through her body. No.
Leaning more against the man she’d fantasized about for years, Nikki tilted her head up. “Just one kiss.”