“I don’t think—”
“We’re being watched,” Joshua whispers.
“Ah!” I smile and dig my fingernails into the nape of his neck.
Joshua growls and I feel a barely controlled shudder work over his body, hardening his penis against my belly.
“So,?
? I rub against him, “we have to play?”
He grabs my ass, holding me against his erection, which I feel throbbing and twitching. “You play dirty,” he grumbles.
“I love to play dirty,” I nibble his earlobe, “with you.”
“Fuck, Mallory. The other men might be used to walking around with a hard dick in public, but I’m not.”
The thought of me relieving the pressure in his balls with my mouth flitters through my mind, and then I remember where we are and what we’re supposed to be doing.
“Think about something else,” I suggest, moving my body slightly away from his, but keeping his condition hidden. Much to my relief music starts to play through the sound system, and I find myself back in Joshua’s arms and swaying to the music. “We know our killer focuses on couples who have an age difference between them. We know he’s left-handed and looses control easily. We know he only goes after those couples who party and who possibly stray.”
“Maybe the killer is going after the couples who party too hard because of something from his own past. Or maybe he isn’t too picky and just goes for the couple who he’s attracted too, and he gets his kicks from watching.” Joshua stills, but quickly starts moving again. “What did Stephanie say about him? That maybe he made the couples have sex in front of him. So what if she’s right? What if that’s his thing? He gets control of them, and makes them have sex. The M.E said that all victims had had sex prior to being killed. She found no signs of rape.”
“So he’s a pervert who probably gets aroused watching others have sex, but doesn’t get off until the kill,” I murmur, knowing this has to be it.
“If that’s the case then how would he be here on the retreat. It’s for couples only this week, right?”
“Unless he isn’t staying here, but somewhere close by. The forest is accessible to hikers.” I sigh and rest my face in the curve of Joshua’s neck while I think, and continue, “I saw a map on the way to the cabin. Out by Reception. You can hike here within an hour if you’re coming from the closest town, and maybe two from the local airport.”
“Makes it more difficult to find him if he isn’t a guest here.”
“Hmm,” I mutter. “We’ve met all the couples, so maybe it will be easier to find this person. They’ll try and blend in.”
“He’ll take a few days to choose who he’s going after,” Joshua says, thoughtful. “Then again, this week he’ll have his pick of couples because everyone is in the same place. A feast for him.”
I still and glance up into Joshua’s face. “We need to trust the team. They have camera’s around all cabins, so if there is trouble we’ll be alerted.”
Joshua dips his head and presses a soft kiss to my lips. “We’ll get him, Mallory. We’re going to stop him this time.”
“I really hope so.”
34
Joshua
Couples massage!
I groan walking into the small room we’ve been told to go inside of and strip. Incense sticks are lit in two corners of the dark purple room. The only thing I really notice is the double table taking up most of the space. I glance at Mallory out of the corner of my eyes and notice her swallowing hard. When our eyes meet, I shrug. “Never done a couples massage before.” I frown. “Not sure I like the idea of someone putting their hands all over you.”
She smiles. “Now you know how I feel.” She drops her bag on one of the chairs and starts removing her clothing, leaving my jaw slack as she reveals a lacy pink bra. Her blouse lands on top of her bag. I groan when she bends over to remove her boots. Her chuckle has my gaze going from her ass to her eyes. “You have too many clothes on.” She raises a brow.
Shaking myself out of the erotic haze currently clouding my vision, I quickly slip my gun between the table and thin mattress. Mallory does the same on her side.
Completely naked, I wrap a towel around my waist and notice Mallory already has one fastened around her chest. It drops to just below her ass, and imagining the flesh she’s hidden has my cock twitching. Mallory notices and wiggles up on to the table.
I grin and join her, lying on my side. “You know,” I comment, “the thought of getting my hands on you to massage every inch of your body is pretty hot.” I tug at her towel and her eyes snap to the door.
“We should hear if anyone comes close.”