Baby Love (The American Soldier Collection 14)

He watched her lift up, pull down her dress, and then adjust her breasts.

The fact that she didn’t wear panties told him she was experienced, and it didn’t bother him one bit. This woman was after something, and he was going to find out exactly what.

She pulled her bottom lip between her teeth and then ran her tongue along it as she watched him pull his pants up and zipper them. As he headed to walk around his desk, she grabbed his arm and pulled him close. He let her, and his gut clenched as he wondered what exactly she wanted.

“That was real good, Cramer. I knew you would be. A big, strong, sexy investigator like you.”

He smirked as he leaned forward, pressing Mirella against the desk again as he reached for his revolver and then pulled back to place it on his hip. She grabbed his wrist and the revolver.

“This is sexy, too. Turns me on, knowing you’re at the club, armed and ready to protect.” As she tried moving her hand over the revolver in some sexy move to make him want her again, he tightened his grip on her wrist.

“Tell me what you want, Mirella.”

She ran her palms up and down his chest. “What do you mean?”

“You’re an experienced woman. Smart, beautiful, assertive. But I can tell you’re after something. What is it?”

She licked her lips again, and he stared down at her breasts and then watched her slide her hands along her hips as she held his gaze.

“Why are you being so cold? What makes you think I’m after something, besides you?” She looked up at him pretending to look sexy.

“You have questions about and interest in something I’m working on, then come out and ask me. Don’t fucking lie or beat around the bush,” he challenged her.

“Okay, I’ll be honest. It’s about Nina.”

His gut clenched as he squinted at her and then stepped back.

“What about her?”

“I don’t think she is who she says she is. I think she’s involved with something like her brother was.”

He raised one of his eyebrows at her and nodded for her to continue.

She looked away from him. “I don’t want to make accusations.”

“But?”

“But she’s been acting funny, and the other night, I heard her talking to this guy at the club, and she said something about locating the stuff and making sure that Cramer ‘isn’t following one of us.’ She saw me nearby and stopped the conversation and ended it with asking the guy if he had any other complaints. You know? Like, covering up talking to him, but I’d already heard what she said. I don’t want to make accusations, and I’m grateful that I was hired into the business and get to make other contacts, but I think she’s up to something, just like her brother.”

“What do you know about her brother?”

She chuckled. “Everyone knows he was working for the Cubans doing some side job. He also had a bad little habit he was trying to keep a secret from everyone. Drugs make people lose their minds and forget about loyalty. Nina pretends to be this lonely woman with no family, but you know she used to work for one of the clubs downtown that was Cuban owned. I heard that the owner had helped her get off the streets and took

a real liking to her. They keep in touch.”

Cramer wasn’t sure what to believe. Perhaps she was telling the truth, but what was in it for her?

“Who was the guy Nina was talking to at the club?”

“I don’t know. Some good-looking guy who I never saw before. It was like he came in just to see her.”

“Well, I’ll have to look into it, but you should keep clear of this investigation. You don’t want to wind up on the wrong side of this in the end.” He reached out and ran his finger along her cheek to her chin. She smiled at him and then pressed closer. She leaned up and nuzzled against his neck then suckled his skin.

“I like you, Cramer, but take it from me. Nina isn’t the sweet little princess everyone thinks she is. I wouldn’t be surprised if she was part of ripping off Viktor and the guys, nor would I be surprised if she disappeared. She’s up to something. Mark my words.”

He ran his hands along her body and then squeezed her ass. “If she is, then I’ll catch her, so don’t you worry. Let me handle this and you can visit me any time late at night.”

She pulled back and looked up at him.