I swallowed hard and silently lectured my cock to stand the fuck down. Focusing on how tired my doll looked, I managed to contain my raging desire and led her over to my dresser. After rummaging around in the drawers, I handed her a T-shirt and a pair of my boxer briefs. She looked down at them with confusion, and I lifted her chin with one finger. “Go take a shower and change, doll. We’ll get you some new clothes first thing tomorrow. For now, you need some rest, and I’ve got some shit to take care of.”
“Okay,” she agreed. I pointed toward the only other door in the room, and she padded over and disappeared inside. Picturing her wet, naked body, I was never more grateful that despite some of the rooms being small, each one had an en suite bathroom.
I made a couple of phone calls while I waited for her to finish her shower, barely managing to keep from joining her. When I heard the water shut off, I blew out a relieved breath and sighed at my lack of control. After a few more minutes, the door opened and steam billowed out before my girl walked into the room.
Possession slammed into me harder than I’d ever felt it when I saw her wearing my clothes. They dwarfed her, the sleeves hanging past her elbows and the hem falling well past her knees. It was cute as hell and sexy as fuck at the same time. I scanned her from head to toe, and when I spotted her delicate, pink-tipped toes, my cock swelled. I couldn’t believe I was turned on by a pair of feet, but they were as hot as the rest of her.
“Into bed with you,” I commanded, making sure my tone wasn’t too rough. Her cheeks heated, and she glanced between me and the bed a couple of times. I rolled my eyes and closed the distance between us to scoop her into my arms. “I’m not the big, bad wolf, Lucy,” I muttered as I brought her over to the bed. “I have to go, but you’re safe as long as you stay here.” After pulling back the quilt, I lowered her onto the mattress, then yanked it back up to cover her. “Get some sleep and we’ll talk in the morning.” I almost smiled when I spotted the hint of a pout on her lips. It hadn’t escaped my notice that I had an effect on her, but seeing her disappointment that I wasn’t climbing into bed with her made it even clearer.
I bent in half and caged her between my arms, hovering over her. After a soft kiss on her forehead left me feeling empty, I decided to give in to my desire for a real kiss. Swooping down, I sealed my mouth over hers and groaned at the feel of her velvet lips. With a small swipe of my tongue over the bottom one, she immediately opened her mouth, and I growled in approval before sweeping inside to taste her. Fuck.
When she was clinging to my shirt, and I was seconds away from stripping her out of my clothes, I tore myself away. Closing my eyes so I wouldn’t see the way her tits were bouncing with her choppy breaths, I inhaled deeply and let it out slowly in an attempt to calm my racing heart. When I opened my eyes again, she still looked dazed and dreamy-eyed. I wanted nothing more than to devour her.
“Maybe I am the big, bad wolf,” I rasped. “But I promise not to eat you until you tell me to.”
* * *
Hack was just arriving at his room when I got there. “How’s the family?” I asked.
He smiled and shook his head as he unlocked the door. “Kid is cute as hell, and it’s hilarious to see Link melting into a puddle of goo for him.”
“Hope they weren’t pissed I wasn’t there.” I hated to think I’d hurt Harlowe’s feelings. We’d become good friends when she first arrived at the compound. She’d also needed our protection at the time, and Link had fallen for and claimed her almost immediately. Seemed like this was becoming a pattern around here.
“Nah, they understood.”
Relieved, I nodded as we walked inside. Hack walked straight to his desk, which was taken up by three large monitors, and turned them on.
“What do you need?” he asked as he plopped down into his comfy desk chair and typed in a series of passcodes to open each screen.
“My girl is the only witness that can place a murderer at the scene of the crime within the window of death.”
“Shit,” he muttered. “You got details?”
I dug out the paper with the information on it and handed it to Hack. “I want to know everything there is to know about this asshole. And find out anything about the murder that they aren’t giving to the press.”