Accounting for Lust (9 page)

Her body reacted to the signals in his and she scoffed herself. How could she think of sex at a time like this? After seeing those horrid photos of her father
?
After realizing she might have a killer on the board. And that she might be his next victim. It wasn’t normal. Was it?
What was wrong with her?

Jake cleared his throat and took a step towards her.
Their air grew thick between them.
His hands clenched and unclenched at his sides and the muscle in his jaw worked overtime. “We don’t have time for this.”

It sounded if he needed convincing more than she did.
Hell, she didn’t want to leave. She wanted him hot and naked and out of control. Images of her sprawling on the desk with his hands and mouth all over her, tightened her nipples in anticipation. Wetness flooded her pussy.

“We should get going.” His voice was hoarse with want and it fuelled the fire in her veins.

With her eyes capturing his, holding
the gaze
, she lifted her buttocks onto the edge of the desk, lifting her feet slightly off the floor. She ignored the slight tremor in her hands as she started to undo the knot of the t-shirt
at her nape
.
Desire rocked
through her as his eyes darkened some more. He ran his tongue over his lips and Cassie stifled a groan. No man had the right to be so gorgeous. So deliciously male.  

Before she could slip the bands of the top
from
her shoulders, he closed the distance between them.
Cupping her face in his hands, he captured her lips in a kiss that seared her to her toes. She dragged him closer.
He tugged
at the
bands of the t-shirt
while
his mouth trailed
a path of fire
from
her neck to the top of her breasts.

Cassie wanted him closer, much closer. Jake quickly dispersed of her top and bra and lifted one breast to his lips. She hung onto his shoulders where the hard muscles rippled. Sucking on her already engorged nipple, he lowered her to the desk. His weight pinn
ed
her to the cold smooth surface before he slowly unbuttoned her jeans and
took them off
.
C
old air brush
ed
over her naked thighs
,
heighten
ing
the pleasure of his hands
drifting over
her legs.

They didn’t have time for this. She wanted him now. Inside her. Filling her. Cassie reached for the top of his jeans.

“Greedy are we?” His soft chuckle filled the room, caressing her senses. He ripped off the shirt, dropped the holster next to her on the table and shrugged out of his jeans. His
erection sprang free a
nd Cassie writhed on the desk. Her pussy already flooded with hot moisture, waiting for him. Ready for him.

He tugged her hips towards him
, pu
lling
her ass
to
the edge of the desk
. He spread her legs wide, opening her up to his gaze, to his touch.
His thumb found her clit and she
rocked against
his hand as he stroked and pinched.
Parting the swollen lips
,
he
laved them with his tongue, drinking from the moist opening. He replaced his thumb with his tongue and slipped
a finger inside her
pussy
.

She writhed against his hand. Begging for more. Jake obliged by stretching her further with two fingers
and then three
. Turning and wriggling them until she could stand it no more.

“No. I want you inside. I need . . .”

Jake didn’t wait for her to finish before
she heard the tear of foil and
he
shoved
his
cock inside her
.
His balls caressed her ass
.
He filled her, stretched her to capacity and
then
some more. Slowly he started to move, the muscles in his neck straining. She met him stroke for stroke until the p
ressure
became too intense to be satisfied with his slow rhythm. Wriggling her hips, he inhaled sharply. And pounded into her.

“Let go, babe. Come with me.”

His words acted like kerosene to an open flame.
She dug her nails into his thighs, dragging him even closer
.
In the corner of her eye, her tits bounced in time with his rhythmic thrusts.
Her back thudded against the wood and sweat beaded on his forehead. Relentlessly he drove his shaft into her pussy, moisture coating the friction, increasing the need
. The
want.

“God, you’re beautiful,” he growled
as
the m
uscles in his shoulders strained and he drove in deeper. Filling her to the brim before he collapsed on top of her and buried his face between her breasts.

Cassie ran her hands over his back, now slick with sweat. Popping up on his elbow, Jake stared into her eyes. Something shone there. Something different. She moved uncomfortably beneath him and he stood, gathering their clothes from the piles on the floor.

Suddenly shy, Cassie hastily pulle
d on her clothes and turned around
as she shoved the flash drives into her bra again. They rode the elevator in silence, but raw lust crackled in the air. The bra chaffed against the sensitive peaks of her nipples and her pussy throbbed.

Damn it girl. Aren’t you satisfied yet?
How can she still want more when she had just had the most satisfying sex?
What more could she want? She had a man who, if wrapped in a red bow, would serve as any woman’s Christmas dream, ravishing her whenever she had the itch. The investigation progressed to the point where there were only eight suspects left and a friend who looked out for her safety by hiring a team of bodyguards. So why did she still feel so needy?

He watched the numbers above the elevator decrease.  Anticipation crawled over his skin
while he stroked his swollen dick
. They were going to like his surprise. The bitch lived up to her old man’s reputation. Even after watching the photos of her old man and his whores, she jumped at the chance to fuck her bodyguard. They were all the same. No amount of money could change your character. The whole Adams family would pay for their lusty ways.

A grin spread over his face.
The new camera he installed after the controlled explosion worked much better than the old one.
Too bad they wouldn’t know who caused their downfall. Maybe he should give them a clue. He shook his head. No. He almost had enough money
.
Once this last transaction was done, he’
d resign this dead end job and disappear. The stupid fucks wouldn’t have a clue. Despite their claims of superiority, he’d outsmarted them. He was untouchable.

The elevator ground to a stop and he caught the giggle of joy just in time. He
pushed away from the dumpster and ran around the corner. The elevator doors opened as he closed the door of the stairs behind him
. Let the games continue.

A ping signalled their arrival in the underground garage and
Jake stepped forward. He halted abruptly and
Cassie
collided with him from behind.

“Bastard.” Jake’s muffled curse chilled Cassie to the bone. Even more than the
gentle push
he gave her back into the elevator.

“Stay put.”

Blood rushed through her heart at the rate of a freight train and
sweat lined
her palms. She craned her neck to see beyond him and instantly regretted the move.

Against the pillar, in direct view of the open elevator door, so
meone
had
stuck a photo
.
An A4-sized display of her on
the
desk
and Jake pumping into her.
S
he
retreated
into the
lift
. The bastard watched every move they made. He could see them. Could he hear them as well?

Jake disappeared into the garage and Cassie repressed the urge to press the button and hide in the safety of her office. Except, the office wasn’t safe. He could
see
her.
Nausea climbed up her chest and she
sank to the floor
, pressing her head between her legs. Was he watching now? Her skin crawled and Cassie peered into the dimly lit garage. Where did Jake go? Why was it so quiet?

Menace flowed over Jake the moment the doors of the elevator opened
. He
pulled his gun
as his
gaze
fell on the photo.
The bastard followed them. Knew where they were
. W
atched them. Adrenaline pumped his muscles and heightened his senses.

Behind him Cassie squeal
ed
, her rapid breath
warmed his
back
.
F
ear radiat
ed
from her
. Lit by only auxiliary lights, the underground garage harboured deep shadows. Plenty of places to hide. More than enough opportunity
for an attack
.

After a quick glance at Cassie, he veered to the left.
Hugging the wall
, he ran into the deep shadow a couple of feet from the elevator. The garage was empty save for his car
and a
closed
dumpster against the wall
. Dropping to his haunches, Jake scanned the ground. Nothing moved.

He pressed the speed dial on his mobile to connect him to Matt, knowing if Matt heard nothing on the line
,
he would use the GPS tracker of his phone to locate him. Shoving the phone in his pant’s pocket, Jake made his way to
ward
Cassie.
The silence in the garage didn’t fool him
.
The photographer bided his time to take the photo
. Barely ten minutes had passed since that scene played out in the office, so chances were that he or she was still watching. Waiting. Planning.
He couldn’t take the chance of going to the car without backup.
Dead hero’s had no use
.

Cassie cowered in the
far
corner of the elevator and Jake closed the doors, pressing the stop button
. He shut off the alarm,
pulled
her
into his arms and hugged her tight.

“Backup is on the way. We need to stay put for a couple of minutes.”

A feint sniff, but no answer. He lifted her chin with his finger. “We’ll find him, Cassie
…b
efore he can get to you. I won’t let anything happen to you.”

She nodded
and folded her arms
.
“He saw us,” she whispered.

Jake stroked over her hair. “I know. But we’ll find him and find out why he did this.”

Cassie
stepped out of his embrace and
frowned. “I know why he did it. It’s the money. What I don’t understand is why he
sent the photos to my father
.”

Jake nodded. He’d wondered about that as well. Any normal criminal would have killed her father and gotten it over with. Why drag out the agony for years and continue it with Cassie. It’s almost if the man enjoyed toying with the Adams family. It smacked of a vendetta more than just greed. Jake made a mental note to check out the family history as soon as possible. For now, he had to keep Cassie alive and out of harm’s way.

They waited in silence.

An eternity
later
,
the squeal of tires announced the arrival of
Matt and
the cavalry.
Endless
minutes where he tried his best to stare at anything but Cassie. She made his blood boil and made him neglect his duties.
A fatal mistake for a bodyguard.

A loud bang on the door had Cassie rushing into his arms again. Awaking the lust he tried so hard to suppress. Her soft breasts heated his chest through the t-shirt invoking memories of their sweet taste. Damn, he
had to
control this.

“Jake, you in there?” Matt’s voice sliced through the tension inside the elevator and Cassie sagged against him.

“Y
a
h, you guys done?”

“All done.”

Jake opened the doors to reveal Matt’s large frame filling the space. He’d removed the photo from the pillar and held it folded in his beefy hand. Behind him
,
the rest of the team holstered their weapons and moved off towards
a black minivan
.
He was pissed. But so was Jake.