From Sanctum with Love (Masters and Mercenaries #10)(60)

She hugged him, unwilling to let there be any space between them. “I know.”

He kissed her nose. “You don’t yet, but you will. We’re going to be good together.”

They’d already been spectacular. It wasn’t the sex that scared her. It was the fact that her heart was so full. The words had played around in her brain.

I love you. I’ll love you forever.

Morgan had nearly destroyed her and she’d never loved him. Not the way she loved Kai. If Kai ever…

Kai wasn’t Morgan. He didn’t cheat or lie. He wasn’t perfect, but he was perfect for her.

She let her head rest on his chest as he shifted, rolling off her but keeping them cuddled together.

“I think I’m going to be late for work today, boss.” She curled into his warmth, her whole body languid.

“I’ll cut you some slack. I’m going to be late, too.” He kissed her forehead and they were blissfully quiet for a moment.

It didn’t last long. There was a knock on the door and then a familiar voice spoke. Jared cleared his throat. “Hey, Kai. I was hoping you could give me a ride up to McKay-Taggart. I don’t want to be late and it sounds like you’re done and stuff. Not that I was listening or anything.”

“I wasn’t listening either, but the walls are thin,” Sarah agreed from what sounded like right outside the door.

“Very thin,” Jared said. “So how did the condom work out? Held up under fire? You know I was happy to help.”

“I’m going to kill him,” Kai whispered. He’d gone the sweetest shade of pink.

She might help.





CHAPTER EIGHT





Kai pulled into the McKay-Taggart parking lot an hour later, thinking about the fact that Big Tag had completely ruined his plans to dump his brother at the soonest possible moment. He’d intended to drive Jared’s ass straight to the nearest bus stop and explain that if he wanted to play someone from Dallas, he should get used to the city’s mass transit system. He would see how Jared enjoyed that research. Maybe if Kai was lucky, he’d get lost and Kai could spend the day making his new sub scream, but no. Instead he’d been forced to drop Kori off at the office because Big Tag wanted a meeting.

Stupid meeting. He could be meeting with Kori again. The first meeting had gone spectacularly well right up until the moment his brother had knocked on the door and started asking about condoms.

“I get it, you’re mad,” Jared said. “You wanted to do the whole happy, postcoital, we-finally-did-it thing. I do get that. There was once this girl I liked a lot and she held out three days on me and when we finally did it, it was like I’d climbed Everest. But it was getting late. You’re the one who always taught me to be on time. By the way, I called Lena and she’s already been out to document the damage to Kori’s car. I called the police, but there’s no history of vandalism in the area so they’ll file a report so Kori can get insurance to cover it, but that’s about all they’ll do. Lena’s taking care of that, too. All Kori will have to do is sign the report.”

“I was going to handle that.” He’d gotten a glimpse at her car. Someone had done a number on the tires.

“You had plenty to deal with this morning and I didn’t mind. I didn’t have time for a run. I’m scheduled to work out this afternoon anyway.” His brother had hopped into the passenger seat when he’d dropped Kori off. Jared had done it quickly, slamming the door as though pleased he’d managed to make the switch.

If Kai had been faster, he could have driven away then, but no, he’d been kissing his assistant.

His assistant who also happened to now be his sub. The thought of all the nasty things he could do to her at the office played through his brain. Not that he would get to do any of it since his brother was a tick who’d dug in and wouldn’t be removed. “Three whole days. That must have been hard for you.”

Jared sighed. “I really wanted her. Naturally it turned out she taped the entire thing and tried to sell it.”

Kai felt his jaw drop. “You made a sex tape?”

This was why it worked with Kori. They were the adults of their families. They both had horrible siblings.

Jared waved it off. “Lots, but that’s the only one that almost made it out. All those celebs who claim the maid stole our sex tape and leaked it, it’s all bullshit. Sex tape is one of the first things a good publicist will tell you to do. Well, unless you’ve got a small penis.”

He thanked god he’d been given a brain and didn’t have to live in Jared’s world. “Why didn’t you let yours get out? Apparently you might have an Oscar by now.”

“I liked her. I thought she liked me. I paid a lot of money to keep it off the Internet.” His brother sounded serious for once. “Everything I’d saved up to eighteen months ago. I’m good at starting over.”

Well, it wasn’t like his brother had ever been a financial whiz. Kai parked the Jeep in the McKay-Taggart visitor slot. He couldn’t help but notice there was a limo hanging out a couple of rows down. “You’ll make it back. It seems like you’re doing pretty well. I thought you had given up limos.”

“I let the guys use it. The studio pays for a driver. It’s part of my contract.”