Every blood vessel in my body seemed to pulse and tingle in waves in time to my heartbeat. I started to wish for a distraction.
As if sensing my mood, Rowan gave me one. Lacing his fingers together behind his head, he leaned back in his chair and stretched his long legs out in front of him. The pose accented the thick bulge of his biceps and the contrast between the width of his shoulders and his narrow waist. Muscle flexed under the soft fabric.
I shifted, uncomfortable, need surging in my blood.
He said absolutely nothing. Just sat there, radiating sex.
The minutes oozed by. I started to feel naked, fully dressed or not. More even than I had back at the club dressing room, confronting him in nothing but a pair of pasties and a G-string. Then, I hadn’t known how it would feel to make love to him.
I wanted him. Wanted him as much as I had in the transport when we’d made sizzling love. I’d always felt impatient with male lust, with the need to discourage customers from getting handsy while trying not to hurt them. It was like fending off an amorous egg.
I didn’t have to worry about that with Rowan. Good thing, too, because the last thing I wanted to do was fend him off.
Rowan’s nostrils flared, and I knew he smelled my arousal.
My mouth went dry. I crossed my legs and looked away, unable to hold his gaze any longer. “So… We’re supposed to be partners,” I said.
“Yes,” he said, his voice deep and rough, the faintest trace of a growl underneath it. Or maybe that was a purr.
I licked lips that had gone dry. “I guess we’ll need to train together.” Seemed like my whole life had been spent training — Di and I had started studying hand-to-hand with the Dads when we were three. Becoming a Ranger would probably mean more of the same.
“Yes,” he said. “Once your armor grows in, we can start going at it full force.”
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