
I open the door. Anaâs sitting on the edge of the bed, staring at the door. The instant she sees me, her lips part, and her eyes travel my body before jerking back to my face.
âYou have to put a shirt on. You justâhave to.â
My cock is pretty damn pleased with this reaction that says she wants me, but my brain is working overdrive, and for once, overpowering that plaything in my pants. âWhy, sweetheart? You want to kiss the scar you gave me better? Itâs too late for that. Or maybe, you want to lick me all over? You already did that. You donât get to do it again. Not after trying to kill me.â I walk to the end of the desk where I left my gun, pick it up, and then lay down on the ground at the foot of the bed. My phone goes to the floor. The gun sits on my gut.
Ana moves to the end of the bed, and sits there, staring down at me. âWhat are you doing?â
I notice she avoids my name when she would normally do otherwise. I guess she just canât figure out who I am anymore. Well, I know. And Lucifer fits. She knows, too. âIâm catching a few zâs, and protecting you from anyone that comes in the door. If it so much as jiggles, Iâll sit up and shoot.â
âItâs been a hellish night and morning. Lay on the bed. You can have the side closest to the door. Please.â
I glance up at her. âSweetheart, if I get in that bed with you, Iâll have you naked in about thirty seconds, and while weâll both enjoy that, youâll just hate me for it after. Not to mention we wonât get any sleep.â
âI could say a lot of things to that response, but I probably shouldnât. Weâll put pillows between us.â
âIf you think a pillow will stop me from getting naked with you, you might have been right when you said you never really knew me, Ana. That was right before you shot me, right? I told you. I want to fuck you. I donât want to sleep next to you.â
She buries her face in her hands and groans a frustrating sound and then glowers at me, all sexy and way too damn hot for my own good. âFine, Lucifer. Sleep on the damn floor. Just do what you want.â She stands up and walks to the side of the bed before climbing on top.
She tosses a pillow down on top of me. I grab it and stick it under my head. âFor the record, me down here and you up there is not what I want. It was never what I wanted, Ana. Itâs just who we are now.â
âYeah,â she says softly. âI know. â
Thatâs all she says and I want more. But then, Iâve always wanted more when it comes to Ana. And more was never enough.
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Lucifer is a member of Walker Security but before that he had a career in the military which has garnered him many enemies. His past is about to resurface with a vengeance which places everyone he cares about in the line of fire. He is determined to protect the woman he has always loved who wants nothing to do with him whether she wants it or not.
Ana is strong, independent and can look after herself. She is no wilting lower that needs to be protected and due to events in the past she wants nothing to do with Lucifer, but she is about to find out they are much stronger together than apart.
This is the beginning of a trilogy which allows us to get to know the characters and their backstory as they take us on a suspenseful ride that leaves us needing to know what the future holds for this couple.