Free Unleash Me, Vol. 2 (Unleash Me, Annihilate Me Series) by Christina Ross

get past him.
    But what if he was preoccupied?
    Doesn ’ t
matter.   There ’ s no getting inside this
apartment without a key.
    But I could sense a presence.   I was certain of it.   Something had happened.   Something had gone wrong.   For whatever reason, I wasn ’ t
alone — I could
feel it in my gut — and
it sent a jolt of terror through me.
    As quietly as I could, I stood up, grabbed a pair of scissors off my
desk, and moved to the center of the room.   My bed was to my right.   My
desk was to my left.   I stood there
listening for a moment, and then said, “ Who ’ s out there? ”
    “ Lisa? ”
    Oh, my God!
    I tossed the scissors onto the desk, and with a thrill that came from
recognizing that thundering voice of his, I dashed into the foyer to find Tank
standing just inside the door.   Beneath his overcoat, he was wearing a black suit and a blue tie, and he
had a clutch of red roses in one hand.   There was a moment when we just looked at each other.   Then, I ran toward him and leaped.   He laughed out loud and dropped the
roses to the floor as he caught me.   I hooked my arms around his neck and wrapped my legs around his back,
and he held me firmly in his grip while I covered his face and lips with a hive
of kisses.
    “ What are you
doing here? ” I said
when I pulled away.   “ I can ’ t believe this.   I ’ m so happy.   We spoke earlier.   You ’ re supposed to be in
Singapore. ”
    He grinned at me.   “ They closed the deal
early, so we left yesterday.   Jennifer lent me her key so I could surprise you tonight.   She ’ s staying with Alex. ”
    “ I thought I
had an intruder on my hands. ”
    His face fell.   “ That ’ s not at all what I
intended.   Lisa, I ’ m sorry.   I thought for sure that, at this hour,
you ’ d be asleep.   My plan was to use my cell to call you
from the foyer and wake you up, and then ask you to meet me outside your
bedroom door.   I couldn ’ t wait until tomorrow to
see you.    We just landed about
an hour ago, and I didn ’ t
want to go home without seeing you first.   But now I ’ ve
frightened you.   I apologize. ”
    “ Are you
serious?   I ’ m fine.   OK,
I ’ ll fess up.   A moment ago, I was sporting a pair of
scissors and was about to either pee myself or do some serious damage to
someone.   But now I ’ m in your arms.   I can ’ t believe this.   You ’ re
here!   It feels like a month since
you ’ ve been gone, but
it ’ s been just over a
week.   You have no idea how much I ’ ve missed you. ”
    “ If it ’ s even close to how much I ’ ve missed you, I do have a
feeling. ”
    I cupped his face in my hands and kissed him with everything I had
within me.   He returned my kiss with
a ferocity that he ’ d
never shown me before.   He was still
holding me in his arms when he led me to the bedroom and laid me down on the
bed.
    “ What are you
up to? ” I asked.
    “ What do you
think? ”
    “ But I should
be in something pretty.   Shorts and
a T-shirt don ’ t quite
cut it. ”
    He stood at the edge of the bed and looked down at me with a raised
eyebrow.   “ I don ’ t
care what you ’ re
wearing — you ’ re beautiful to me.   Get out of your clothes. ”
    “ That sounds
like an order. ”
    “ It is. ”
    “ Are you
ordering me around? ”
    “ You know I
am. ”
    “ Nobody orders
me around. ”
    “ I do, baby. ”
    “ Like hell you
do.   Why don ’ t you get out of your clothes? ”
    “ Maybe I will. ”
    “ Maybe we ’ ll do this shit together. ”
    He couldn ’ t
help but grin at that, but he quickly checked himself and stayed in
character.   “ Why don ’ t
we see what happens? ”
    “ You ’ re on. ”
      I pulled my T-shirt over the
top over my head, flung it across the room, and then dimmed the lights to a
soft glow.   “ Your turn, but you have more clothes on than I do, so
let me help you out of them. ”
    I walked over to him wearing just my bra and