Free Mirror Amour (Circotica Series) by Jade Hart Page A

you signed a one-year lease. You’re locked in for another four months, even if you end up hating me. And I’ll have time to make you forgive me.”
                I frowned, worry threading for the first time. What the hell had he done? “Just tell me, Noah.” My fingers tensed around him and he gasped.
                “I was asked if you were capable enough to run an offshore laboratory studying some new strain of bird flu, and I said no. They were asking a lot of staff who would be a good candidate.”
                My eyes flared wide. “What?” This was news to me. I’d been considered for a higher position, and Noah denied me? I froze.
                “They wanted to offer you a four-year contract to move. They asked my opinion, seeing as we’re lab partners and flatmates, if I thought you could handle being away for so long. I lied and said I didn’t think you’d like to be away from your friends and family.”
                My thighs burned as I hovered above him. Still needing him, but confusion ran rampant. “Why?”
                He dropped his eyes, running thumbs along my waist and over my breasts. I allowed the contact, unable to stop my spine from arching. Even though he’d admitted to ruining a potential promotion, my body screamed for his.
                “Because I’ve never worked so well with anyone before. Working together allows me to see things in our tests I wouldn’t have seen without you. And living with you has been an endless sexual need, but I’d rather you continue to think I’m a geeky scientist than know how much I want to fuck you every time I come home from the lab. I knew the moment the company asked if we’d room together I’d be sore from wanking to avoid pouncing on you.” His hands circled to my back, and he pulled me forward, his voice dropping. “Please don’t hate me. I need you so bad, Linden.” He pushed up and my mouth hung open as he entered me. Slowly, calmly, letting me pull away if I wanted to.
                My mind scrambled with thoughts. He said no my possible promotion to get me to stay? So he liked me? He must. I should be pissed, but—
                I groaned as Noah leaned forward and flicked his tongue over my breast. His hips spasmed up, impaling me fully.
                I let myself sink onto him, threading my fingers through his hair. “Is that why I’ve been called into the mangers office on Monday? To discuss the promotion you sabotaged?” I’d had a note on my desk summoning me to an eight a.m. meeting.
                A heavy sound rumbled in his chest as he pushed me up and then pulled me down, eyes tight, mouth parted. He shook his head. “That isn’t it.”
                Shit, he’d done more? Now what?
                “I had a bit of a break through on Thursday.” He rocked up, leaning forward to bite my collar bone. His breath tickled as he added, “I put your name on the report.”
                I wriggled, trying to get out of his embrace. “What? I don’t understand.”
                Noah didn’t let me go; his arms banded and suddenly we were up and lying on the shag pile rug, still joined. Noah spread his legs out, pinning me down. He kissed the tip of my nose. “I couldn’t live with the guilt of being such a bastard, keeping you here by lying. So I made sure you earned the accolade for discovering an enzyme that will cure streptococcus better than penicillin.” His nose traced my jaw line, dipping into my throat. “It will be worth millions to the pharmaceutical companies.”
                My eyes flew wide. Who was this man? He was an enigma. I’d learned so much about him since last night. First, he had a temper and was bossy. Who knew? Second, he was a horny devil and hid it so well, which I found beyond exciting, and three, he sabotaged my future so he