Free KanesBounty by A.S. Fenichel Page B

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desk, two folding chairs and a beat-up leather couch. Kane turned back toward
her. “It’s not quite what I had in mind, but it will be safe for the night.”
    She stepped forward. “You don’t think Wade will find us
here?”
    “He’ll be passed out for hours. He never could hold his
liquor. I used to tell him not to drink, but he can’t help himself once he gets
started.”
    “I thought I was going to have to run.”
    He nodded. “It was an option. If he hadn’t started drinking,
I would have given you a signal. I would have told you to get out.”
    “What about your bounty?” She was mere inches away from him.
His body heat drew her closer still.
    “I would have found you again.”
    Her heart sank. He had called her a mark and that was all
she was to him. He wanted her, sure, but he didn’t care for her. She’d turned
her head, but he touched her cheek gently, turning her back to face him.
    He slid his fingers through her hair. “I won’t let anyone
harm you, Lena. I agreed to bring you in, but it doesn’t mean I won’t protect
you or die trying.”

Chapter Five
     
    Dammit, why did things have to be so complicated? He’d never met anyone like Lena before. He’d never wanted anyone as much and
sure as hell never had sex with a fugitive before. He always thought of them as
marks and nothing more. Lena was different. She made him feel things he had no
name for. Admittedly, his personal relationship skills were lacking, but he
could feel her disappointment when he told her he would still turn her over to the
authorities.
    He tugged her hand and pulled her over to the couch. He
remembered staying in the office with Josh while they waited for extraction.
They had arm-wrestled to see who would sleep on the lumpy couch and who got the
hard desk. He’d lost that night. Tonight would be different. His chest
tightened with the idea of sleeping with Lena tucked into his arms. The thought
shocked him. It wasn’t just the sex he anticipated. Oh he wanted to fuck her.
There was no doubt about that. But he also wanted to wake up with her. A
thought that had never occurred to him with any other woman.
    First, he had to explain. He pulled her down into his lap.
She didn’t fight him, but her earlier arousal had faded from her thoughts.
    “I’ve been a recovery agent for almost fifteen years. I was
eighteen when I got my license. This is all I know how to do and I take it
really seriously. I have never missed a mark or a court date.”
    “I wouldn’t want to spoil your perfect record.” Her voice
was hard and she tried to move off his lap.
    He tightened his arms around her waist and kept her in
place. Her anger flooded his telepathic sense and he felt just the edge of hate
creeping in to her mind. Could he stand it if Lena hated him? No! The
answer was obvious. He pulled her around sharply, lifting her so she was
straddling his lap and facing him before pulling her close. He was vulnerable
in this position. She could scratch his eyes out and make a run for it, but
where would she go? He didn’t think she would run. She turned her head to one
side, refusing to meet his stare, and crossed her arms over her chest.
    “Look at me, Lena,” he commanded.
    She turned back sharply. There it was, hatred. He had to
take a deep breath to keep from reacting outwardly to the storm brewing within.
    “I would be the happiest man in the world if we were just
two people who had met by chance and couldn’t keep our hands off each other. I
don’t know if the second vision is even possible for us, but I can tell you,
I’ve never even thought of having that kind of life. Now it’s all I can think
about. Seeing your belly round with my child safely growing within is the most
beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. Believe me when I tell you, I want it all and I
want it with you.”
    Her anger subsided, but she didn’t give an inch physically.
Her arms remained covering those beautiful tits and her eyes stayed hard