Free WildLoving by N.J. Walters Page A

and ask us
to look out for her.”
    Eliza rubbed her forehead. She was getting a headache. “I
should wait for Rabb at his place. You both probably have things to do, places
to be.” She wouldn’t take off until he got back but only because she’d given
him her promise to stay.
    Nevar shook his head. “Not happening. My brother asked me to
keep you here.”
    “He didn’t really mean it.” Eliza was grasping at straws.
    One of Nevar’s brows arched. “Of course he meant it.”
    Eliza sighed. “You’re not going to let me go, are you?”
    “Nope.” Nevar slung one arm around Allison’s shoulders.
“Besides, I can’t wait to see you and Rabb together. I get a feeling there are
going to be fireworks.” He checked his watch. “I’ve got to get to work.”
    “Can I do anything to help?” Eliza would rather stay busy
than wonder what Rabb was doing. Anything to keep her mind off him and her
worries.
    Nevar studied her and she had a feeling his eagle eyes
didn’t miss a thing. “You up for it?”
    “Yeah, I’m up for it.” She tired easily, but she could still
work. She needed to do something to earn her keep, to repay Rabb for his
kindness.
    “Okay then.” He pushed away from the table. “Come with me
and I’ll show you the club.”
    Allison rose. “I’ve got some errands to run this morning,
but I’ll be back in a few hours. I’d hang around,” she said almost
apologetically, “but I took today off from work so I could finish my Christmas
shopping.”
    Nevar caught Allison’s shoulders and pulled her against him.
Eliza turned away as the two kissed. There was no missing the heat and the love
between the two of them. Allison’s ring caught the light and sparkled brightly.
    Eliza hated herself for feeling jealous. She wanted what the
other woman had. She’d lost her home and her life to Jason. She’d lost the love
of her life too. It still hurt her that Rabb had walked away. She knew Jason
was a consummate liar, but Rabb should have talked to her.
    Last night they’d been as close as two people could be. Her
nipples tingled and she was grateful for the layers of clothing covering her.
Rabb had made her feel alive for the first time in months, made her remember
she was a woman, with a woman’s wants and needs. Up until then, she’d been
sexually dead since the last time she’d seen him.
    She licked her lips, remembering how his mouth pressed
against hers, how he’d licked and nibbled, how his tongue had teased. Her pussy
began to throb, a slow, heavy pulse of need. Eliza wrapped her arms around
herself and shuddered. He’d gotten under her skin so fast and so deep. She’d
tried to protect herself, but Rabb smashed through her defenses without even
trying.
    “You ready?”
    While she’d been daydreaming, Nevar and Allison had finished
kissing. Now he was standing next to her waiting. She wondered what he saw when
he looked at her? She knew she looked less than her best, but there was nothing
she could do about that.
    She took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. “I’m ready.”
    Nevar held the door for her and blew Allison another kiss.
“I’ll see you later, Eliza,” Allison called after her. She didn’t answer, not
able to commit to anything at the moment. She might still be here or she might
be gone.
    Eliza felt as though she was being pulled in two different
directions. She wanted to be with Rabb, to have a job and a chance at a life.
But with the threat of Jason still hanging over her, she didn’t know how that
was possible.
    She followed Nevar down the stairs until they hit the foyer
at the bottom. The heavy steel door that separated the rest of the building
from the bar was locked. He pulled a set of keys out of his pocket and unlocked
it.
    Eliza walked into the place and waited while Nevar opened a
panel and turned on the overhead lights. She admitted she was interested to see
the place. Sure she’d seen it last night, but she really hadn’t been paying
much attention. All