“It’s been a pleasure meeting you, Lissa.” His voice warmed. “Let’s hope next time it’s under pleasanter circumstances.”
And what the fuck did his brother mean by that ?
If Gabe thought for one minute—
“Get your shit together, little bro,” Gabriel warned softly, his usual scowl back on his face. “Or you’ll leave me with no choice but to remove you from this assignment after all,” he added before letting himself out of the apartment.
Ash waited only long enough for the door to close behind his brother before speaking. “Put the cat down.”
Lissa blinked at the hardness of his tone. “Why?”
“We have unfinished business. Put the cat down now,” he repeated when Lissa stared back at him.
Chapter 8
“ Unfinished business…? ”Lissa repeated slowly, half in outrage, half with butterflies of anticipation fluttering in her stomach as Asher stepped closer to her.
She couldn’t seriously want him to resume spanking her, which he was obviously implying he intended doing?
The man was nothing but an arrogant bully.
But he’s a sexy arrogant bully , a traitorous voice inside her head argued back.
Besides, she wasn’t exactly Miss Charm when the two of them were together. She had deliberately bated Asher, several times, in the company of his brother.
Even so… “No.”
“Sure about that?” His lazily confident smile was unnerving to say the least.
Her chin rose stubbornly. “Positive.”
He gave a slow shake of his head. “You aren’t wearing stiletto-heeled boots tonight.”
She wasn’t wearing anything but the nightgown and robe she had insisted was sufficient cover for her conversation with the two Knight brothers. “I have a cat, and I’m not afraid to use him.” She held Sherlock defensively in front of her.
Asher’s lips twitched in a half smile. “Sherlock and I have called a truce. Haven’t we, buddy?” He stroked the cat under the chin.
A caress the treasonous cat arched into as purrs of pleasure rumbled through his body. “Traitor,” Lissa muttered under her breath. “I took you in, I feed you, buy you treats and that ridiculous Christmas stocking you enjoyed ripping to pieces, and this is how you repay me?”
“I found a tin of salmon and fed it to him earlier.” Ash shrugged without apology.
“In other words, you used bribery.”
“And corruption.” He nodded with satisfaction. “Works like a charm.”
“Not on me it doesn’t.” Lissa put the cat down, her gaze avoiding meeting Ash’s as she straightened. “I really need to take a shower, have something to eat, and then get back to the hospital.”
“Taking a shower was my immediate plan too.”
She looked at him uncertainly. “That’s what you meant by unfinished business ?”
Ash deliberately widened innocent eyes. “What did you think I meant?”
“I… Well…” Her cheeks became flushed.
Ash grinned openly now. “If I didn’t know better, I would say you were looking forward to being spanked again.”
The moisture suddenly dampening Lissa’s nether lips from merely talking about being spanked would seem to confirm that supposition. “Don’t be ridiculous.”
Asher stepped in closer still. So close Lissa could now feel the heat of his body through the thinness of her clothing. “I might be willing to spank you if you were to ask me nicely,” he invited huskily.
“Go fuck yourself!”
He gave a reproving shake of his head. “That definitely merits another ten being added to the original twelve.”
Her eyes flickered up to his and then quickly down again as she saw the angry glitter in those dark jade-flecked depths. “I said don’t be ridiculous.”
“But your body is saying something else entirely. Here, for instance.” One of his hands moved up to cup beneath the fullness of her breast. “Your nipples are hard and begging to be touched.” He stroked the soft pad of his thumb over that turgid flesh. “And you’re wet between your thighs… Don’t
And what the fuck did his brother mean by that ?
If Gabe thought for one minute—
“Get your shit together, little bro,” Gabriel warned softly, his usual scowl back on his face. “Or you’ll leave me with no choice but to remove you from this assignment after all,” he added before letting himself out of the apartment.
Ash waited only long enough for the door to close behind his brother before speaking. “Put the cat down.”
Lissa blinked at the hardness of his tone. “Why?”
“We have unfinished business. Put the cat down now,” he repeated when Lissa stared back at him.
Chapter 8
“ Unfinished business…? ”Lissa repeated slowly, half in outrage, half with butterflies of anticipation fluttering in her stomach as Asher stepped closer to her.
She couldn’t seriously want him to resume spanking her, which he was obviously implying he intended doing?
The man was nothing but an arrogant bully.
But he’s a sexy arrogant bully , a traitorous voice inside her head argued back.
Besides, she wasn’t exactly Miss Charm when the two of them were together. She had deliberately bated Asher, several times, in the company of his brother.
Even so… “No.”
“Sure about that?” His lazily confident smile was unnerving to say the least.
Her chin rose stubbornly. “Positive.”
He gave a slow shake of his head. “You aren’t wearing stiletto-heeled boots tonight.”
She wasn’t wearing anything but the nightgown and robe she had insisted was sufficient cover for her conversation with the two Knight brothers. “I have a cat, and I’m not afraid to use him.” She held Sherlock defensively in front of her.
Asher’s lips twitched in a half smile. “Sherlock and I have called a truce. Haven’t we, buddy?” He stroked the cat under the chin.
A caress the treasonous cat arched into as purrs of pleasure rumbled through his body. “Traitor,” Lissa muttered under her breath. “I took you in, I feed you, buy you treats and that ridiculous Christmas stocking you enjoyed ripping to pieces, and this is how you repay me?”
“I found a tin of salmon and fed it to him earlier.” Ash shrugged without apology.
“In other words, you used bribery.”
“And corruption.” He nodded with satisfaction. “Works like a charm.”
“Not on me it doesn’t.” Lissa put the cat down, her gaze avoiding meeting Ash’s as she straightened. “I really need to take a shower, have something to eat, and then get back to the hospital.”
“Taking a shower was my immediate plan too.”
She looked at him uncertainly. “That’s what you meant by unfinished business ?”
Ash deliberately widened innocent eyes. “What did you think I meant?”
“I… Well…” Her cheeks became flushed.
Ash grinned openly now. “If I didn’t know better, I would say you were looking forward to being spanked again.”
The moisture suddenly dampening Lissa’s nether lips from merely talking about being spanked would seem to confirm that supposition. “Don’t be ridiculous.”
Asher stepped in closer still. So close Lissa could now feel the heat of his body through the thinness of her clothing. “I might be willing to spank you if you were to ask me nicely,” he invited huskily.
“Go fuck yourself!”
He gave a reproving shake of his head. “That definitely merits another ten being added to the original twelve.”
Her eyes flickered up to his and then quickly down again as she saw the angry glitter in those dark jade-flecked depths. “I said don’t be ridiculous.”
“But your body is saying something else entirely. Here, for instance.” One of his hands moved up to cup beneath the fullness of her breast. “Your nipples are hard and begging to be touched.” He stroked the soft pad of his thumb over that turgid flesh. “And you’re wet between your thighs… Don’t
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