difficult to find. Besides, most magicians are science and math nerds. We love technology.”
“What?” I tried to picture him as a nerd, but couldn’t get past the way he looked now. His dark good looks, the toned muscles, the wicked things he did to me. Blake was hot enough to melt butter in a freezer. Nerd so did not apply.
He nodded. “It’s true. There are physicists doing magic all over the place. Mathematicians like it for statistical analysis and there are even published studies about the math of card tricks. A lot of magic involves science. You can’t help but pick up little things like signal jammers after a while.”
“Oh wow. I didn’t know that.” I grabbed his hand and tugged until he leaned down toward me. “Here’s a little known fact about nerds,” I whispered, my mouth hovering over his.
“Oh?” His breath shivered across my skin.
“All the hot ones are magicians.”
He chuckled, the sound buzzing my lips as we kissed. “Now you know our deepest secret.”
I giggled and allowed him to pull me close, his hands running down my backside. “I’m on to you, Blake the nerd.”
“So long as you don’t hold it against me.”
I ground my hips into him. “I think you’re the one holding things against me.”
“Are you trying to drive me crazy?” He squeezed my backside.
I batted my lashes at him. “Too much for you?”
“Just the right amount of too much.” His words echoed what he’d said on our first night together back at the Cirque D’Amour. I’d been worried he wouldn’t find my curves attractive. I wasn’t a small woman, but he’d loved every inch of me. I still blushed when I thought of that night.
A door opened and slammed shut followed by the sound of several loud footsteps. I froze and looked at Blake, fear filling my eyes. Had Frankie found us? Whoever they were, they weren’t being quiet. They had no fear of discovery. Did that mean they were here to kill us both?
Blake looked equally concerned and quietly took a knife from a kitchen drawer. Motioning for me to stand behind him, he edged toward the dining room. I grabbed the iron skillet sitting on the stove. It was heavy enough to take down anyone it connected with, especially with my weight behind it. Skillet cocked like a bat, I waited, ready to do battle.
Chapter Eleven
“Hello? Blake? You here, magic man?” called a loud male voice. “Alpha four reporting for duty.”
“Oh wow, they’re here already?” Blake muttered, his expression going from concern to relief. He put the knife away and took the pan from me, returning it to the stove.
“Who’s here?” I started to head toward the entrance of the Riad, but he pulled me back.
“Let me talk to them before I introduce you.” He took my elbow and ushered me up a back stairway I hadn’t noticed before. The servants probably used it to navigate the house while staying out of the way of guests.
“What’s going on?” I pulled away from him as we went up the stairs.
“Nothing.” He opened the door at the top of the staircase and we stepped into the hallway leading to my room, only on the opposite end.
“Okay. So why the hide-and-seek?” I frowned as he took me by the elbow and hustled me down the hall.
“Timing is everything in life and magic,” he said cryptically. We arrived at my room and he escorted me inside. “Wait here. I’ll bring you down in a minute.” He paused, gathering his thoughts. “One thing, don’t say anything about what happened to you. That has to stay between us. As far as the men downstairs know, you’re my assistant for the magic competition. Okay?” He waited for my response, his eyes searching my face intently.
“Okay,” I said with a weak smile. I didn’t understand what was going on, but I couldn’t say no. Maybe that was a problem. So far I’d never been able to turn the man down. He was like caffeine for my libido. My body just responded to him.
“Good. Give me a few minutes to talk to
“What?” I tried to picture him as a nerd, but couldn’t get past the way he looked now. His dark good looks, the toned muscles, the wicked things he did to me. Blake was hot enough to melt butter in a freezer. Nerd so did not apply.
He nodded. “It’s true. There are physicists doing magic all over the place. Mathematicians like it for statistical analysis and there are even published studies about the math of card tricks. A lot of magic involves science. You can’t help but pick up little things like signal jammers after a while.”
“Oh wow. I didn’t know that.” I grabbed his hand and tugged until he leaned down toward me. “Here’s a little known fact about nerds,” I whispered, my mouth hovering over his.
“Oh?” His breath shivered across my skin.
“All the hot ones are magicians.”
He chuckled, the sound buzzing my lips as we kissed. “Now you know our deepest secret.”
I giggled and allowed him to pull me close, his hands running down my backside. “I’m on to you, Blake the nerd.”
“So long as you don’t hold it against me.”
I ground my hips into him. “I think you’re the one holding things against me.”
“Are you trying to drive me crazy?” He squeezed my backside.
I batted my lashes at him. “Too much for you?”
“Just the right amount of too much.” His words echoed what he’d said on our first night together back at the Cirque D’Amour. I’d been worried he wouldn’t find my curves attractive. I wasn’t a small woman, but he’d loved every inch of me. I still blushed when I thought of that night.
A door opened and slammed shut followed by the sound of several loud footsteps. I froze and looked at Blake, fear filling my eyes. Had Frankie found us? Whoever they were, they weren’t being quiet. They had no fear of discovery. Did that mean they were here to kill us both?
Blake looked equally concerned and quietly took a knife from a kitchen drawer. Motioning for me to stand behind him, he edged toward the dining room. I grabbed the iron skillet sitting on the stove. It was heavy enough to take down anyone it connected with, especially with my weight behind it. Skillet cocked like a bat, I waited, ready to do battle.
Chapter Eleven
“Hello? Blake? You here, magic man?” called a loud male voice. “Alpha four reporting for duty.”
“Oh wow, they’re here already?” Blake muttered, his expression going from concern to relief. He put the knife away and took the pan from me, returning it to the stove.
“Who’s here?” I started to head toward the entrance of the Riad, but he pulled me back.
“Let me talk to them before I introduce you.” He took my elbow and ushered me up a back stairway I hadn’t noticed before. The servants probably used it to navigate the house while staying out of the way of guests.
“What’s going on?” I pulled away from him as we went up the stairs.
“Nothing.” He opened the door at the top of the staircase and we stepped into the hallway leading to my room, only on the opposite end.
“Okay. So why the hide-and-seek?” I frowned as he took me by the elbow and hustled me down the hall.
“Timing is everything in life and magic,” he said cryptically. We arrived at my room and he escorted me inside. “Wait here. I’ll bring you down in a minute.” He paused, gathering his thoughts. “One thing, don’t say anything about what happened to you. That has to stay between us. As far as the men downstairs know, you’re my assistant for the magic competition. Okay?” He waited for my response, his eyes searching my face intently.
“Okay,” I said with a weak smile. I didn’t understand what was going on, but I couldn’t say no. Maybe that was a problem. So far I’d never been able to turn the man down. He was like caffeine for my libido. My body just responded to him.
“Good. Give me a few minutes to talk to
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