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"Seemed sufficient,” I shrugged.

Nico laughed again, and the sound settled somewhere deep inside my chest. I closed the distance between us and caught him by the waist.

The kiss was hungry and warm. The cold night and parking lot disappeared.

There was only Nico's hands gripping my jacket and the way he leaned into me, as though he'd wanted this just as much as I had.

When I finally pulled back, we were still standing close, barely an inch between us.

"I don't want this night to end.” The words escaped before I could stop them.

"I don't either."

His answer made my pulse race, and I couldn’t help but brush my fingers against his cheek.

"Then come back with me,” I said firmly.

His eyes widened slightly. "To your place? What about Logan?"

I pulled out my phone and opened the message that had come through half an hour ago.

Vic: Script reading still not done.

I turned the screen toward him.

"We've got the cabin to ourselves,” I told him.

Nico looked at the message, then back at me. His smile spread slowly. "Okay then."

Two words, enough to make my wolf practically preen. The drive back to the compound felt strangely suspended outside of time. Music played quietly through the speakers.

Every glance at a red light felt charged. The accidental brush of hands across the center console also felt intentional. The cabin lights glowed softly through the trees as we pulled up outside.

For a moment neither of us moved, but finally Nico reached for the door. I caught his wrist gently. He looked over, and I couldn’t help it. I kissed him again. It was becoming a habit, one I had no intention of stopping.

We barely made it inside without losing our balance, the kiss having stolen both our ability to walk in straight lines.

His laugh disappeared into another kiss. My hands settled at his waist, and his fingers tangled in my hair. The world narrowed to just the two of us.

For a moment, we didn’t have to worry about stalkers, security reports or responsibilities.

We stumbled down the hallway in stages. Nico and I stopped, then kissed, then stopped again. We laughed when one of us nearly walked into a wall. I stopped us in time.

“Nice bodyguard reflexes," Nico informed me.

“I could’ve avoided it normally, but I was distracted."

"By what?"

I looked at him, and he immediately turned pink. Nico really didn’t know what kind of effect he had on me. I liked that.

My room finally appeared at the end of the hallway. I pushed the door open behind us, then shut it quietly. Once the door clicked shut, our eyes locked.

"Get on the bed.” The words came out rougher than I'd intended.

Nico's eyebrows lifted, then he rewarded me with a confident grin. The one that always made me question my decision making abilities.

"Bossy bodyguard,” he said.