Page 25 of Gunner

Chapter 12

Lacey hadno clue what the undercurrent of hostility that had been radiating from Gunner had been about regarding Frederick Granger, but she trusted him and if he didn’t trust him, then neither did she. Plus, she absolutely hated it when men thought they could kiss her without asking first. Although she had to concede that when Gunner did it, it was different.

Eidolon wasn’t what she expected. It was so high tech it made her brain hurt. A guarded gate which meant someone had to buzz them in and cameras were watching their every move once they were inside.

“Eidolon does security for the Royals, right?”

Gunner drove around the back but glanced at her first. “Yes.”

“This seems a little overkill for a security company.” She waved her hand at the razor-wire fences and the cameras. “I mean the training course I get but the rest?”

Gunner parked next to a wicked-looking bike and a high-end Land Rover Discovery and then angled toward her. “I guess it is, but they do other stuff too.”

“This other stuff. If you tell me will you have to kill me?” Lacey grinned as she tilted her head at him, teasing.

“Kind of, yes.”

Lacey had her suspicions before, but now she knew that whatever they did was way more than just ensuring the safety of the Queen. Eidolon literally meant Ghost, and she realised they were a Ghost Ops team.

“Can I ask you one question?”

Gunner picked up her hand and rubbed his thumb over her knuckles. “You can ask me anything, Cosmo.”

“Do you have multiple passports?”

Gunner looked surprised by her question, but then he chuckled. “Yes, Lacey, I have more than one passport.”

“Okay. Enough said.”

Her understanding now complete, it made her feel both better and worse. Better because she knew Carmine would never get past Gunner and worse because she realised that whatever had happened to put him in the middle of Eidolon, this mystery person was so much more deadly than she’d thought.

“We good?”

Lacey pursed her lips. “Yes, but promise me you’ll be careful.”

Gunner cupped the back of her head and brought her lips close to his, leaning his forehead against hers.

“You don’t need to worry about me, Cosmo. I fucking love that you do. It makes me want to take you to bed and show you how much and in multiple ways, but you really don’t need to worry.”

“Okay, Gunner, I trust you to stay safe.”

He took her lips in a soft kiss that stole her breath and left her wanting more when he pulled away.

“Camera’s.”

Lacey looked up and laughed. “Oops.”

Gunner got out of the car and crossed to her side and grabbed her hand as they walked to the main doors where Liam was waiting with a smirk on his face.

“Caught you kids necking on the camera. Thought I was gonna have to rinse my eyes with bleach if Gunner got his todger out.”

Gunner punched him in the shoulder as he passed, and Liam laughed harder.

“You’re disgusting.”

“So, Taamira tells me, but she loves me anyway.”

Lacey caught the way Liam locked the door using his thumbprint and she followed Gunner and Liam through the hallway and past another door which had a retina scanner which Liam used to open the door. The protocols at this place were ridiculous, but after what she’d learned in the car, she now understood it a little better at least.