Feeling the Heat by Brenda Jackson Read Free Book Online Page B

door to his.
    He slid out of bed and headed for the bathroom, thinking the sooner he got downstairs the better. The government had set up a lab for them in the basement of the villa and, according to the report he’d read, it would be fully equipped for their needs.
    Twelve hours on a plane hadn’t been an ideal way to spend time with Kalina, but he had managed to retain his cool. He’d even gone so far as to engage in friendly conversation about work. Otherwise, like him, she’d slept most of the time. Once he’d found her watching some romantic movie. Another time she’d been reading a book on one of those eReaders.
    A short while after waking, Micah had dressed and was headed downstairs for breakfast. The other doctor on the team had arrived last week and Micah was looking forward to seeing him again. Theodus Mitchell was a doctor he’d teamed with before, who did excellent work in the field of contagious diseases.
    Micah opened his bedroom door and walked out into the hallway the same time Kalina did. He smiled when he saw her, although he could tell by her expression that she wasn’t happy to see him. “Kalina. Good morning.”
    “Good morning, Micah. You’re going down for breakfast?”
    “Yes, what about you?” he asked, falling into step beside her.
    “Yes, although I’m not all that hungry,” she said.
    He definitely was, and it wasn’t all food that had him feeling hungry. She looked good. Well rested. Sexy as hell in a pair of brown slacks and a green blouse. And she’d gotten rid of the ponytail. She was wearing her hair down to her shoulders. The style made her features appear even more beautiful.
    “Well, I’m starving,” he said as they stepped onto the elevator. “And I’m also anxious to get to the lab to see what we’re up against. Did you get a chance to read the report?”
    She nodded as the elevator door shut behind them. “Yes, I read it before going to bed. I wasn’t all that sleepy.”
    They were the only ones in the elevator and suddenly memories flooded his brain. The last time they had been in an elevator alone she had tempted him so much that he had ended up taking her against a wall in one hell of a quickie. Thoughts of that time fired his blood.
    Now, she had moved to stand at the far side of the elevator. She was staring into space, looking as if she didn’t have a care in the world. He wanted to fire her blood the way she was firing his.
    The elevator stopped on the first floor and as soon as the doors swooshed open, she was out. He couldn’t help chuckling to himself as he followed her, thinking she was trying to put distance between them. Evidently, although she’d pretended otherwise, she had remembered their last time in an elevator together, as well.
    A buffet breakfast was set up on the patio, and the moment he walked out onto the terrace, his glance was caught by the panoramic view of the Himalayas, looming high toward a beautiful April sky.
    “Theo!”
    “Kalina, good seeing you again.”
    He turned and watched Theo and Kalina embrace, not feeling the least threatened since everyone knew just how devoted Theo was to his beautiful wife, Renee, who was an international model. Inhaling the richness of the mountain air, Micah strolled toward the pair. The last time the three of them had teamed up together on an assignment had been in Sydney. Beau had also been part of their team.
    Theo released Kalina and turned to Micah and smiled. “Micah, it’s good seeing you, as well. It’s like old times,” Theo said with a hearty handshake.
    Micah wondered if Theo assumed the affair with Kalina was still ongoing since he’d been there with them in Australia when it had started. “Yes, and from what I understand we’re going to be busy for the next two weeks.”
    Theo nodded and a serious expression appeared on his face. “So far there haven’t been any more deaths and that’s a good thing.”
    Micah agreed. “The three of us can discuss it over