saving grace.
Then again, it could have all been an act. I would know in the morning.
I smiled as I let my head fall onto the pillow, laughing to myself. I was already starting to let my guard down around her, which was dangerous. By catching myself thinking about what was going to happen later or down the road, I knew she was already getting to me. She was good. She was damn good, both in bed and professionally.
Regardless of what she was trying to do, she was too valuable to let go.
I ran my hand behind her leg and slid it up to the bottom of her ass. I parted her and pressed myself against her. Oh, I couldn’t wait until we were both awake in the morning. I couldn’t wait to have another go at her, to see how committed she was to her job, and to please her again.
I left myself pressed against her and slid my arm back around her waist. She moaned slightly in her sleep and pressed herself against my body again before relaxing her muscles sleepily. I closed my eyes and buried my face in her soft red hair.
I let the night come to take me away to sleep. I had forgotten how nice it felt to fall asleep next to someone and feel their warmth against me. It was strangely comforting and calming. It was dangerous, I knew, but surely one night wouldn’t undo everything I had built with The Forsaken Ones. One night in bed with a beautiful, cunning woman wouldn’t ruin my life.
Right?
I knew I needed to be careful with her. I needed to remember to stay in control of the situation and to stay in control of her. I had gone into Paragon looking for a fun little power struggle for the night. I hadn’t expected to find what felt like it was going to turn into a real struggle for dominance with another person.
Luckily, she didn’t seem to bring any extra clothes with her, so I figured she would be gone pretty quickly in the morning after getting some breakfast and maybe a good round of wake up sex. I would send her way without any questions about where she was going or who she really was, and that would be that. She wouldn’t gain any additional information about the Golden Diamond or my MC. She wouldn’t have anything to use against me, and she would be gone. Our night and morning together would remain that, just a night and morning spent together.
As sleep came closer, it got harder to make sense of it all, because I also knew that she would probably want to stay another night, and maybe a few more after that. She would probably snoop around while I was out of the house on business with the MC, trying to sell our valuable prize.
I grew excited again as I thought about letting her search for the diamond. It was a challenge for me and for my security team. It was a way to test my security to be sure she couldn’t locate the diamond. If anyone could find it, she probably could. She was just good enough to do it.
My sleepy mind decided I couldn’t let her go in the morning. I decided I had to keep her around to make sure she didn’t find anything. I decided to let her have her way for just a little while, because as she searched for the Golden Diamond I would be able to take her any time I wanted her. I would be able to enjoy that tight little body again and again.
My drowsy thoughts eventually came down to a week. I would give her a week, I decided, to either find the diamond, get out, or fall for me. I laughed at the thought of winning her over to that point. That certainly would have been quite a feat, even for me.
It was on. . If she found the diamond, she would have to go, and I had to accept that it probably wouldn’t be pretty. If she gave up and left, that would have to be okay. If she fell for me, I had to be prepared to deal with the attachment.
I opened my eyes to check and make sure she was still in bed with me. My mind was working overtime thinking about her and preventing me from sleeping.
“You’re already in my head,” I whispered to her