Strong Reflection: Book 2 of the Dark Series Trilogy by Cate Mckoy Read Free Book Online

personal assistant’s desk was cleared and the outer light was off.  Not pausing to knock, Ashley stormed through the door.  She didn’t stop until she stood directly in front of his desk.
    He was seated, signing a piece of paper.  He finished what he was doing and then put the pen down. Looking up into her eyes, he waved a hand towards his visitor’s chair.  “Have a seat, Ashley.”
    “I’d rather stand, sir.”  Stubborn should have been her middle name rather than Anne.
    Kyle silently rose, circling the desk.  Taking her hand he led her to a couch on the far side of his office. He repeated, “Have a seat, Ashley.”
    His eyes flashed with a non-verbal message, telling her he wasn’t going to take her refusal lightly again. Removing her gun from her hip, she placed it on a side table.  Crossing her arms under her breasts, she reluctantly sat down.
    Kyle looked at her for a few seconds before pacing several times and then pausing to study her. He started to talk.  “First, I want you to know that I put your name on the mission board and told Sanchez you had my approval to be in the field today.”
    Ashley’s eyebrows climbed to her bangs.  She couldn’t have been more shocked if he had told her she was the new Director of the HCD, his voice grew stronger.
    “Second, this conversation is now between   us , not the Assistant Director of the FBI/BAU-HCD and Supervisory Special Agent.  It’s between Kyle Michael Strong and Ashley Anne Mackenzie.”
    He pinned her with a look.  He seemed to want some sort of acknowledgement so Ashley nodded her understanding.  He cleared his throat and continued speaking, “Bunny Bencroft and I are no longer a couple.  We were actually on a hiatus from being a couple.  We have been for about a month and today we decided to go our separate ways, making it official.”
    He paused.  His crystal blue eyes were penetrating. He watched her closely as though he were waiting for a sign.  When all she did was stare back at him, he walked over to her, kneeling in front of her.  
    He took her hand gently in his.  He looked down at her raw knuckles.  Then to Ashley’s utter amazement he brought her hand to his lips, kissing her misused hand, first across the injuries on her knuckles and then soft fluttering ones to her open palm.
    She inhaled sharply and moaned when he continue to kiss his way up to her neck.  Trembling, she put her hands to his shoulders.  His tongue swiped the side of her neck and then he lightly sucked on her skin.  
    “Mmm, you taste good.”  He whispered against her throat.  “Sweetheart, can I taste your mouth again?” He was now on his knees on the floor between her legs.  He licked and sucked her neck, waiting for her answer, his hands cupping her hips.
    She reached up, threading her fingers through his hair, “K-kyle?”  She whispered his name.  
    He leaned back to look into her eyes, “Yes, sweetheart?”
    “Am I dreaming again?”
    Enchanted, Kyle smiled.  “Do you dream of us kissing a lot?”
    “Oh, yes!”
    He laughed.  “Let’s make our dreams come true.”
    Tenderly cupping her jaw, tilting her mouth up to meet his, he gave her the kind of kiss he dreamt about having with her.  He traced her lips with a questing tongue before licking the inside of her top lip and sucking her bottom one between his.  When she moaned and arched in his arms he pushed his tongue pass her teeth tasting her mouth fully.
    After several long minutes in heaven exchanging toe melting kisses with Kyle, Ashley pushed against his chest, breaking off their hot kiss.  “W-what is this about?”
    Kyle took a deep breath, moving to sit next to her on the sofa.  He took her hand, looking at it.  “Ashley, I’ve been thinking about you…well specifically us…a lot lately.”
    “What about us?”  Her heart slammed in anticipation.
    He looked deeply into her eyes.  His look nearly reduced her to a melted puddle of want and need.  “Can you