hold on for the ride.”
His words echoed her earlier thought, and she couldn’t help but smile. Something inside her did let go. If he and “Blue Melanie” thought they belonged together, then who was she to fight it?
“One thing though,” she said softly.
He arched a brow. “You wanna sleep on the left? ’Cause I’m not sure I can budge on that one.”
“No.” She laughed and drew the stone over her head. “It needs a longer chain.”
“Seems sturdy enough. You afraid it’s gonna break?”
“No, for you to wear. I want you protected at all times.” A finger traced the metal chain. “From me. Just in case you need to put it around my neck…”
“Suits me fine. That means Blue Girl’s free to come visit whenever she wants.”
Melanie settled her head on him and walked her fingers across his chest. “Which me do you like better?”
“Now, is that a trick question?” His fingers ran through her hair. “Why don’t you ask which one of you I first fell for?”
“Me?” she asked hopefully.
He nodded. “First time I saw you, when I looked at you through that two-way mirror. Didn’t matter if you were crazy or not, I didn’t like that you were scared.”
She hid her smile against his skin. “I knew the moment our hands touched. There was a spark.”
“Meant to be, I guess.” He let out deep breath and tugged her closer. “You tired?”
“You fishing to see whether I want to do it again?”
A chuckle escaped at her bluntness. “Well, do ya?”
“Moses Brown, you are insatiable—which makes you the right man for me.” Melanie sat up beside him then climbed over his hips.
His cock stirred between them. “Didn’t think he’d be up for a month. You both wore him to a nub.”
“Hardly a nub.” Her brow quirked. “You’re a big man.”
“What are you thinkin’?”
“That there’s lots of you I still haven’t explored,” she purred.
His hand cupped her rear. A finger slid between her buttocks.
She laughed. “Lots of me you haven’t explored either, I take it?”
“One of these days…” His finger tapped.
“You’ll need to talk to the other me, because I don’t know if I will ever be up for that.”
He gave her ass a gentle slap. “Sooner or later, you’re gonna give.”
The way his finger began to swirl again, she was sure she’d be caving sooner .
*
As Melanie eased down Moses’s body, her moist kisses smacking, Viper sat back in his chair. He turned his head to the other monitor, the one with a view into an office where Navarro sat, his still features unmoving as Sidney stuck her tongue in his ear.
Viper suppressed a smile. Sidney didn’t have any qualms about messing with the vampire master, even when he managed to look so grim. “So what do you think?” he asked.
Sidney’s laughter gurgled. “He’s hard. He’s thinking about having sex with me the minute we turn the computer off.”
Navarro gave an uncharacteristic roll of his eyes. “Sidney…”
“Oh right. No PDA. I keep forgetting that.” She kissed his cheek and waved at Viper. “Later!” Her footsteps faded away.
Viper waited until Navarro’s gaze came back. No doubt he’d been watching Sidney’s ass as she left. “Can we use her?”
“I can’t help but feel that finding her now is more than coincidence. We’re gathering strengths, allies, as Zachary amasses his own.”
“Do I cut her loose?”
Navarro gave a sharp shake of his head. “Absolutely not. She’s not safe in the open.”
He leaned toward the monitor. “Flip her then? Keep her here while we train her?”
Navarro steepled his fingers under his chin. “She’s a librarian. I’ll arrange a job for her in records at police headquarters. She’ll be safe enough there until I return. But Viper, how are you?”
Viper grew still. “I’m fine. Holding down the fort. The club’s a great cover, by the way. Zachary’s people haven’t any clue I’m working with you.”
“That’s not what I’m