Kingpin Bear (A Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance) (The Agency Book 4) by Amelia Jade
Authors: Amelia Jade
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was.
But that didn’t stop him from wanting it. Badly. His bear growled and his nerve endings sang with a desire to touch her, to feel her, to taste her.
No.
He reined it all in, grabbing his desires mentally and yanking them out of the driver’s seat, which included removing his hand from her thigh, where it had somehow found its way. Nadia thankfully didn’t seem to notice, or if she did, she didn’t acknowledge it, much to his relief.
“Here,” he said, handing her the now-drinkable tea, the heat having cooled to an acceptable level while he had held her.
“Thank you,” she said, taking it in both hands.
He noted the way she held it, as if trying to steal the warmth from it.
“Are you going to be okay on your own for a moment?” he asked.
She nodded hesitantly.
“I’m not leaving the safe house, just the room,” he reassured her, bringing a relieved smile to her face.
He ducked back into the main room and grabbed a little box-like object from its spot near the bed. Placing it on the floor in the storage room he plugged it in, turned it on, and angled it up at Nadia. A few seconds later she smiled.
“Oh, that’s nice and warm,” she told him as the space heater began to do its job.
He finished making the second cup, and the pair of them sipped in silence, letting the warmth wash over them and reinvigorate their minds. Jared used the time to begin planning the next stages of their escape.
“I’m going to have a shower now, I think,” Nadia said as she put the empty cup down. “I could use the clean feeling. Did you find any clothes that will fit me?”
Jared nodded. “Yes, I forgot I had added some when Madison became the leader of our group. She’s a little taller than you, but I’m not sure it will make that much of a difference in the long run.”
“Amazing. These are towels?” she asked, pointing at some fabric on a shelf behind him.
He glanced over his shoulder and nodded. “Yep. Keep your underwear though. There aren’t spares of those, sorry to say.”
She giggled. “I think those came through mostly unscathed,” she told him with a wink, then flung the towel over her shoulder and walked from the room.
“Now what the hell did that mean?” he asked himself out loud, blinking in confusion. It certainly seemed like she was giving him signals, but Jared’s mind was already being pulled in several different directions. He couldn’t be sure.
Plus there was the fact to consider that she was hiding something. He was fairly positive she hadn’t lied about anything. She was just not telling him something, something that she seemed to think would make him treat her differently. He wasn’t sure how that could be, but for now she was an enemy of the Agency, and that made her an ally of his, if not quite a friend. A gorgeous, lust-inducing ally, who also happened to have an inner strength that would make many jealous, but an ally nonetheless.
“I wonder if things were just as confusing for everyone else?” he muttered aloud to himself, thinking back to the other members of his team as they paired off with their mates.
He regretted poking fun at his friends now. It was all coming back to haunt him, even if it was in a positive way.
“They’re never going to let this rest,” he sighed, then gathered himself.
It was time to get back to work.
***
The first thing he did was move to the back of the storage room, sliding aside several stacks of clothes. There behind it all was a silver hard-shelled case that he tugged free, then he carefully set the clothing back the way it had been.
He moved to the desk and sat down, keeping an ear open for the sounds of the shower. Setting the case in front of him, he keyed in the four-number code. The case popped open and he slid the laptop from it and plugged it into the wall. Next he grabbed a blue cable and hooked that up to the laptop and a matching port on the wall. Now that he had internet, he pulled up a secure program and
But that didn’t stop him from wanting it. Badly. His bear growled and his nerve endings sang with a desire to touch her, to feel her, to taste her.
No.
He reined it all in, grabbing his desires mentally and yanking them out of the driver’s seat, which included removing his hand from her thigh, where it had somehow found its way. Nadia thankfully didn’t seem to notice, or if she did, she didn’t acknowledge it, much to his relief.
“Here,” he said, handing her the now-drinkable tea, the heat having cooled to an acceptable level while he had held her.
“Thank you,” she said, taking it in both hands.
He noted the way she held it, as if trying to steal the warmth from it.
“Are you going to be okay on your own for a moment?” he asked.
She nodded hesitantly.
“I’m not leaving the safe house, just the room,” he reassured her, bringing a relieved smile to her face.
He ducked back into the main room and grabbed a little box-like object from its spot near the bed. Placing it on the floor in the storage room he plugged it in, turned it on, and angled it up at Nadia. A few seconds later she smiled.
“Oh, that’s nice and warm,” she told him as the space heater began to do its job.
He finished making the second cup, and the pair of them sipped in silence, letting the warmth wash over them and reinvigorate their minds. Jared used the time to begin planning the next stages of their escape.
“I’m going to have a shower now, I think,” Nadia said as she put the empty cup down. “I could use the clean feeling. Did you find any clothes that will fit me?”
Jared nodded. “Yes, I forgot I had added some when Madison became the leader of our group. She’s a little taller than you, but I’m not sure it will make that much of a difference in the long run.”
“Amazing. These are towels?” she asked, pointing at some fabric on a shelf behind him.
He glanced over his shoulder and nodded. “Yep. Keep your underwear though. There aren’t spares of those, sorry to say.”
She giggled. “I think those came through mostly unscathed,” she told him with a wink, then flung the towel over her shoulder and walked from the room.
“Now what the hell did that mean?” he asked himself out loud, blinking in confusion. It certainly seemed like she was giving him signals, but Jared’s mind was already being pulled in several different directions. He couldn’t be sure.
Plus there was the fact to consider that she was hiding something. He was fairly positive she hadn’t lied about anything. She was just not telling him something, something that she seemed to think would make him treat her differently. He wasn’t sure how that could be, but for now she was an enemy of the Agency, and that made her an ally of his, if not quite a friend. A gorgeous, lust-inducing ally, who also happened to have an inner strength that would make many jealous, but an ally nonetheless.
“I wonder if things were just as confusing for everyone else?” he muttered aloud to himself, thinking back to the other members of his team as they paired off with their mates.
He regretted poking fun at his friends now. It was all coming back to haunt him, even if it was in a positive way.
“They’re never going to let this rest,” he sighed, then gathered himself.
It was time to get back to work.
***
The first thing he did was move to the back of the storage room, sliding aside several stacks of clothes. There behind it all was a silver hard-shelled case that he tugged free, then he carefully set the clothing back the way it had been.
He moved to the desk and sat down, keeping an ear open for the sounds of the shower. Setting the case in front of him, he keyed in the four-number code. The case popped open and he slid the laptop from it and plugged it into the wall. Next he grabbed a blue cable and hooked that up to the laptop and a matching port on the wall. Now that he had internet, he pulled up a secure program and
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