pretty sure it was rigged to give me the shock.”
“If I’d been closer, I would have used it.”
He closed his eyes, his long, dark lashes sweeping over his high cheekbones, before opening them again and gazing straight into hers. “That’s right. They don’t much care who else they take out. But I do. If they had killed you, I would have killed all of them.”
The statement astonished Lisa. Killed them ?
“I already know I love you.”
Just like that, so simply, he said it. She saw the apprehension in his eyes, felt his hesitation in her mind. “I love you, too.”
She did. It seemed so easy to tell him now, and she knew this was the real reason he wanted her in his arms. So he could see her reaction when he told her.
“I was going to wait, take you out on some dates, court you if you like and let you get used to the idea. I wanted the memory of Brant to fade before I said anything. But tonight all that changed. I could have died without telling you. I couldn’t handle the thought of it.”
She reached a hand up to cup the side of his face. “I wasn’t sure. I knew I liked you. It was when I saw you fall to the ground, when I knocked you away from the switch, I knew for sure. Life without you would have been unbearable.” She smiled. “We would have got there eventually.”
“If I had anything to do with it, we would.” He turned his head slightly to kiss her fingers. “But I did die, for a few moments. No, I didn’t see a bright light or anything like that. I had a deep burn right down to my heart. Mr. Smith is a remarkable man, and he healed me.”
“How in hell did he do that?”
He nibbled on her forefinger before answering. “My gift is to speak with ghosts. Mr. Smith has many gifts, not least of which is the gift of healing burns. He’s a powerful man, a natural leader.”
“I thought you didn’t take orders well. You said that when you bought in to the TV network.”
He smiled gently. “So I did. And you’re right. I don’t take orders from just anyone. I wouldn’t take them from Rostov, for example, even though he’s a—” He broke off, biting off his words, but just for an instant, she saw a vision of something in her head. Something she’d rather not think about. Ever.
He kissed the tip of her nose. “Never mind. In time, love, in time. For this weekend, all you need to know is there’s an anti-sensitive on board, and he or she knows who I am, or rather, what I am.”
Her fears for him rose in a powerful swell. “Then shouldn’t you leave? Michael, if you’re in danger, you shouldn’t be here!”
“It’s okay. We’re going to catch him. That’s why Gareth Fuller was here, to tell me about the danger. Mr. Smith is setting up a support team. They can be here at a moment’s notice. But we need to behave like normal, to draw this bas—this person out.”
“You can call him a bastard,” she said. “Anyone who tries to kill you is more than that. Worse.”
He took her mouth in a sweet, possessive kiss. “Thank you. One more thing. Since you’re with me, you’re in danger, too. You might want to think about it. I’d prefer it if you left. Mr. Smith will take care of you until after the weekend. Then I’ll come to you.”
“Not in a million years,” she said. “I’m staying. Besides, I want to talk to my mother.”
He gazed at her as though he was seeing something else and then blinked. “You look like her. So much so I thought she was you. I talked to her outside the pool tonight, and I didn’t realize it wasn’t you until she walked into my arms and dissolved.”
“What!” To her disgust, Lisa felt herself trembling. She knew he could feel it, too, when he drew her closer, pressing her against the length of his body. He was erect, his cock pulsing hotly against her belly.
“Hush, love. Relax. You’re safe. I won’t let anyone near you, if you don’t want it.”
She couldn’t speak above a whisper. “What did she say? My mother, what
“If I’d been closer, I would have used it.”
He closed his eyes, his long, dark lashes sweeping over his high cheekbones, before opening them again and gazing straight into hers. “That’s right. They don’t much care who else they take out. But I do. If they had killed you, I would have killed all of them.”
The statement astonished Lisa. Killed them ?
“I already know I love you.”
Just like that, so simply, he said it. She saw the apprehension in his eyes, felt his hesitation in her mind. “I love you, too.”
She did. It seemed so easy to tell him now, and she knew this was the real reason he wanted her in his arms. So he could see her reaction when he told her.
“I was going to wait, take you out on some dates, court you if you like and let you get used to the idea. I wanted the memory of Brant to fade before I said anything. But tonight all that changed. I could have died without telling you. I couldn’t handle the thought of it.”
She reached a hand up to cup the side of his face. “I wasn’t sure. I knew I liked you. It was when I saw you fall to the ground, when I knocked you away from the switch, I knew for sure. Life without you would have been unbearable.” She smiled. “We would have got there eventually.”
“If I had anything to do with it, we would.” He turned his head slightly to kiss her fingers. “But I did die, for a few moments. No, I didn’t see a bright light or anything like that. I had a deep burn right down to my heart. Mr. Smith is a remarkable man, and he healed me.”
“How in hell did he do that?”
He nibbled on her forefinger before answering. “My gift is to speak with ghosts. Mr. Smith has many gifts, not least of which is the gift of healing burns. He’s a powerful man, a natural leader.”
“I thought you didn’t take orders well. You said that when you bought in to the TV network.”
He smiled gently. “So I did. And you’re right. I don’t take orders from just anyone. I wouldn’t take them from Rostov, for example, even though he’s a—” He broke off, biting off his words, but just for an instant, she saw a vision of something in her head. Something she’d rather not think about. Ever.
He kissed the tip of her nose. “Never mind. In time, love, in time. For this weekend, all you need to know is there’s an anti-sensitive on board, and he or she knows who I am, or rather, what I am.”
Her fears for him rose in a powerful swell. “Then shouldn’t you leave? Michael, if you’re in danger, you shouldn’t be here!”
“It’s okay. We’re going to catch him. That’s why Gareth Fuller was here, to tell me about the danger. Mr. Smith is setting up a support team. They can be here at a moment’s notice. But we need to behave like normal, to draw this bas—this person out.”
“You can call him a bastard,” she said. “Anyone who tries to kill you is more than that. Worse.”
He took her mouth in a sweet, possessive kiss. “Thank you. One more thing. Since you’re with me, you’re in danger, too. You might want to think about it. I’d prefer it if you left. Mr. Smith will take care of you until after the weekend. Then I’ll come to you.”
“Not in a million years,” she said. “I’m staying. Besides, I want to talk to my mother.”
He gazed at her as though he was seeing something else and then blinked. “You look like her. So much so I thought she was you. I talked to her outside the pool tonight, and I didn’t realize it wasn’t you until she walked into my arms and dissolved.”
“What!” To her disgust, Lisa felt herself trembling. She knew he could feel it, too, when he drew her closer, pressing her against the length of his body. He was erect, his cock pulsing hotly against her belly.
“Hush, love. Relax. You’re safe. I won’t let anyone near you, if you don’t want it.”
She couldn’t speak above a whisper. “What did she say? My mother, what
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