gladly give it to you. You have but to ask.”
Her heart was racing. She was mortified. There’s no way he knows what I’ve been fantasizing.
His words rumbled in his chest, “I want an answer to my question, and I’m not leaving without it.”
Lilly licked her lips and stammered, “I-I’m not married.”
She could hear the smile in his voice, “So that would make you…”
She had to get away from him before she wrapped her arms and legs around him and gave in to what she really wanted. “Busy, Mr. Mulholland. Extremely busy. So if you’d be so kind as to take your hands off of me…”
King chuckled and leaned in until his lips whispered against the fine hairs at the back of her neck, “I want to hear you say it.”
“Say what?”
His lips whispered over the curve of her neck. “That you’re available.”
Lilly’s eyes fluttered close d as goose bumps rose on her flesh. Good Lord, he’s hot! Her head fell back and her lips parted. “I’m…I’m…” The sound of the phone ringing on her desk startled her back to reality. She stiffened her shoulders and pulled from him, storming to the door and flinging it open as she exited Monroe’s office and threw over her shoulder, “I’m not interested, Mr. Mulholland.”
Lilly’s hand reached for her phone, but before she could pick it up King’s hand closed over hers. “Lies don’t suit you.”
She frowned up at him as he continued, “That’s your one freebie.” He leaned closer until his nose was inches from hers , forcing her to look away. “But if you lie to me again,” his hand snaked out to grab her chin, forcing her eyes back to his, “I promise you; I’ll make you admit it with the most exquisite form of torture you’ve ever experienced.”
Lilly stared up at him unsure how to respond. The shrill ringing of her phone finally ceased and she jerked from his grasp. “Enough of the games, Mr. Mulholland. I have work to do, and so do you.” She ignored his light laugh as she rounded her desk and took her seat, pulling a file from the cabinet behind her before turning to her computer and beginning to type as if she were completely alone.
King watched her for several moments before he sighed and turned to leave. “ I love a good challenge, Lilly.”
Her eyes darted to his back and she watched him walk out of the office as trepidation seeped into her.
Chapter 8
King seriously needed to do something about his preoccupation with little Miss Prim-and-Proper. His attraction to the boss’ personal assistant was disconcerting. Sure, he hadn’t been laid in quite some time, but it shouldn’t be having this type of affect on him. He stomped up the stairs to the waiting CEO wondering if he shouldn’t ask for reassignment. He snorted at the thought. If Monroe StoneCrow found out King wanted reassignment to avoid contact with Lilly, he knew the CEO and Dominant Walker would use the information to make King’s life a living hell. Christ, the man was like a shark scenting blood in the water when he thought one of his Walkers felt even the slightest admiration for a female. Outright attraction was a practical death sentence. Damn man should’ve been named Cupid for all his rumored match-making. Speaking of…
When King crested the back stairs to the heli-pad on the roof top, he ignored the whipping blades and joined Monroe in the Pave Hawk helicopter that had no business outside of military grounds.
Putting on a headset, he buckled in and shoved the documents he’d retrieved to Monroe. “Here’s your statement.”
Monroe didn’t thank him, and King hadn’t expected him to. The Dominant Walker believed all other Walkers existed to serve him. “Crow, I’ve seen the plans for cabins behind the estate. Legion says they’re for mated Walkers.” There was a slight pause. “You do realize there are no mated Walkers here currently?”
“I’m working on
Her heart was racing. She was mortified. There’s no way he knows what I’ve been fantasizing.
His words rumbled in his chest, “I want an answer to my question, and I’m not leaving without it.”
Lilly licked her lips and stammered, “I-I’m not married.”
She could hear the smile in his voice, “So that would make you…”
She had to get away from him before she wrapped her arms and legs around him and gave in to what she really wanted. “Busy, Mr. Mulholland. Extremely busy. So if you’d be so kind as to take your hands off of me…”
King chuckled and leaned in until his lips whispered against the fine hairs at the back of her neck, “I want to hear you say it.”
“Say what?”
His lips whispered over the curve of her neck. “That you’re available.”
Lilly’s eyes fluttered close d as goose bumps rose on her flesh. Good Lord, he’s hot! Her head fell back and her lips parted. “I’m…I’m…” The sound of the phone ringing on her desk startled her back to reality. She stiffened her shoulders and pulled from him, storming to the door and flinging it open as she exited Monroe’s office and threw over her shoulder, “I’m not interested, Mr. Mulholland.”
Lilly’s hand reached for her phone, but before she could pick it up King’s hand closed over hers. “Lies don’t suit you.”
She frowned up at him as he continued, “That’s your one freebie.” He leaned closer until his nose was inches from hers , forcing her to look away. “But if you lie to me again,” his hand snaked out to grab her chin, forcing her eyes back to his, “I promise you; I’ll make you admit it with the most exquisite form of torture you’ve ever experienced.”
Lilly stared up at him unsure how to respond. The shrill ringing of her phone finally ceased and she jerked from his grasp. “Enough of the games, Mr. Mulholland. I have work to do, and so do you.” She ignored his light laugh as she rounded her desk and took her seat, pulling a file from the cabinet behind her before turning to her computer and beginning to type as if she were completely alone.
King watched her for several moments before he sighed and turned to leave. “ I love a good challenge, Lilly.”
Her eyes darted to his back and she watched him walk out of the office as trepidation seeped into her.
Chapter 8
King seriously needed to do something about his preoccupation with little Miss Prim-and-Proper. His attraction to the boss’ personal assistant was disconcerting. Sure, he hadn’t been laid in quite some time, but it shouldn’t be having this type of affect on him. He stomped up the stairs to the waiting CEO wondering if he shouldn’t ask for reassignment. He snorted at the thought. If Monroe StoneCrow found out King wanted reassignment to avoid contact with Lilly, he knew the CEO and Dominant Walker would use the information to make King’s life a living hell. Christ, the man was like a shark scenting blood in the water when he thought one of his Walkers felt even the slightest admiration for a female. Outright attraction was a practical death sentence. Damn man should’ve been named Cupid for all his rumored match-making. Speaking of…
When King crested the back stairs to the heli-pad on the roof top, he ignored the whipping blades and joined Monroe in the Pave Hawk helicopter that had no business outside of military grounds.
Putting on a headset, he buckled in and shoved the documents he’d retrieved to Monroe. “Here’s your statement.”
Monroe didn’t thank him, and King hadn’t expected him to. The Dominant Walker believed all other Walkers existed to serve him. “Crow, I’ve seen the plans for cabins behind the estate. Legion says they’re for mated Walkers.” There was a slight pause. “You do realize there are no mated Walkers here currently?”
“I’m working on
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