Chapter 1246

Tarquin threw back the covers, ready to say something, but the words died on his lips. There, standing by the window, was a slender, graceful figure with flawless, porcelain skin. Long hair, a trim waist, legs that went on forever... Her silhouette was just stunning.

He'd seen her, touched her, kissed every inch, but it never felt like enough.

His throat tightened. All he could think about was the memory of pressing her up against the glass patio door, hiking her leg up, losing himself in her...

He wasn't satisfied last night, and now his body was burning up for her all over again.

He wanted nothing more than to sweep her up and take her right then and there- but he didn't dare.

Elysia was desperate to get those virus samples back to the mountain, and if he left her too sore to walk, she'd go ballistic.

Best-case scenario, she'd just give him the silent treatment.

Worst case, she'd banish him to the guest room for the whole week.

It just wasn't worth risking his future happiness for a few minutes of pleasure.

Tarquin glanced at his phone and saw a message from Lowell. He shrugged on his bathrobe, grabbed his phone, and stepped out onto the balcony.

The cool morning breeze helped clear his head as he called Lowell back to talk shop.

He'd known ever since they got the samples last night that today would be a travel day.

He'd spent most of the night on the phone with Lowell, making sure everything at work would run smoothly while he was gone.

in the mountains didn't trust outsiders, so this time he wasn't

would stay behind to

in case he and that mysterious

minutes, just in time to see Evan vaulting over the backyard

ten feet high, but the kid made it

son, Evan used the

like a normal trellis, climbed up

anymore. He knew Evan had been

now, the guy had shown up at dawn to

he told the

they were heading back to the mountains,

son.

sweat-soaked and breathing hard, clearly fresh from a

smiled gently. "Don't chug water right after you exercise. Take it

couple sips. Did

to the mountain today. Do you have any plans for that freaky

been looking for

day, the guy had hidden out at some remote monastery, got mixed up

a

Evan for

Evan returned

between the Freak and Evan's mentor, Tarquin doubted their reunion

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