Total pages in book: 69
Estimated words: 67266 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 336(@200wpm)___ 269(@250wpm)___ 224(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 67266 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 336(@200wpm)___ 269(@250wpm)___ 224(@300wpm)
Fox pushed his way in front of me, positioning himself by the split in the curtain. We both listened silently. I didn’t hear anything else, no sound of footsteps, no movement, just laughter coming from the suite next door. As Fox reached for the curtain, he glared at me. I knew he was telling me to keep back. Like hell I would.
Using one of his feet to try to keep me back, Fox pushed the curtain open, weapon at the ready. There was no one there.
The laughter next door grew louder. Suddenly, there was a thunk as something landed on the balcony. Fox rushed me, knocking me to the floor.
His full weight landed on me, and my breath rushed out with a whoosh. When I recovered my senses, I couldn’t help but notice how much I liked the heat of his body and how good he felt on top of me. Despite the potential danger, my cock became very aware of this hard, muscular body.
Fox faced the balcony door, weapon out, as someone banged into the glass. I tried to sit up, needing to get my gun out as well. Then the guy outside cackled with laughter, sank to his knees, and pressed his face against the door as he looked in at us.
It was some drunken kid, probably one of the guys from next door. He must’ve climbed over the balcony railing. He was lucky he hadn’t fallen to his death.
“It’s just a kid. Get off.” I shoved at Fox, but he didn’t move.
“Hey,” the kid called.
“Seriously, Fox. He’s not a danger.”
Fox still didn’t respond.
“Were you two going at it?” the drunk boy called. “Are you, like, gay or something?”
Finally, Fox moved off me. He walked to the window and rose to his full height. “Is that a problem?
“No. Um… no.” The boy stumbled backward, and for a horrible moment, I thought he was going to fall over the railing. Fox yanked the door open, grabbed him, and pulled him inside.
“What the hell are you doing? You could have gotten yourself killed.”
“Nah. I’m, like, good with balance and shit.”
Fox made a disgusted face. “You’re drunk. No one’s good with balance when they’re drunk, and that’s not the only way you could’ve died.”
The kid looked down at the gun in Fox’s hand, and his eyes went wide. Had he really just now noticed it?
“Don’t, like, shoot me, man. I was just playing a prank. I mean, I’m not gonna hurt nobody.”
“You’re damn right you’re not,” Fox said. “I’m going to escort you back to your room, and you’re going to sleep this off. Is that clear?”
“Um… I… Yeah. That’s, like… Yeah, I can do that.”
Fox grabbed the boy by the back of his t-shirt and practically dragged him from our suite. I followed them as far as the sitting room. Once they were out the door, I poured myself a stiff drink. I was going to need it for the confrontation that would happen when Fox returned.
I took a sip and enjoyed the burn as the liquor went down.
I shivered as I thought about how the scenario on the balcony could have played out, but we were fine. It was just a kid. I’d seen him with my own eyes. I’d yelled at Fox when he continued to act like there was a threat, and yet, something in my gut told me we had been in danger.
The noise I’d heard at first hadn’t come from a drunken kid. It was silent, stealthy, almost undetectable. Instinct had woken me far more than sound. Could I really ignore that? Was it possible our location had been compromised already?
Fox’s angry voice interrupted my thoughts. “If I hear even a peep from this room, I will make sure you and all your friends are thoroughly punished, and I don’t mean by the police.”
“Yeah, sure, whatever you say, man,” one of the other kids said. I heard a door shut, and a few seconds later, Fox walked into our suite.
He didn’t have to say a word. The look on his face made his need clear. I got a glass and poured him his own drink. He drained half of it in one swallow, set the glass down, and met my gaze. “That kid being an idiot is not what woke me.”
Shit. If Fox’s instincts were also telling him there was trouble, then there was no way I could ignore my gut. “I agree. I heard someone out there, and it wasn’t that kid. We need to get out of here.”
Fox glanced outside, and I registered it was nearly dawn. “I don’t think anyone is going to come back now. Let’s have some breakfast before we head out.”
Lawson was always trying to make sure I ate all my meals at regular intervals. He would adore Fox’s insistence that we fuel ourselves. “I’m not sure we should wait.”