Kace (Allen Securities) by Madison Stevens Page B

moment. It hadn’t really been what he was expecting from the man.
    “I’ll say this though.” Finn leaned a little closer. “You hurt her, and cop or not, I’ll find a way to deal with you.”
    “That won’t be a problem.” Kace stared back at him.
    “Um,” a sweet voice cut through their conversation. “Can I get you some drinks?”
    Alyssa stood shyly to the side and tried to look anywhere but at Finn. Kace smiled warmly at her.
    “How about a couple pitchers of beer?” he said.
    She nodded and hurried away.
    “Still don’t trust her?” Kace said to Finn.
    “There’s just something about her,” he said and turned to watch her walk away.
    Kace stifled a smile at the obvious attraction Finn was feeling.
    “So did you hear anything back from Reed about the partial?” Kace asked.
    Liam shook his head.
    He grimaced. This was getting really fucking old. They just needed to flush them out and make them take a stand.
    Kace stopped strumming his fingers and looked up.
    “That’s it,” he said. The two turned to look at him. “We just need to flush this guy out. So what if we just put the word out that we’ve got a print.”
    “But it’s not enough to get anything from,” Liam said.
    Kace shrugged. “So we just don’t tell that part. These guys aren’t smart enough to know how this works. They’ll screw up again, and we nab them.”
    Liam turned to Finn. “It might actually work. Now all we need is for the nerds in the UK to figure this out.”
    “Nice,” Meg said with her hands on her hips. “I’m sure they would love the name calling.”
    He ignored her death glare at Liam. “How close are they?”
    “They have broken two of the security codes, but there are still two to go.” She turned to Jessica. “It’s actually all very interesting. I’m thinking of taking four months to go train under them.”
    The table jumped when Liam stood. His chair rocked back dangerously.
    “You can’t go over there,” Liam said, his breathing heavy.
    Meg stood, put her hands on the table and leaned over. “You aren’t my father.”
    Liam laughed and plopped into a chair. “Well your father won’t let you go over there with a bunch of unknown men.”
    “Funny.” She smiled. “He was the one to suggest it.”
    Kace watched as the smile slid off of Liam’s face. The table sat in silence.
    He jumped when Jessica’s hand slipped onto his thigh.
    “Let’s dance,” she whispered.
    His body jumped to life as if she’s asked him to go to bed.
    Without a word, he followed her across the floor.

Chapter Nine
     
     
    Jessica slipped her hand into his big one and loved that she felt so small around him. Being taller in general hadn’t led to much good for her, and it was nice to know she could feel small.
    She relaxed into him when he pulled her closer. The music wasn’t particularly fast, so they moved at their own pace. She wrapped her hands around his neck and pulled him down to her. When his mouth was even to hers, she brushed past and went to his ear.
    “What was that with you and Finn?” she asked.
    Kace shrugged and put his mouth to her ear. “Just letting him know where he stands.”
    Jessica narrowed her eyes a little. “Shouldn’t I be doing that?”
    Kace pulled back a little to look her in the eyes. She shuddered when he leaned forward. “Sometimes a man just has to put it out there and let people know what what’s his,” he said.
    “What do you want out of this?” she whispered.
    Kace spun her in his arms. His warm hand at her stomach, he pulled her back so she was flush with his body. She groaned at the feel of his hard length.
    Jessica turned her head to look up at him. “Is that all you want?”
    Kace brought his face down to her neck and nuzzled the sensitive skin behind her ear.
    “No, but it’s what I’d like to start with,” he whispered. She shivered again.
    Jessica rose up on her toes and kissed him lightly.
    “Let’s get out of here,” she said.
    She laughed