Chapter 75: Nolan

Nolan held her gaze. "Plenty. How do you like your coffee?"

"Sweet and creamy."

"Just like you." He'd tasted her cream and knew first hand just how sweet she was.

She glanced away, a little spark in her eyes and color in her cheeks. "Stop that."

"Do I have to?" He cupped her chin and lifted her face. "Hm?"

Her eyes were on his mouth. "What?"

Nolan kissed her, suckling her lower lip until she groaned and clutched his shoulders. He lifted his face and stared down at her. During these moments she let him past that polished exterior and he got to see the real her. The one he hadn't been expecting.

"Are you trying to seduce answers out of me?" One side of her mouth quirked up. She wasn't serious.

"Would you tell me if it was working?"

A bit of the brightness dimmed, and she stared at his shoulder, tracing her fingers over the words Aegis Group stitched there.

"I can't. I think moving your team out of the house is a mistake, but they aren't going back on it. They believe