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He pulled his head back, grinning, his confidence at an all time high now. “I think you’re forgetting something.”

She looked at him quizzically. “What?”

“That you have to give me a reason to let you move in.”

She chuckled, and her breath tickled his lips. “What if I told you that despite you lying to me at every turn, you’ve managed to work yourself into my heart?” She paused for a moment. “And then there’s the fact that you saved my life, not once but twice. I think that needs to be rewarded.”

“Rewarded, how?” He slid his arm around her waist and pulled her against him.

“You get to choose your reward.”

Nick grinned from one ear to the other. “Well, in that case…” He lifted her into his arms and carried her into the bedroom.

“You’re very predictable,” she said, a soft laugh rolling over her lips.

“Yeah, well, I’m not really concerned about that right now.” He placed her on the bed and rid himself of his suit jacket. “Get naked, baby, ’cause I’m ready for my reward.”

Moments later, he joined Michelle in bed, both of them now naked.

He rolled over her, bracing himself above her. “As to your question about what I’m gonna keep an eye on most… That would be this part here.” He tapped against her temple. “Just to make sure you don’t come up with another brilliant idea that puts you in danger.”

“I did n—”

He drowned her protest with a kiss. Like a kitten, she yielded to him immediately. He pulled back for a second. “Now about that reward…” He rolled off her then pulled her on top of him. “I don’t think you’ve ridden me yet.”

She pushed herself up, her legs sliding to either side of his hips. “Are you sure you really want to relinquish control to me?” Her eyes sparkled and her smile was sinful.

Nick felt himself grow harder beneath her core. “Michelle, when it comes to you I never had any control to begin with. So why start now?” He rocked his hips upward, nudging her with his cock. “Can’t you feel what you’re doing to me? This shy boy from Indiana is at your mercy.”

She shook her head, laughing, and leaned toward the bedside table to snatch one of the condoms there. “Then let’s put this shy boy out of his misery.” With skilled hands she sheathed him, then got on her knees, adjusting her position above him.

He placed his hands on her hips. “Yes, let’s,” he agreed and thrust his cock upward, while pulling her down onto him at the same time.

A surprised gasp burst from her.

Nick pressed his head into the pillows, fighting against the intense pleasure that nearly sent him over the edge. Fuck! He’d never been so sensitive.

“I thought you’d given me control,” she said.

He flashed her a grin. “But you
are
in control, Michelle, because you’re the one guiding my body. You’re the one who’s making me thrust into you.” To underscore his words, he lifted her hips up again, then pulled them down onto him, once more impaling her on his shaft.

Michelle grabbed his wrists and pried them from her hips, then leaned forward and pinned them to the sides of his head. Her breasts brushed his chest, sending a thrill through his body.

“I don’t think you grasp the concept of giving control to somebody else. Now be good and let me teach you.”

“I can’t wait for that lesson to start.”

The moment Michelle started to rotate her hips, grinding her sex against him, moving up and down on him, he realized that he would thoroughly enjoy this lesson. She released his wrists, and he didn’t lose any time bringing his hands to her breasts. He caressed them and palmed the warm flesh, playing with her rosy nipples, turning them into hard peaks.

Like a goddess, she rode him, her movements smooth, her rhythm even, her tempo increasing with every minute. Her torso started to glisten, pearls of sweat beading on her skin, a rivulet of it soon trickling down between her breasts.

He feasted his eyes on her, drinking in her beauty, and reveling in the sensations she sent through his body. Her sex was slick and warm, her muscles tight around his erection. Her dark blond hair brushed against her shoulders with every movement, and her breasts bounced up and down, providing him with a tantalizing sight.

Unable to resist, he pulled her down to him, close enough so he could capture one nipple in his mouth and suck on the delicious bud. She moaned out loud then, and he moved to the other breast, inflicting the same treatment there, while he squeezed both breasts, kneading them.

Lower, his hips moved more urgently now, thrusting upward on each of Michelle’s downward movements, slamming his cock harder into her in a quest for more friction.

Her muscles tightened around him, sending a shockwave through his body. He expelled a breath of air, and with it, his climax unexpectedly broke over him.

“Fuck!” he cursed, unable to hold back now. He looked at Michelle’s face and saw how she’d thrown her head back, eyes closed, and moaned.

Then he felt her muscles spasm around him, and relief flooded him at the knowledge that she was climaxing with him.

He pulled her head down, his lips finding hers in an all-consuming kiss. He couldn’t stop devouring her. Couldn’t stop exploring her mouth and showing her what she meant to him, knowing that words would never be enough to express how Michelle made him feel.

Whole.

Nick hung the towel over the rack in the bathroom and pulled on his shorts, glancing back at Michelle who was stepping out of the shower, water pearling off her perfect skin.

“Damn, you look tempting,” he said, letting his gaze roam over her curves.

“Haven’t you had enough for today?”

He grinned, already stalking toward her, his cock thickening again. “Apparently, you’ve given me an endless appetite.”

The ringing of the door bell stopped him from pulling Michelle into his arms. He turned his head involuntarily.

“That’ll be the Chinese I ordered,” Michelle said.

He arched an eyebrow.

“Considering the calories we burned earlier, I figured we needed some food.”

He grinned. “You figured right.” He pressed a kiss on her cheek. “I’ll go down and get it.”

Nick snatched a T-shirt from the hook on the bathroom door and slipped it over his head, already walking into the hallway. He reached for his wallet and headed down the stairwell, leaving the door to his apartment ajar. The buzzer in his apartment had been broken for months, so he had no choice but to run down to the first floor.

“Coming!” he called out a few seconds before he reached the entrance door and ripped it open.

The guy standing there wore a baseball cap, kept his head down, and carried a white plastic bag with several food cartons bearing Chinese symbols. It was the food Michelle had ordered, all right, but the guy delivering it wasn’t working for the Chinese restaurant around the corner. He was neither Chinese nor the kind of guy who’d take a menial job like delivering food unless it was to gain access somewhere.

The stranger lifted his face, giving Nick a full view of his features now. It was confirmation of what he already knew, what he’d already sensed by the prickling sensation spreading over his skin.

“I’m—”

“—a Phoenix, I know,” Nick cut him off, darting quick looks up and down the street to see if they were alone.

“I came alone.”

“How did you find me?”

“Sheppard’s ID card. When it was activated, all kinds of alarm bells went off. I got an alert. Missed you when you left Langley, but I found you again.”

His pulse kicked up. “How? I covered my tracks.”

“Don’t worry, the only reason I was able to see your picture on Sheppard’s ID was because the alert came through the moment you activated it. When I got the second alert after the system administrators disabled access, your picture was gone already.” Ace winked. “Lucky for me that I took a screenshot.”

Nick sighed a breath of relief.

“I hope you found what you were looking for at Langley.”

“Your father was a very clever man.”

The other man’s eyes widened. “You recognize me?”

Nick opened the door wider, motioning him into the entrance hall. “You’re Ace, Sheppard’s adopted son.” He offered his hand and Ace shook it. “I’m Fox. I recognize you from the picture in your father’s files.” Which was also the reason why he knew he could trust this man. Sheppard’s son was the person who’d loved him most and would have never betrayed him.

“You found his files?” Excitement shone in Ace’s eyes.

“I’m not the only one who has a copy of them though. Whoever killed your father knew about the files. He tried to delete them, probably copied them for himself first. But I was able to find a backup copy.”

Ace’s jaw set into a grim line. “So that’s how he’s been able to set those assassins on our tail. He knows who we are.”

“We?”

“I’m in contact with another Phoenix, Zephyr.”

“You trust him?”

“One hundred percent.”

“Good. We’ll need him. There are two others I know: Ranger and Stingray. They’re in D.C. We’re working on a plan to bring the Phoenix back together.”

“That’s better news than I expected,” Ace admitted.

“We can do with a bit of good news, because the rest… Something bad is gonna happen.” He met Ace’s eyes.

“The inferno,” his fellow Phoenix said without hesitation.

“Yes. We need to find out where and when it’s supposed to happen so we can prevent it,” Nick said.

“It won’t be easy.”

Nick smiled. “We have everything we need now: a list of agents with pictures and names, and five Phoenix working together to find them. And once the Phoenix rise again, we’ll find the asshole who took out Sheppard and sent us running for our lives. And we’ll finish this.”

A slow smile built on Ace’s face. “I’m glad I found you.”

And for the second time in three years, Nick was glad that somebody had been able to track him down. Because having a man like Sheppard’s son on their side, a man who probably knew more about the program than anybody else, was an asset they couldn’t do without.

“Come on, we’ve got a lot to discuss.”

~ ~ ~

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