Romeo tugged Chad’s hair, and his scalp tingled, and a soft noise left his parted lips. His cock filled, pressed to Romeo’s thigh, brushing against his sweatpants as he clung to Romeo’s shoulders. His lips burned under Romeo’s attention, the hottest part of Chad’s body, but in seconds it had a rival. You’re the one person in the world I’ve not had to lie to. They stared at each other, and Chad waited for the wolfish smile he hated, but it didn’t come. Romeo’s hand roamed into Chad’s hair, and he gripped the strands, gently pulling Chad’s head away from his chest. Where he’d seen beyond the front-page headline and liked what was underneath. He was already sick, a sickness of the mind where he’d become attached to Romeo. Chad took his warmth, cushioned himself in Romeo’s chest, and let him take most of his weight. Romeo wrapped his arms around Chad in return and held him impossibly closer. He didn’t shun Chad for wanting affection like his mother would have. Romeo didn’t moan about getting his silk shirt wet like Neil would have. His clear head told him to shove Romeo back, keep him away, but his arms wrapped around him on their own accord, and he pressed his body into Romeo’s wide chest, taking the warmth from him. The minute his chest was against Romeo’s, his sluggishness vanished, and he found himself clinging to the heat. Before Chad could do anything, Romeo had grabbed him under his armpits, and pulled him out of the shower. His green eyes blazed with anger, and his nostrils flared. He blinked the drops of his lashes, then looked at Romeo. He realized his teeth were no longer chattering, and he wasn’t shivering. And if that means betraying the man he’s learned to rely on, then so be it…Ĭhad hadn’t heard the shower door open, and his eyes felt heavy when he tried to open them.

Still, Chad is a detective, and his duty is to the public, to keep them safe. It’s wrong, but in their messed-up situation, it feels right.

They’re not detective and killer, but Chad and Romeo. Romeo is not going to hurt Chad he’s going to let him go-but only once he’s claimed number one.īut in two months with only the killer for company, a bond begins to grow. Instead, he’s keeping Chad for two months, hiding him away where no one will find him, making sure Chad can’t reveal who he is. Captured by the killer he’s hunting, Chad’s situation seems dire, but Romeo doesn’t want to kill him because Chad doesn’t fit his pattern. The press nickname him “The Countdown Killer”, branding his victims with a number, but Chad knows him as Romeo.

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