Midnight Sex Shop (2 page)

“I’m on orders from Captain
Drammer at the STPD. We’ve received a tip that some illegal activities may be
going on here.”

Cade’s brow furrowed. “And?”

This time Lina’s brow
furrowed. So far this was not going how she’d expected. “And the STPD,
specifically Captain Drammer, would be very appreciative if you let us take a
look around.”

“Tell me what you’ll be
looking for exactly. Then I’ll decide whether I’ll let you look around my club,
Detective. I’m sorry; I don’t think I caught your whole name, Ms…”

Something about his words,
or the way he said them, had goose bumps breaking out over her skin. Her gut
told her that her name on his lips could be dangerous. Lina ached to trace her
fingers over the cool metal at her back. The weight of the gun always calmed
her, made her feel in control.

“Detective Lina Blackmore.”
Her fingers tapped a quick beat on her thigh instead of reaching to shake his
hand like she should have.

He may unnerve her, but she
was fully alert. Alert enough to see his eyes follow the movement of her
fingers. His pupils widened a fraction. Pleasure, she wondered. Certainly that
wasn’t hope that just fluttered in her chest.

Don’t be stupid, Lina.

“Lina…” The way he said her
name sent a shiver down her spine. For a moment his eyes grew soft and hot and
the look he gave her could have singed off her clothes. “What a beautiful name.
It suits you.” She saw the sincerity in his eyes and didn’t like it.

She looked away to hide the
blush that crept over her. Dammit, she didn’t like being flustered. She was the
one who pressed people not the other way around.

“Would you be willing to
give the STPD access to your business during open hours, Mr. Vanderoth?” She ignored
his compliment. “We will not be searching any files or anything like that. We
just want to have a look around to see if the rumors hold any validity.”

There, she did it—made a
complete and articulate sentence. See, it wasn’t that hard. Her tongue could
still work around the man if she focused hard enough.

Cade leaned back in his
chair, his tall frame taking up way too much of it. He seemed to ponder her
request for a moment before answering with a certain gleam in his eye. A gleam
she recognized as devious.

When he still didn’t reply
she grew frustrated.

“Do you agree to help the
police department?” she asked stiffly, crossing her arms.

“No,” was his flat answer.

Lina barely restrained from
rolling her eyes. That’s it. She was done here. Moving to stand, Lina was
stopped with a brisk shake of his head.

“Please, don’t go yet,” his
smile was lecherous. “I’m a business man, Lina. I don’t give charity. If you
want to spy on this company after some outlandish rumor…” his eyes were dark
and mischievous, “then I propose we strike up a bargain.”

A storm of emotions swept
through her. First anger—
how dare he?
Then excitement—
just what kind
of bargain?
And then fear—
how do I deal with a man like this?

Killers, thieves, rapists
and the like she knew how to handle. But this man? She had no clue.

Chapter 3

“What kind of bargain,” she managed to ask, her voice hoarse.

He stood up from his desk,
every powerful, magnificent inch of him, and came towards her. Each step closer
made her heart beat a little bit faster.

He bent over her slowly, his
hands resting on the chair’s armrests. She was surprised he didn’t wear any
cologne. No, he wore only his natural scent, which was more potent than any
bottled spray could ever be.

“I propose a seduction.” He
said the word like it was pure sex. As if he already had the entire dirty plan
laid out in his mind. The dirty trickster probably did too.

“You’ve got to be kidding
me,” came her hard response. Yet her body belied her words. She resisted the
urge to squirm in her seat underneath his powerful scrutiny.

The corner of his mouth
crooked up into a sexy smile. “I assure you I don’t kid. I’ll allow you and
only you to survey the premises. But only if you agree to my terms.”

He boldly leaned closer,
down to the smooth skin of her neck, and breathed deeply like he was trying to
catch her scent.

“What are your terms,” she
asked and quickly regretted it. She couldn’t possibly be considering whatever
his ridiculous proposal would be. And she certainly didn’t think her Captain
would want things to go
that
far.

He chuckled softly, the hot
air of his breath tickling the sensitive skin of her neck. She shivered before
moving her head away. He only used the position to his advantage and nuzzled
the soft tresses of her wavy curls.

“My terms are…that you’re
the only cop allowed to snoop in my club.” His voice was huskier than it was
before. Lina strained to move further away from his touch, but his nuzzling
face only followed. “And that you will be with me at all times.”

Her temper grew like a
thermometer on a hot day. “But this job would require some surveillance and interviewing
employees, which means I’d be sitting and watching people for hours. Are you
sure you want to do that?”

His hand moved to unclasp
her fisted fingers; his touch brought a wave of goose bumps over her skin.

“Normally not. But you, Lina
Blackmore, have captured my attention.”

She barely resisted the urge
to correct his use of her name. She didn’t earn her title for nothing.

He continued, “As I said,
you will be with me while you’re here. And most importantly, you will grant me
certain…favors.” He said the word with all the decadence of a man who knew the
pleasures of the body.

Her chin shot up. “If you
think you can bribe me, then you’re in for a surprise.”

He smiled down at her, and
her stomach did a flip. “Not a bribe,
Detective
. Just a favor. You
certainly wouldn’t be forced to do anything you didn’t want to. I’m merely
asking you to loosen that rigid collar of control you have around yourself. Who
knows, maybe you’d feel something magnificent and…bad.”

A flood of heat pooled
between Lina’s thighs. She never knew that mere words could turn her body into a
taut wire of passion ready to spring.

Perfectly manicured fingers
traced hot circles over the palm of her cold, clammy hand. The teasing sensation
made her think of more delicious places he could touch. A beaded nipple came to
mind, which she just happened to sport at the moment.

A small, deeply hidden part
of her wanted to say yes. Hell, it wanted to throw her arms around him and ride
the mysterious man until they both fell apart in each other’s arms. But the
larger part of her was afraid.

The men she dated were
always so tame, so boring. She knew deep down why she dated the kind of men she
did, though she would never admit it aloud.

But oh how tempting it was.
To flirt, to play. To be bad.

As if sensing her resistance
he grabbed her chin and pulled her face to his. She sucked in a breath at his
eyes. It was like staring to a luscious tropical forest.

“Do it, Lina. You’re daring
every day in your job. But if you do this then you can try a different kind of
daring. The kind between only a man and a woman. You’re Captain will be happy,
I’ll be happy, and I’ll make you happy,” he said huskily, his voice a near
growl in her ear.

Another shudder raked over
her. So tempting…so tempting…

“I’ll even let you keep your
gun.” His voice sent chills over her body.

Boldness filled her blood
like hot lava. It was as though a seductress had climbed into her body.

She gave in to the
temptation.

Lina spread her legs open,
the movement catching his attention and making his shoulders stiffen. The look
he gave her sent her temperature up ten degrees. With inexorable slowness, she
moved her lips toward his.

His surprised gaze lifted
from her spread thighs to darken at the sight of her mouth.

She stopped. Only a scant
breath kept their lips from locking. Teasingly, she turned her lips, parted her
mouth, and closed her eyes.

His eyes started to close,
body slackening with pleasure.

Then abruptly she stood,
ruining the moment and pushing him back against his desk.

Lina sashayed away. She turned
at the door. “I’ll be back tomorrow. And I’m bringing my gun.”

Cade’s sensual laughter
trailed after her retreating back.

Chapter 4

Cade Vanderoth found himself stroking his cock for the second time
over Lina Blackmore.

Ever since he met the tough
little detective, he couldn’t get her out of his mind. He even went as far as
to scope out his own employees—something he never did—and couldn’t even get
hard at the beautiful women.

None of them was her. It
wasn’t that she was incredibly beautiful either, because she wasn’t. No, her
look was sultry, sexy. Simple, yet combined with her hard attitude spiked
something in him.

He couldn’t stop thinking
about her.

And now he sat in the video
camera surveillance room with his fifteen-hundred dollar slacks pulled down to
his ankles and his iron-hard cock pointing at the ceiling.

His eyes latched onto a
video of two of his employees. Rob and Sarah were partnered for tonight’s
routine—fucking against the glass wall with the patrons on the dance floor watching.
They loved it, loved each other’s bodies, and loved the attention of the crowd
cheering them on.

Cade had a moment of
hesitation, but his throbbing cock wouldn’t be ignored. He hadn’t taken his own
hand to his cock in at least three years. What need did he have when a willing
woman was always nearby? Something about that little hard-ass detective set him
on fire. He’d already had to jerk off like some lusting teenager. Just the
thought that he’d see her again tonight, that tonight he’d start his seduction
had his balls pulling up tight. The thought of using one of his staff members
for a quick lay, when he craved Linda, didn’t sit well with him. The little
witch had driven him to this.  

But for the moment he turned
off his thoughts and watched Rob hold up the delectable Sarah and fuck her in
hard, long strokes. Just like he wanted to do with his detective.

Cade stroked his cock in
time to Rob’s thrusts. But it wasn’t Sarah’s face he saw slackened and gasping
with pleasure. It was Lina’s.

Rob pressed Sarah harder
into the glass. Cheers and hollers went up across the crowd of onlookers. His
condom-covered cock tunneled into her shaven pussy faster and faster.

Cade cupped his sac in one
hand and massaged the sensitive flesh as he pumped his rigid cock faster. His come
was boiling inside him, almost ready to explode. Sweat dripped down his temple,
but he ignored it.

He wanted to take Lina. Just
like that. In front of the crowd to admire her lithe little body as he fucked
her to orgasm. He wanted to see Lina’s ample tits bouncing wildly like Sarah’s
pert ones were.

Rob groaned blissfully as he
sank deep into Sarah’s pussy. Her legs tightened around his muscled ass and
that was it for him.

Cade’s own breaths became
labored as his fist moved in fast, jerky movements over his cock.

Sarah undulated and yelled
as her orgasm ripped through her. Rob hammered into her. Then stilled,
shuddered, and came with an explosive curse.

Cade grabbed the white hand
towel from the dashboard and covered his cock as he shot stream after stream of
hot cum. Balls tightening painfully, breath freezing in his lungs it was the
vision of himself pounding into Lina’s tight pussy—without a condom—that had
his cock spurting his seed hot and hard.

He barely had time to catch
his breath before his cell started ringing.

“What?” he growled, picking
up the phone. Righting his pants and his cock, he listened as his guard told
him of a certain detective’s arrival. He couldn’t help the devilish smile that
stole across his face as he hung up.

I will have you, Lina Blackmore.
Just wait and see.

***

Lina repositioned herself
for the fifth time on the barstool. At first she tried to tell herself it was
only because the crowd behind her touching and kissing each other so openly
that unnerved her, but that was a lie.

He
was the reason she tossed and turned in bed last night. And he was
the reason she had to rub herself last night to release the pent-up ache deep
inside her.

She replayed their encounter
together more times than she dared to count. Each time she did her pulse
quickened and her heart leaped in her chest.

He’d be here any minute.

She really shouldn’t have
teased him so boldly last night. She didn’t know what had come over her, but it
was as if the club had gotten into her system with the sex, the sounds, and the
smells. And even she couldn’t resist. She hadn’t wanted to resist. Not when he
had stood so close she could smell his intoxicating scent and see the specs of tropical
green in his eyes. She’d felt as though he’d take her on the floor if she’d
only asked.