“Not as good as you,” he told her honestly.
He hadn’t meant to say it.
Shit.
“Okay,” she nodded slowly, rolling this information around in her head. “So, Christopher...what was that? I mean, not that I’m complaining, but...what was that?”
“The kiss?”
“The kiss.”
What was it?
Perfection.
It had been perfection. That’s what it had been. It had been everything he’d ever wanted in a kiss. Her lips had been perfect, and the way she’d touched him back so gently and tenderly had been absolutely wonderful.
Now, though, she was looking at him like it had been a crazy thing to do. It had. It had been wild and wicked and unplanned. He wasn’t really sure what to do next, but he knew that he wanted more of that. He wanted more kisses with Allison.
Christopher wasn’t the handsomest dragon on Sapphire Island, but he was the one who would take care of her and treat her right if she let him. That’s what he wanted. He wanted a chance to take care of her and to show her just how good things could be. He wanted to show her that he would worship the damn ground she walked on. He’d give her the stars if she would only let him.
Would Allison want to break the rules of the world and date her boss?
Was that something either one of them was ready for?
There would be consequences, and some of them would be hard to deal with. Was he willing to take on that challenge? Was she?
He opened his mouth, but before he could make any vows or promises or ask her on a proper date, the door to his office burst open.
“Mr. Monster!”
They both turned to see McKenzie Frances standing there. McKenzie was a secretary at Monster Brothers Security. She was the one who handled the calls and scheduled the appointments and basically kept the brothers from missing out on important contracts.
She had a desk outside of Christopher’s office so that she could assist him, Brian, and Declan each with their daily activities. Brian and Declan’s offices were just across the hall. While Allison was a professional tech expert and the person who helped Christopher more than anyone else, McKenzie was the “official” secretary for the three owners.
“McKenzie? What’s wrong?” Christopher stood up. He forgot about the sandwich as he took in McKenzie’s disheveled appearance. How was it possible that she looked even more frazzled and frizzy than she usually did? McKenzie was always a little flustered and confused. She had an obvious crush on Christopher’s brother, Brian, and anytime the dragon shifter was close, her hair seemed to frizz even more.
Had Brian been talking to McKenzie today?
Somehow, Christopher seemed to doubt it.
“Everything,” she said. “Everything’s wrong.”
It sounded a bit dramatic to Christopher, but okay. A feeling of relief washed over him as he realized that now, at least he didn’t have to figure out what to say to Allison. If they kept talking, he was going to say something wild and ridiculous. Maybe he’d even say something he regretted. This was a good chance for him to just be normal. He could throw himself into work, and that would solve his problems. It would solve everything because he could push Allison to the backburner like he always did.
“Slow down,” Allison stood, too. “Start from the beginning.”
“You know those...problems...we had this weekend?” McKenzie shot a sly glance toward Allison. Christopher thought he heard Allison make a little growling sound, but that would be crazy.
“Yes, I know.”
“Well, there’s more,” McKenzie said. “Someone got into our personnel files. We’ve been hacked.”
Christopher turned to Allison just in time to see her brow furrow.
Well, shit.
Chapter 4