I’d have to figure it out later. Patrena needed me now.
“With the uncertainty of what we encountered with your tattoo search and in light of what just happened, I believe it’s time you think about allowing us to assign you a full-time security detail.”
Her brows creased. “Isn’t that what you did when my tattoo set off an alert and shut down your search?”
“That was just a few guards on duty, one who was easily subdued today. If he’s still alive, I’d love to question him on how they got the drop on him. I’d like to put together a detail that will remain discreet but will also have backup if something should happen. We’ll worry about that later. For now, relax. And if you’re up to it later, I want you to tell me in more detail about the side job you’ve been working and about everything you remember from today.”
I hadn’t seen what little he’d captured, but Rhi had updated me on her extra duties, one of which included breaking and entering mission she had mentioned. The dangerous operation was a noble one, considering what she had done for that mother and child. Although Rhi had been unable to identify if she’d had help, a dangerous job like that must have had some kind of prior planning.
“Okay for the security detail, and I’ll tell you everything I remember when my brain relaxes.”
I lifted our hands and my lips caressed the warm skin at the back of hers. Like most things with her, it was an automatic reflex that I believed surprised both of us.
“Where are we going?” she asked, breaking the tension the kiss had stirred in us while glancing around.
A twisted smile surfaced on my lips at the notion that she hadn’t let go of my hand.
“I think it’s best you stay with me until we figure this out. Do you have a problem with that?”
A wide grin broke out on her face. “No. As long as you don’t go thinking you’re the boss of me, it’s cool.”
“I believe you enjoy me bossing you. If memory serves right, I distinctly remember you begging to be bossed around by me.”
She giggled at my statement, a good sign considering the life-threatening drama she had faced.
Patrena was set to enter my inner circle, a place where no other woman had ever been. Was I about to open another door I would have trouble closing?