His broken bones ached a little. Enough to remind him he probably needed to take a little more care of his injury, but not for the next hour or so.

She reached out and ran her hands over his chest and shoulders. “You must work out every day.”

“Pretty much. It’s part of the job.”

Her skin was pale but her cheeks were flushed and her eyes were wide as she took him in. The fact she liked his body almost made the brutal workouts worth it. Not so much the gym—but the assault courses and close quarters combat and climbing and general dangling on a rope from a helicopter wearing fifty pounds of gear. That was the incentive to maintain his upper body strength. It was also the main reason Novak had pulled him off the team.

The team was the last thing on his mind right now.

Yael’s fingers left a trail of arousal in their wake until every inch of him was on fire. She wrapped her hand around him and sweat burst from his pores.

He caught her wrist. “Wait.”

Her brows rose in surprise.

“I want to make you feel good,” he said.

“I already feel good.” She laughed and the low sound sent a ripple of something that felt a lot like tenderness through him.

He moved so he lay alongside her. “Again.”

“Again?” She sounded dubious.

He kissed her mouth. “Again.”

He reached up and released her hair. Spread the black mass over the pillow. He nuzzled her neck. “You always smell incredible.”

He felt her smile. Why that made him feel good he didn’t know. She was wary of men and he figured some of her experiences hadn’t been great. He wanted to replace those memories with something good. Keep up HRT’s reputation for excellence.

She stroked her hands over his shoulders and pecs. He made his way down her body tasting every inch and finally removing that last tiny scrap of clothing. Her legs were long and her toenails were painted a soft pink that he’d never have predicted.

He tasted her breasts again, unable to resist.

Her fingers dug into his scalp impatiently. “Do you have a condom?”

He couldn’t wait either. He winced as he moved up the bed to grab one out of his wallet.

Yael caught his look of pain and her expression sobered. “Are you okay?”

Leaning on his good arm he found the condom, tore it open with his teeth and she helped him quickly put it on. He was better than okay. He was sublime.

He moved between her legs and she guided him to her. She wrapped one knee around his thigh and he pushed inside.

She gasped and his heart hammered as they held each other’s gaze for a wondrous hot moment.