such power and influence. He wanted to find out what lay under the
velvet cloth but contemplated whether breaking one of his personal rules
was worth the temporary pleasures of the flesh.
“Do you like what you see?”
Caressa’s voice interrupted the lustful thoughts that invaded his
subconscious. Her
hand draped his shoulder as she looked up at him. “Not very many
people get to see the place,
but something tells me I can trust you. Can I trust you, Marco?”
“I think it’s a matter of fact at this point, Ms. Sidaná,” he replied.
“What did you say earlier in the day? Oh, yeah, I’m here to keep you safe,
remember? That means some things that I see or hear are not for public
consumption and must be kept in the strictest of confidence.”
“So that means I can do this,” she said, quickly sliding to face him,
wrapped in nothing but a robe and a pair of nude heels, “and you won’t
tell a soul that you saw me like this?”
“Ms. Sidaná—”
“You can call me Caressa. I told you that before.”
“Caressa, this isn’t a good idea.” He tried his best to maintain his
composure, but the way the robe hung on her body gave him a perfect
view of her luscious breasts. “I came over tonight to talk about what you
need me to do tomorrow when we get to Brussels and the reasons your
father insisted I handle your security.”
Caressa kissed him, lowering his already weakened defenses, an
unwitting siege to the rules that had kept him from getting into the
compromised situation he found himself in. She continued her assault,
succumbing to her wanton desires while ignoring his apprehension.
She pushed Marco toward the chaise part of the sectional in the middle
of the living room, straddling his legs as she opened her robe to give him
a full view of what had been
teasing him moments before.
“Caressa—” he tried to speak as she slid off his tie. “We shouldn’t be
doing this. You’re my client; it goes against my ethics.”
“Then, you’re fired,” she shot back, a slick smile spreading across
her face as she placed the familiar gold-wrapped package in his hand.
“Take me.”
Shakir Rashaan is the author
of the national bestselling
novel In Service to the Senator,
Unthinkable, the national
bestselling series the Nubian
Underworld, the Kink, P.I. series,
and the upcoming novel, The
Devil’s All-American. He is also
developing projects under the
pen name PK Rashaan. You can
find out more about Rashaan
at www.ShakirRashaan.com