Ghostwalker 09 - Ruthless Game

continued to watch them for some time, turning over and over in his mind the problem of ethics. If Fargo went after a woman, and he fol owed and prevented it, he would be leaving Sebastian and Rose open to attack. He rubbed his chin on the back of his hand.
    “Is something wrong, Kane?” Rose asked.
    What the hel was he supposed to say to that? He had to make a choice, and it was a damned ugly one. Of course, there was no choice, but stil , he would have that woman and anything that happened to her on his mind for al time. Unless ... He could go hunting now, kil both men, and he and Rose could make a run for it on their own without his unit’s backing.
    “Do you think the baby’s strong enough to make a run for it, Rose?”
    She remained silent. He turned his head to look at her. “Be honest.”
    “I don’t know. He’s way early, and very smal . I think the hospital would have him in an incubator. But his lungs work and he’s eating. He looks as if he’s put a little weight on. I’d prefer to give him a few more days, but if we had to go ...” She trailed off. “Why?”
    He looked away, rubbed his pounding temples, and then handed her the rifle. He’d tel her later, when he had to go out and check to see if Fargo was real y going to try to get a woman from town. Maybe the man was al talk. He hoped the man was al talk. Rose took the rifle silently and set it aside, holding out her arms for the baby.
    “Don’t ever scare me like that again, Rose.” He went on the attack to distract her. “You know damn wel what an invitation you were extending to Carlson.” In any case, he found he was angry with her. What the hel had she been thinking? The more he thought about it, the angrier it made him.
    “Your daddy is such a baby,” Rose sniffed, cuddling Sebastian to her. “I don’t see why you should have al the fun, Kane. The man wasn’t giving me any respect at al . I was trying to give him a heart attack, not you.”
    “Wel , don’t do it again.” Kane scowled his blackest scowl, hoping for sheer intimidation. He’d noticed before that it hadn’t worked wel on her, but now that al the pregnancy hormones were leaving her body, she might recognize that he was a dangerous man—one not to be trifled with.
    She sent him one of her mystifying smiles. It was baffling to him the way she used the secretive smile to answer his orders.
    He slid out from the ledge and towered over her. “You would have made one hel of a spy.” When her smile widened, he glared at her. “That was not a compliment, Rose.”
    “Real y?” She laughed and walked right around him, undeterred by his solid mass. “I thought it was a wonderful compliment.” She sank into a chair and deftly brought the child to her breast.
    The hard-on was instant and aching. She was beautiful sitting there with her soft skin exposed and their child feeding. He didn’t look away anymore, and Rose never tried to hide herself from him. Sebastian’s nursing was much stronger than it had been, which made both of them happy. He’d been born early but showed every sign of being healthy.
    “In a few days, he should be strong enough to leave,” Kane pointed out.
    “I agree.” She nuzzled the little boy’s head. “He’s improving every single day.”
    He couldn’t take his eyes off of her. “You’re so damn beautiful, Rose. The things you do to my body without even trying are a sin.”
    She sent him that same mysterious smile. “I was hoping you wouldn’t mind teaching me a few things. Although I’m grateful I can do things to your body without trying, I was expecting something a little more concrete and hands-on.”
    He pressed a hand to his heart. “Okay. That just isn’t fair.”
    She sat there, the baby to her breast, looking up at him with those dark bedroom eyes and delivered her statement in a matter-of-fact, talk-about-the-weather tone. She had a siren’s mouth and the longest lashes he’d ever seen on a woman. She had to know she was putting al sorts of erotic images in his head—or maybe she didn’t. There was no amusement, no teasing, just her calm statement of facts.
    “Why? Am I doing something wrong?” She looked confused.
    He bent his head and kissed her, one hand sliding over her breast, feeling her soft skin. “No, sweetheart, you’re doing everything right. I’l be more than happy to show you anything you’d like me to.”
    She nodded her head. “The only way to learn is to gather knowledge.”
    Kane