CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

" I 've forwarded the video to my phone." Ari said as the king's phone rang and Logan pulled the door of the lab open, his hand on the small of Brooklyn's back.

"About fucking time." Vincent said and before Logan stepped through the door, he saw him mouth to Ari, It's Brayden.

Thank god. At least the prince was in contact with them again.

The king pushed past them and raced out the door.

"I'll be back in about an hour," Brooklyn said, waving out to Sage.

His eyes ran down her body now that she was out of her lab coat. Today she was wearing a yellow sundress and a navy cardigan. She looked like the damn sun, her cheeks pink and flushed.

Arousal.

That's what it was. For him. Knowing he was going to be on her the moment the door closed.

And he was.

The door banged behind them and he pressed her against the wall.

"I need to fucking kiss you," Logan rasped against her lips, thankful that the area in the castle was quiet. "Open for me."

He felt her smile. "Can't you wait."

"Not another second." His tongue parted her lips and swept against hers, closing his eyes as that blueberry tart flavor hit his senses. "I need my cock deep inside you."

The sounds from deep in her throat made his cock harder, and if he could teleport with her, he would.

"You protected me," she whispered as he released her lips.

"Always."

"So much for wanting to kill me, you big bad vampire." She teased him and he liked it.

"Now I'm keeping you," Logan said, his eyes roaming her face. "For my own sexual pleasure." Then he winked. "And yours."

"Maybe you hit your head." Her eyes had a glint in them.

He'd fuck that out of her, but damn, she was cute.

"Well then, perhaps you should take advantage of me before I turn back into the scary vampire killer."

Blink.

He cupped her face and let out a playful growl. "Stop it. You aren't scared."

"I am. You do scare me, but I feel safe at the same time."

"Because I'm an assassin." Logan nodded, and for the first time in his life, he hated that it bothered someone.

Her.

Brooklyn.

Then she surprised him by shrugging. "People kill for different reasons. Sometimes by accident."

He frowned.

"I'm an assassin, sweetheart. The only accident in my line of work is when you miss. And let me clarify, I rarely miss."

Her eyes darted away behind him.

What in the hell?

"Tell me what you are thinking," he demanded.

"It's nothing. I just don't judge, that's all," Brooklyn replied. "Logan, I know you won't hurt me. You protected me in there."

He lifted a shoulder.

"I think you like me." She pressed her hands on his pecs.

"I like your pussy." He leaned in. "Don't confuse the two."

"I'm not. The last thing I'm expecting is for you to ask me to marry you."

Definitely not.

Except he needed to make it clear she was not doing that with anyone else. Not Mack, the charming fucker, or any other single male in the castle. There was a lot on offer, and he knew many vampires loved the vulnerability of a small human female.

"No, but I want to be clear, if you are fucking me, you are not fucking anyone else," Logan growled low in his throat.

"You don't get to demand that." She pushed against his chest.

He let her go.

"Yeah, I do." He followed.

"No." Brooklyn shook her head.

"That was a terrible argument." Logan tucked her into his side.

Her face lifted to his. "I wasn't arguing, I was telling you. We had sex once—"

"Technically three times."

"One night." She corrected him.

"Semantics."

Brooklyn slowed. "You are annoying."

Logan grinned. "Walk faster. I need to fuck you. You are sexy as fuck when you're frustrated."

"You should rest after being unconscious," she said as they began walking again.

"I'm a vampire. Maybe sex is the cure."

Brooklyn snorted and Logan smiled to himself. Then a few moments later, he suddenly said, "I do like you."

They both stopped and faced one another. He leaned down and lifted her soft, small body to hold her against him. She wrapped her arms around his neck.

"I like you quite a lot." He rasped as his mouth closed over hers.

"I like you too," she whispered and as their eyes locked; shimmers of emotions flowed between them and scared the fuck out of him.

A voice cleared.

"Sorry," Sage said as he lowered Brooklyn to the ground.

Guess the cat was out of the bag now, which saved him from threatening every male under the roof.

Hi everyone. I'm fucking the little human scientist.

Unfortunately, Sage was probably the least gossipy person in the castle. He'd had to tell Piper, her sister. She'd spread word and make sure no one touched his girl.

"Oh, Sage. Is everything okay?" Brooklyn stumbled, making him smirk. Proud as hell that he was the one rattling the sexy little human.

"Yes. Do you mind coming back to look at the video? Ari had a thought," Sage said.

Logan's brows scrunched tightly.

Why would—

"Sure." Brooklyn lifted her face to his. "Do you want to meet up later, or are you coming back with me?"

"I don't understand what's happening," Logan replied.

But deep down, he did.

"Callan has confirmed it is the BioZen cage he was kept in, but...and please don't freak out, as it's just an idea. But being human, Brooklyn, you could move in and out during daylight. We wondered if we could discuss it with you."

The circuits in his brain misfired.

Nothing made sense.

But he wasn't letting her do that. Why the hell would they ask her? They had other humans who were more skilled.

"Way too dangerous," Logan said. "Ask some of our human contacts located in the main cities."

"Yes, but Brooklyn knows the layout of the Seattle office."

Logan's blood began to chill as he stared at Sage and the dots started to connect.

"What?" he asked, anyway.

"Yes, but Brooklyn used to work at BioZen. She knows..."

His vision turned red, his hearing blurred, and time slowed. Brooklyn touched his arm and followed Sage while he stood there in shock.

BioZen.

She was one of them.

The humans he despised the most.

And he'd fucked her.

Worse, he liked her.

Actually, it was far worse than that, but Logan refused to let his brain—and heart—go there.

Certainly not for a fucking BioZen scientist.