that on purpose.”
“Hmm, you think so, you don’t need to thank me Lissa.” He lifted her off him and turned her back around as he squeezed the shampoo into his hand.
“Yes I do…” she glanced around the bathroom as if she sensed something was wrong. “What is it?” She asked drawing his attention back to her, all the while he issue orders in his head to his men.
“I’m afraid as soon as I get you all cleaned up, we have to go back. I had hoped you would be able to sleep some, but it looks like your prediction of someone dying has come true, already.” He scrubbed her hair quickly, and rinsed it.
“Come, we are meeting everyone in the dining room, seems there will be no sleep tonight. We need to prepare for an attack.” Nikola stood, slowly lowering her out of the tub, drying her instantly, and dressing her in a nice short black leather skirt, and halter top.
“Umm, I hate to complain, but I never where stuff like this.” Lissa questioned him.
He smiled leaning down and nibbling on her lip. “Oh, but you’ll wear it to please me now, won’t you?” He slid his hand up the back of her thigh and squeezed her naked butt cheek. “Just make sure you only bend down in front of me, or I might have to spank this cute ass.”
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Lissa, stared up at Nikola’s dark green eyes, which held laughter. “You do know, if I need to protect myself, I’m going be wide open for anyone to see. Wouldn’t jeans be better?”
He wrapped his arm around her waist, and kissed her lips once more, flashing them into the hallway just outside the dining room. Nikola pulled back, licking her lips that were now swollen from his kiss, and smiled.
She reached up touching her lips, and grinned at her favorite outfit that now covered her body. “Thank you.” Lissa turned as Jaycee came around the corner talking to Suzanne, Shelly, Marsha and Cecil.
“Oh good, you’re here. Remi, Dominic and the other men are waiting for you in the dining room. We’re off to get coffee and breakfast going, since no one is going to sleep this day.” Jaycee rubbed her large belly and nodded to the door they just came out of.
“Castor and his men found Jack and Belinda in the gardens, Bo isn’t taking this too well. He’s called in more of his men and so have Remi and Dane.” A tear slipped down her face and that is when Lissa noticed the dark circles under her eyes, which were now bloodshot.
Nikola bowed before Jaycee, “I’m sorry Jaycee, there are just so many of us, and we can’t be everywhere. I know how much Jack meant to you personally.”
Lissa placed her hand on his arm before he turned to leave, stopping him. “Nikola, you and your men can’t be everywhere. You saved me tonight, in more than one way. Thank you.” She reached up and cupped his cheek. “I’ll go with the women and help prepare the food. Maybe I can lighten Jaycee’s load a little.”
He nodded and turned to leave. “All you have to do is think of me, Lissa, and I’ll be there for you.” Nikola whispered inside her head, and she shook her head following the women, as they walked down the long corridor toward the massive kitchen she had visited earlier to get a snack.
An arm wrapped around her waist and Suzanne bumped her hip against hers. “So how are you doing? Dominic told me what happened with Stephen.”
Lissa shrugged her shoulders. “There isn’t much I can do about it now, but I’m sure it will all catch up with me later. Right now, I think I’m numb, with everything going on. Sort of like Jaycee. I know when this is all over all of us are going to need a vacation.” She pushed into the kitchen ahead of everyone else.
Kimberly had her back to them, a hand around a young girl’s neck. The girl’s feet were now a few feet off the ground and she was trying desperately to get free. That’s when Lissa recognized the young girl who had offered herself to be fed from, who had helped her when they had first arrived and had tried to