“I think my apartment is bugged,” I whispered in his ear. “I went to visit Larry’s wife and she told me her house was bugged, and I figured if they bugged her place, maybe they also bugged my apartment, and maybe that’s how that lady in the street knew to leave. Maybe she’s working with the same people who are behind everything.”

“Hmmm.” He nibbled on my earlobe. “I suppose that makes sense.”

“Jakob,” I groaned as I felt him unclasping my bra. We were both now naked in the shower.

“Yes, Bianca.” He growled as he hands clasped my butt cheeks and pulled me into him.

“What are you doing?” I moaned as he pushed me back into the wall, his fingers running up and down my back.

“What do you think?” His mouth found mine and he kissed me hard, his tongue entering my mouth at the same time that his hand ran in between my legs.

“I—oh!” I cried out as he slipped a finger inside me.

“You’re wet.” He laughed against my lips.

“We’re in the shower.” I moaned and bit down on his lower lip.

“So?” He growled and picked me up. “Wrap your legs around my waist.” He growled and pushed me back harder. “Hold on to my shoulders so you don’t slip,” he commanded me, his eyes dark with desire.

“Jakob,” I moaned as I wrapped my arms around his neck, my breasts pressed against his chest.

“Yes, my dear?” He kissed me again as he guided his cock inside me slowly.

“Ooh,” I cried out as his hands moved my hips slightly and he filled me up.

“I’ve wanted to do this since I saw you today.” He grunted as he moved his hips back and forth urgently. “You’re mine, Bianca.”

“Jakob,” I cried out as his cock slid in and out of me with ease. “Oh, Jakob.” My fingernails dug into his skin and I tightened my legs around him.

“Fuck.” He pulled out, his breath coming heavy. “Give me a second.” He kissed me furiously.

“What happened?” I whimpered, needing to feel him inside me again.

“I’m close to coming already,” he growled. “What do you do to me?”

“I don’t know.” I held his face in my hands. “What do you do to me?” I muttered, not believing how easily my heart was opening up to him again.

“Give me a second.” He grabbed a bar of soap and I slid down off him. He ran the bar of soap all across my body, cleaning every inch of me and scrubbing my skin with his hands.

“You don’t have to do that,” I gasped as he continued to clean me.

“I don’t want you to feel dirty.” He looked into my eyes. “I don’t want you to think I’m an asshole who—”

“Jakob.” I shook my head, not wanting him to continue. “Don’t.”

“I’m sorry.” He slipped the soap between my legs and ran it back and forth, his fingers running over my clit as he attempted to soap every single part of me. “I think I might be falling in—”

“Jakob.” I shook my head and leaned forward and kissed him. “Not now.”

“But I want to tell you what I’m—”

“Right now, all I want you to do is fuck me.” I groaned as my body trembled with need. I’d been so close to coming earlier. “Please,” I begged him as the soap made its way across my nipples.

“Your wish is my command.” With a grin, he dropped the soap on the shower floor and pressed himself into me. The water cascaded down our bodies for a few seconds before he lifted me up again to enter me quickly.

“Ooh!” I screamed out as he pushed me back against the wall and slammed into me. “Jakob,” I cried out as his cock moved with an urgency I’d never felt from him before.

“Come for me, Bianca,” he shouted, his eyes never leaving mine. “Come for me, my sweet darling,” he growled, then opened the shower curtain wide, soaking the floor.

“What are you doing?” I gasped as my body approached orgasm. I held on to him and sank my teeth into his shoulder as the first body-shaking orgasm hit me.

“If they want to listen, they might as well see too.” He winked at me. “This is for the cameras if there are any.” He growled as he thrust into me two more times and then exploded inside me, his body shuddering against mine. “I’m falling in love with you, Bianca London. I’m not going to let anything happen to you,” he whispered into my ear. “Let me prove to you that I can be a friend as well as a foe. Though, I want to be so much more than a friend.”

I kissed his shoulder, suddenly exhausted as my feet slid back down to the ground. His arms wrapped around me and his body felt hot against mine as we just stood there. All of a sudden the last words of my father’s letter hit my mind. It had said, All I ask is that you be careful of who you trust. Friends can be foes and foes can be friends. Maybe he would have wanted me to trust Jakob. Maybe Jakob was my knight in shining armor. Maybe he could help me solve this puzzle. I felt him kiss the top of my head as his hands rubbed my back. I snuggled into him, feeling safe. I trusted him, I really did. I just wasn’t sure why I couldn’t get that dire feeling from my stomach. Something was still off—I could feel it in my soul, but I had no idea what it was.

Chapter Eleven

“Pack a suitcase with whatever you want for the next couple of days.” Jakob dried me off with my big, white, fluffy towel.