CovertDesires (9 page)

“I need you up here.” He leaned over and helped her stand.

She reached over and grabbed the condom. It only took a
second for her to have it opened. Then she started the torturous process of
sliding it over his erection. He forced himself to focus on an innocuous chair
across the room just so he could survive the experience with his dignity
intact.

When she finally climbed on top of his lap he breathed a
sigh of relief. He positioned his cock at her entrance and then guided her
down. As soon as he was fully seated in her he wrapped his arms around her back
and brought her to him so he could kiss her deeply. This was where he belonged.

She broke the kiss and then began rocking her hips. The pace
was slow and relaxed. The exact opposite of how he felt. But he let her take
the lead. It might not have been fast and hard but it still felt amazing.

He closed his eyes and focused on the sensations. Her
muscles clenched tightly around him. Every time she lifted off him slightly,
the walls of her pussy would squeeze him. Then her thighs would brush against
his hips as she took him all the way back inside her warmth. It was incredible.
But he was starting to need more—more passion and more intensity.

Thankfully the tender rhythm didn’t last for much longer.
Just as he was going to take over, her pace changed to hard and fast. He
grabbed her hips as his balls started to tighten with his climax. His
fingertips would probably leave bruises on her delicate skin but that didn’t
make him loosen his grip. If anything he grasped her harder. The thought of her
wearing his marks on those gorgeously curvy hips of hers excited him.

The idea of leaving a mark seemed to excite her as well. She
bit his shoulder sharply as her body began to shake with release. It didn’t
hurt though. Not badly at least. And the slight edge of pain was enough to
throw him into his own climax. For one brief moment he didn’t think about the
danger she was going to be in. He didn’t think about anything. He only felt.

Ecstasy swept through him in waves as his muscles shuddered
under her. Then he was left floating in a moment of tranquility. For one
glorious instant all was right with the galaxy. He had everything he needed
wrapped in his arms. But then, as his heartbeat slowed and his breathing became
regular again, reality pressed around him.

“I don’t want you involved with this case. It’s too
personal.” He kissed her gently. “But I understand why you have to be.”

She smiled and ran her hand down his cheek. “It will all
work out. It always does.”

“Except when it doesn’t.” He couldn’t help but tease her.

“Even when it doesn’t, it does.”

There was a time when the statement wouldn’t have made any
sense to him. But now it did. He understood what she was saying perfectly. And
he didn’t know if he should be happy or terrified by that. In the end he
decided to just accept it.

He sighed heavily. “I know. But I’m going to be with you
every step of the way. I swear I won’t let anything bad happen to you.”

“I’m counting on that.”

The next week went by in a blur of meetings. Some were on
the books but others were covert. And as she got further into the week it grew
harder and harder for Rowe to keep them separated. And she wasn’t the only one.
It appeared that subterfuge was taking a toll on all of them. But that would
all end today. Sometime within the next ten hours she would meet her maker. And
make sure he was dragged off to a detention center far, far away.

“Are you okay?” It was the tenth time in the last hour Jack
had asked.

She zipped up her cargo pants and slipped a tank top over
her head before answering. “Yeah. I’m okay.”

“Okay is never good.”

She shook her head. “To you, maybe. To me it’s okay.” She
grabbed her holster and fastened it around her thigh before sliding her weapon
in it. That was the best part of this whole mission. She got to be herself and
she was armed. There were no roles for her to play and no parts to remember.
She was a Subservient agent for the government, leading a mission to protect
her kind.

At its base it was the absolute truth. The details were
tricky. But they usually were. She just had to focus on the big picture and
trust her team to take care of the rest. “And when this is all done, I’ll be
great.”

He crossed the room to take her in his arms. “Better believe
it.”

Tipping her head back, she welcomed his kiss. Seeth had
argued that seeing Jack before the mission would be a distraction. But he was
wrong. She took strength from Jack. Yes, she would rather hang around and
explore the kiss a little longer. But if she’d made him stay at his place last
night there wouldn’t have been a kiss. Even though she had to walk away from
him she wouldn’t give up this moment for anything.

When she couldn’t put off the inevitable any longer, she
broke the kiss with a smile. “We should get to work.” She gave him another kiss
but kept this one brief.

“You could call in sick.”

“The captain would have your balls.” She leaned forward to
whisper, “And I’m too fond of them to let that happen.”

“You do have a point.”

“Of course I do. And on that note, I should go make the
coffee.” Coffee was more of an obsession than a drink for him. One she’d
learned early on to accommodate. There was no way she was getting him out the
door before he’d had at least one cup.

Even when he insisted on having two that day, they still
managed to make it to the station in a half an hour. Which was, thankfully, a
few minutes early. It gave them time to meet up with the rest of their group.

“Today we’ll be transporting a group of Subservients to a
secure location.” Seeth nodded to her as she and Jack walked into the
conference room. “If you’ve been selected to serve on this case, it’s because
you are the best of the best and one of the most trusted members of my team.”

She looked around at the familiar faces that made up the
team as she took a seat in the back of the room. They were the men and women
she’d come to think of as her family. She would hate to think any of them
would’ve betrayed her.

“We have gathered intelligence that leads us to believe a government
hostile is plotting a mass kidnapping of the Subservients. At this point I’d
like to introduce Agent Mitchel Jones. He’s a Sub Type Three. And he works for
the Planetary Defense System.”

She leaned over to whisper to Jack, “Technokinesis.”

Seeth shot her a look but then continued, “I’m sorry for the
last-minute introduction but he’s been recovering in a medical facility and has
not been cleared for travel until today.”

Jack squeezed her hand as Mitchel stood. He was the guy
they’d seen being tortured at the compound. The one they’d blown their cover
for.

“Thank you, sir. And thank you for including me today.” He
turned his attention to the group. “I know I’m a new face to many of you here.
And I know our agencies haven’t always worked well together in the past. But
that ends today. I’ve spent years working my way into this militia with the
goal of bringing it down. I know their players and all their strategies. And
I’ve handed all of those files over to your captain to make sure he understood
the nature of the mission he was undertaking today.” He looked around the
group. “This militia is well funded and armed. And they do not want the
Subservients to slip out of their grasp. If they’ve heard anything about this
move, there will be a fight. They may appear unorganized and unrefined because
of their dress and grammar but do not underestimate them. They tracked me down
and captured me even with my ability to manipulate technology. And then they
knew enough about me to drag me to a deserted farm in the middle of nowhere to
make sure I wasn’t able to use my talents to escape. These men are very
well-informed.”

He sat and Seeth stood once more. “You heard the man. Don’t
be stupid.”

With that the meeting broke up and the agents started to
gather into smaller groups. She, however, sought out Mitchel. “I’m glad to see
you’ve recovered. When you took off I didn’t know who you were or if you’d
survived.”

“I’m told I owe you my life.” He held his hand out in
greeting and she was happy to take it.

“No. That’s Jack.” She smiled at Jack as she said his name.
It wasn’t hard to find him. He’d come up behind her and wrapped an arm around
her waist. Subtle, he was not. “He took the shot.”

“Well then, thank you both.” He held his hand out to Jack,
who took it in what appeared to be a firm grasp.

“Glad we were in the wrong place at the right time.”

“Me too.”

“Do you know which part of the detail you’re going to be
riding in?”

“I’m going to be in the thick of it. They want to have a
couple of Subservients present. They hope it’ll help them go along peacefully
with the evacuation. Since we’re citizens, these things have to be voluntary
now.”

“That’s what I’m doing too.”

Mitchel cocked his head as if he didn’t understand what
she’d just said.

“She’s a Type Five.” Jack said the words with obvious pride
in his voice.

“A prophet. I haven’t met any of your type yet.” Mitchel
looked her over again as if this were the first time he was seeing her. At his
open appraisal Jack pulled her more tightly against him. His possessive streak
would’ve made her laugh under any other circumstances.

“There weren’t many of us made. Or maybe not many of us
survived.” She shrugged. “I could never get a straight answer.”

“Straight answers are a rarity.”

“I like to think it’s because they don’t have them. Maybe
when…” She realized what she was about to say and stopped mid-sentence. “Or if
we catch Dr. Antihway we’ll be able to find out more.”

“
If
is right. That man’s been at the top of the most
wanted list for years. But the bastard is one slippery fish.” Seeth called his
name and Mitchel nodded in reply. “I’ve got to go. But I’ll be seeing you
later.” He winked at Rowe and then started making his way through the crowd
toward the captain.

“I don’t like him.”

The words were whispered so softly she was pretty sure she
was the only one who heard. Which was for the best. “You should. His abilities
with technology would be very beneficial to your department.”

“I don’t care. I don’t like him.”

“Are you jealous?” She turned around in his embrace so she
was facing him. “Because you shouldn’t be.”

“I know you’ve got this all figured out but I don’t have
that luxury.”

“Do you trust me?”

“Of course.”

“Then trust that it’ll work out. And Mitchel feels right.”
She nearly laughed when Jack growled softly. “In a mission kind of way. It’s
good that he’s here. He’s supposed to help.”

“If you say so.”

“I do.” She stood up on her toes so she could kiss him.
“He’s not important to me. You are.”

“Gut feeling?”

“Yep.”

“Then it must be true.”

Still, an hour later as they were getting into their
positions in the convoy, Jack seemed uncomfortable as he shifted his weight
from one foot to the other repeatedly. “It’ll all work out.”

“I believe you. But still, be safe.”

“Always.” She watched him walk away and waited for her
stomach to twist into an anxious knot. Only it didn’t. Everything was going
exactly as it should. She was on the right path. So far at least.

“I get the feeling he doesn’t like me.”

She took her seat on the nearly empty large armored
transport next to Mitchel. The lack of windows made her feel trapped despite
the vehicle’s size. “He doesn’t know you. But he isn’t fond of the way you look
at me. And since I have no interest in you romantically, it is kind of a waste
of your time and energy to antagonize him.”

“Blunt little thing, aren’t you?”

She just shrugged in answer.

“Blunt but right. I thought that might be the gist of it.”
Mitchel laughed. “I’ll do my best to keep my eyes to myself from now on.”

“That would be appreciated.”

“How long until we get to this secure location?” Harlow’s
voice came from the back of the transport. It brought a smile to Rowe’s face.

She turned and shook her head. “You know I can’t tell you.
Why do you insist on asking questions I can’t answer?” A large group of people
started to file into the transport behind Harlow. They were supposed to be
Subservients and a couple of them were. But they were mainly humans and
engineered soldiers. They were the best of the best at guerilla warfare that
the military had to offer. Rowe had hand-picked each and every one of them with
help from Seeth and Jack over the past week. Most of them had been pulled from
covert missions. There’d been a lot of bitching and moaning about that. But
this mission had been given priority.

“Because you might slip up and tell me one of these days.”

She paused to think about the statement. “That may be so.
But it’s not going to happen today.”

She waited for all of the people to claim their seats and
secure their safety harnesses before hitting her communications badge. “We’re all
settled in transport four.”

“Copy.”

They waited for a few minutes in relative silence but then
the convoy began to move. This was it. They’d started down a path. There was no
going back. It would take three hours to reach the military base that was their
destination. If they did make it all the way, it meant there were no leaks. It
felt odd to hope for a traitor in their midst. But that was what she was
currently doing. If there weren’t one, today would be a waste of time.

Thankfully when they were about an hour into the drive, a
low boom shook the transport.

One of the fake Subservients turned to look directly at her.
“Stunner grenades.”

“There’s armor in the compartments under your seats.” She
opened hers and grabbed the lightweight suit and held it up. “It should protect
you from most laser fire and the mask will keep you safe from any gases they
might use.”

The chime of her communications badge grabbed her attention.
“Rowe here. We’re all accounted for and unharmed.”

“Good to hear.” Jack’s voice made her smile. “We’re
surrounded by a formidable number of hostiles. But it’s nothing we can’t
handle. Keep the package secured.”

“Understood.” She looked around at the men and women in the
transport. “They’re putting on their armor now.”

“Good. Be careful.”

There was no doubt Dr. Antihway was behind this and would
try to take the Subservients. The question was, how? As soon as she had her
armor and mask on she buckled herself back into her seat and waited. When the
thumping sound of helicopter blades filled the vehicle she wondered if she had
the first clue. Hitting her badge, she asked, “Is that our bird?”

“No. That bird is hostile.”

“Can we shoot it out of the sky?” She didn’t think they’d
brought anything with enough firepower to down a helicopter. And if they had it
would defeat the purpose of the mission. They had to find Dr. Antihway. And
that wouldn’t happen if they brought his helicopter down. But she still had to
ask. She needed to know what the plan was.

“Negative.”

There was a loud clanking noise as if something metal had
been dropped on the roof of their transport. “Something is happening.”

The transport rocked and then jerked as if it were being
pulled up. Which was what must have been happening. They were being lifted.
“Are we off the ground?” The question was directed to Jack but she never got an
answer. “Hello?”

Mitchel grabbed his reader and entered a series of commands
before he looked up at her. “We’re shielded. No signals in or out.”

“Can you find a weakness?”

He started working on his reader again. “It’ll take some
time before I even know but I’ll try.”

“Let me know if you have any luck.” If there were no signals
there’d be no way for the rest of the team to track them. They were really and
truly on their own. Then again, an absence of signals also meant she was free
to talk without worrying about being overheard. “This is it, people. Make sure
your weapons are close at hand but out of sight. No one pulls a gun until we
have eyes on Dr. Antihway. That’s an order.”

“Yes sir.” The collective answer was calm and resounding.

“Wait, what’s going on?” Mitchel’s head popped up from his
reader and he looked around the transport as if searching for some context.

She turned to Mitchel and smiled. “You wanted to bring this
organization down, right?”

“Yes.” His voice sounded uncertain though.

“Then you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be.”

“But this is a group of civilian Subservients.”

“No. There are several Subservients here but we’re all
agents or military. The rest are human. And genetically enhanced soldiers.” She
quickly filled him in on the details of the assignment. The real mission they
were on.