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Lt. Tyler Tyron Wesley walked slowly towards the house he was currently lodging in with five criminals, one ‘innocent’ criminal and a beautiful woman who made his heart melt with feelings he couldn’t begin to explain whenever he thought about her. He was terrified. Not because he more than liked Tanesha, his charge, but rather because he’d just confirmed that in three days, everything was going down. He’d never felt so shaken in the middle of a mission since he became an Arrowhead.
Dread or terror was definitely not in Lt. Tyler Tyron Wesley’s vocabulary as he especially loved the excitement that came with the climax of a mission. Everyone knew that. But for the very first time, he was scared shitless. And it was all because of Tanesha. He’d made the mistake of allowing himself to grow attached to his ‘task’. She’d come to mean so much to him he simply couldn’t help but worry about her. What if something went wrong? What if he wasn’t able to save her? What if he got killed before he could get her out? What if…
“Oh fuck!” Ty growled. He couldn’t live with himself if anything happened to Tanesha. He was going insane just thinking about the possibility. Ty knew he’d fucked up real bad but also knew that the harm had already been done. Tanesha meant everything to him.
He’d received word from his people that all the culprits in the Jamaican government had been identified and the Arrowheads were standing by to make the necessary arrests. They couldn’t rely on the authorities in the government to do that since some of them were involved. Ty had been thrilled to hear that as it meant Tanesha would be off that Island and back home in the next five days.
But then he’d called Ghost to give his usual bullshit update and had been shocked to learn that Ghost was planning a trip to the Island. He was going to be there in three days. According to the Head of ZONKAI, their client was to be made Prime Minister in just a week. So he wanted to be on the Island with their worm…just in case something went wrong and they had to take some drastic decisions. Of course, everyone knew what that drastic decision would be. Tanesha’s head on a stick.
But three days? Fuck! The Arrowheads were going to be on the Island in five. There was no way in hell Ty was going to allow Tanesha to be in the same house with Ghost and his beasts. Plans had to change, Ty thought grimly as he dialed his Admiral with the latest information. Ty did clearly remember Ghost’s promise to his men the last time they were on the Island. He’d promised they could fuck Tanesha on their next visit. Ty’s heart pounded so hard he feared he was getting a heart attack.
He wanted Tanesha off the fucking Island. With the news of Ghost’s impromptu presence on the Island, the Arrowheads quickly decided to send a team to the Island as early as the bad weather could permit. Ty prayed it would be before Ghost and his killers got there. All he needed was to get Tanesha out of the way in order to face Ghost himself. His plan of taking him back dead or alive still stood. Till the Arrowheads got to the Island, Ty wasn’t a happy man at all.
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Tanesha looked at Ty from her perch on the bed. The guy looked shaken. He sat on the couch with his head in his palms. It was obvious that something was bothering the man big time. He’d barely looked her way when he entered the room. He’d simply dropped onto the couch and assumed that miserable position. Tanesha wondered what was wrong with her man. Yes, that was what she was calling him in her head after their steamy encounter two days earlier. It still brought a smile to her lips.
Since that day, Tanesha and Ty had spent every moment with each other. Ty couldn’t go out much because of the storm, which according to the locals, could go for days. They hadn’t had sex again after that first time as Skull seemed to be holding back, much to Tanesha’s surprise and displeasure. She wanted him; ached for him all the frigging time. They did however kiss and fondle each other a lot…nothing heavy though.
What thrilled Tanesha was how much they’d grown closer within the two days after blowing each other’s minds. They would just stay in bed and talk about everything and nothing. Tanesha told Ty about the blast she’d had growing up as an only girl, and how challenging and downright stifling it had been, having to be the daughter of a Prime Minister. Ty hadn’t said much about himself but that was understandable. Tanesha hadn’t pushed him.
She’d however asked him simple things like his favourite food, colour, attire, and stuff like that. She’d once asked him what the rationale behind his tattoo was. Ty had answered that he didn’t want to talk about it. He’d told her at one time that he had seven very close friends that he loved like blood brothers. He hadn’t said much about them however. All he’d said was that they were a crazy bunch who would go to great lengths just to help each other.
Tanesha found herself falling more and more under Skull’s spell each day. He was all she could think about. She’d surprisingly forgotten that she was actually his prisoner. As far as she was concerned, nothing mattered but Skull. She was probably going to regret it later but…fuck it, she was happy.
“Are you okay?” Tanesha asked softly as she placed the magazine she’d been reading on the bed. She knew Skull could probably not be able to tell her what was wrong but she still needed to ask…let him know that she was there for him.
When Ty groaned without looking up, Tanesha’s heart went out to him. She got off the bed and made her way towards Ty. When she got to him, she drew his head out of his palms and pushed him back so that his back touched the backrest of the couch. Then she climbed onto his thigh, straddling him. She leaned against him and began to scatter kisses all over his face.