Dead No More

“So?”

He turned and did a double take, desire sparking in his eyes. Lily recognized it immediately, and her stomach tightened. Derek whistled. “You look incredible.”

Warmth spread through every inch of her body, pooling in her stomach at his open approval. She couldn’t deny the pull Derek had on her, had from the very moment he’d tackled her to the ground. Yes, she’d been pissed and fought it—still tried to fight it, if she was being honest—but the urgency to push him away diminished with every second he was near.

“You think he’ll take the bait?”

Derek’s eyes traveled down her body. He ran his hand over his head and scratched the back of his neck, then nodded.

“Oh, yeah, he’ll take the bait.”