Chapter 24
Later, Madeline was on the floor next to the glass chamber, and Ciaran was on top of her. He kissed her, long and deep. She groaned as his hands moved slowly over her body. There was nothing more to explore. He knew her body well. But still, he was doing it so slowly that it was torturous—the excruciating pain of pleasure.
“How did you know that Atum was the first code?” she asked.
“Speculation. Plus years of experience studying criminal and corrupted minds to design computer games.” He kept himself busy with her body. “How did you know which option to choose?” he asked.
“A hunch,” she said.
He purred audibly.
Maybe he thought it was cool that she had made a decision that carried the lives of millions on merely a hunch? No. She didn’t think so. She knew he probably suppose
