Hardin's POV
I made it back to my room with what felt like a racing heart, pounding so hard and so fast I could actually hear it in my own ears.
I clenched my chest as pain surged through my wound, forcing me to carefully sit down on the bed as I heaved a sigh, memories of what had happened just moments earlier crashing back over me.
She'd closed her eyes just as I leaned in slowly toward her, and f**k, I was so tempted to grab her by the waist and kiss her hard enough that I could promise myself I'd never let her go.
"Oh, heavens." I groaned in pain as I lay there, memories of how soft her lips had looked flooding back. And God, I just wanted to grab those lips and kiss—
My phone rang immediately, my secret agent's name flashing across the screen, jolting me straight out of bed.
"I'
