“I’m so nervous,” I whispered in the kitchen, glancing over at Ana sleeping in the living room, then toward the front door. “João and Kai still aren’t back yet. It’s been hours, Landon. Do you think they found his mother?” “I don’t know,” Landon said from behind me. He gently rubbed my shoulders, fingers kneading into my tense muscles, and kissed on my neck, his slight stubble sending shivers down my spine. “You need to relax.” “Landon, this is not the time for this,” I said. “Ana’s here.” “She’s sleeping,” Landon mumbled against my throat, lips dragging against my flesh and making me warm in all the places it shouldn’t. He pressed himself against my ass from behind, grinding against me. “And in the other room.” “How can you be hard at a time like this?” “I’m f****d up, baby.” He dip

