Gordon climbed into the seat beside her and donned his helmet. He continued talking to Vanessa through the drone’s link. Keeping the conversation steady and calm. Just as she was finishing the last of the pre-takeoff checks, Gordon reached out and ran a hand along her cheek. He smiled despite what was happening, despite the fear she had felt jolt through him just as strongly as the pleasure he’d given her. His smile said a thousand things. It said just how much he had enjoyed doing what he had done to her. It also had a softness. The alpha might revel in the s*x, but the man loved her. And that was more than she had ever imagined to be possible, because she loved him back. Their situation was utterly ridiculous at the moment, but she finally knew that one thing—all the way down to her s