Respite

Bianca

I was trembling, panting, and unsure of myself when St Just spoke, which put me out of my misery.

‘Leave her be for tonight, Liam,” he growled, holding me to his chest and I saw Laim O’Grady’s hot eyes narrow in disbelief.

“The fu*k do you mean, Sian?’ he snarled at his brother.

But St Just went on, cooly,

‘It’s her first time, bro. We need to go gentle on her.”

I looked at Laim O’Grady’s face wordlessly, trembling.

He seemed like he wanted to erupt. His thick fists, which were like slabs of meat, clenched as he breathed hard, his eyes on my face, my body and then they shifted to St Just.

‘We made a deal…” he growled.

‘But she’s a virgin, Laim,” snapped St Just, ”She’s not like the other girls we’ve kept. Dana and Anita; they knew the score. They were all well-used pets.”

I bowed my head, mortified. For a few seconds, neither man spoke. But both of them were locked in a battle of wills, breathing heavily.

Then Liam O’Grady flung himself away, with a savage oath.

‘Have it your