Angela“But Daddy,” I whined in my best little girl voice as I stared at myself in the mirror, swiping the bright crimson red lipstick over my lips for a second time. Baring my teeth like an animal, I preened, checking that my teeth were free of any. As always I looked perfect. Sexy. That was the word everyone always used when talking about me. Well, not everyone, but my friends, their friends. Anyone who saw me sauntering down the street.“Daddy, I was looking forward to coming home tomorrow and seeing everyone. With work, it's been so long since I’ve been to church with you all.” Grinning at my reflection, I carried on with my little girl charade. It was the part I played around my family, the mask I had to wear. It was all an act; it always had been and it was one that I had perfected over the years. I hadn’t been the sweet innocent girl my father needed me to be since I was fourteen. By the time I was fifteen I had men and boys eating out of the palm of my hand and… I shook myse
AngelaPushing my way into the bar, I straightened my shoulders. I was bone-weary after driving all night and most of the day, and I needed a strong drink. Letting my eyes travel around the room, I frowned for a second before letting the lines of my face smooth out, replacing my scowl with a smile. The place was everything I had been expecting: a dive bar. The kind of place where I usually wouldn’t be seen dead. But then I wanted to be seen. I wanted every person in that stupid backwater town to see my face and recognise me. The quicker they did, the quicker it would get back to Monster. If I was in luck he might even be in the bar itself. Monster owed me. And I had the perfect way he could repay me for the damage he had done. My dad wanted me to be married, and legally I had to be in order to get my hands on my trust fund. But nowhere had it mentioned who I had to get married to.He had started this mess so he owed me. He could get me out of it.The bar fell silent as I sauntered m
MonsterFang stepped out of the shelter of the dark doorway the moment I pulled my bike to a stop at the curb. His face was pensive. Yanking down the bandana from around my nose and chin, I made my way over to him. “Where is she?”Fang thrust a thumb over his shoulder, indicating that she was inside, but didn’t move out of my way so I could push through. Cyber had rung me, insistently until I had finally picked up his call fifty miles outside of town.Four words were all he said. He didn’t need to elaborate. “She’s at The Otter.”And I knew instantly who he meant. But what the holy hell was she doing there and more importantly how had she found me?“She’s inside but…”I dragged my attention back to my president. “What the hell is she doing here, Fang?” I gritted out, running a shaky hand through my hair. “Shit.” I tightened it into a fist. This couldn't be happening. It was meant to be a simple job. I had been promised it would be. And now the girl I had seduced on The Family’s ord
AngelaThe laughter died on his lips the moment I said the words. His handsome face closed down and he risked a glance down at my stomach before he could stop himself. There was genuine worry on his face. “You mean…?”Laughing, I shook my head. “Fuck no, what kind of moron do you think I am. Knocking me up isn't the reason you are going to marry me, Monster.”“I wouldn't have married you even if I had put a kid in you, Angela, that’s not the way the world works anymore.” His grip on my arms tightened. His fingers dug into my skin and stretched the material of my blouse tight. “So, I’ll ask again, what the fuck are you doing here?”“And I told you, I’m here to get married.” All the flirtatious teasing was gone from my voice. I pressed myself against him. The hardness of his chest forced my breasts up. Monster’s eyes bugged out for a second. “You owe me, asshole.”He blinked down at me, shock and lust warring across his face. “I don’t owe you shit.”“But you do.” Reaching up, I raked m
MonsterI knew what she was about to do, just like I knew it was a bad idea, but I didn't make a move to stop her. A fucking lunatic she might be, but she was hot, and when a hot woman falls naked to her knees in front of me, my dick takes control. I couldn't help it. All the shit about getting married flew out of my head the moment her hand curled around me. Dark eyes clashed with mine as she gazed up at me from beneath her thick lashes. It wasn't the asking permission kind of look. I doubted Angela had asked permission for anything in her entire life. It was a look of ownership. She knew she had me.I wanted to argue, wanted to tell her that she didn't, that she never would. I wanted to pull her up from her knees and send her on her way, but instead my hands moved to the back of her head. I gathered up all that almost black hair and pulled it away from her face. I wanted to see her as she took my length into her mouth. And she was going to take all of it.Angela needed to be punish
MonsterPadding bare chested and barefoot into the kitchen early the next morning, I was surprised to find Fang nursing a cup of coffee and a face like an angry bear. He raised his head as I entered the room. Hansel appeared directly behind me, still in the clothes he was wearing the previous night, and chuckled. “Uh-oh, someone’s in trouble.”I shot him a look of disdain. Hansel was a good man, deep, deep down, but the last few weeks he had begun to get on my nerves. It was like he was purposely looking for a fight with me. Or maybe it was simply that his life was so out of control that it made me want to rip my own teeth out. “Morning.” I headed towards the coffee pot. If Fang was there to rip me a new one - and it was obvious he was - then I wanted caffeine first. “I thought I said to get rid of her.” As always, Fang was straight to business. “Not fuck her.”“You said take care of it and I did.” I couldn't help the grin that spread across my face.“Fuck’s sake, Monster, that gir
Angela“Well he was a scary son of a bitch wasn't he?” Totally at ease, I flopped down onto Monster’s bed. I didn't get intimidated easily, but the coldness of Gio’s stare had almost done it. Opening my eyes, I watched as Monster started pacing up and down the length of the window. He was scowling. The look on his face was murderous.“What’s wrong?”He froze before spinning on his heel. He glared at me. “What do you mean what’s wrong? Everything is wrong. I can’t marry you, Angela and… What are you doing now?” He watched me as I slipped off the bed and moved towards him. I stopped just in front of him, my hands slipping up his chest to rest on his shoulders. “Why not?”“Because …” He shrugged. “This is a fucking mess, Angela. We barely know each other and what we do know I’m not sure we particularly like.”Sliding my arms around his neck, I reached up on tiptoes and pressed my lip to his. It might have been our first kiss; I couldn't remember if we had kissed each other in Vegas or j
MonsterThere was something about having Angel behind me, her laughter filling my ears, that felt natural. And that all by itself was unnatural. I didn't know why she affected me the way she did, but I couldn't lie to myself and pretend she didn't. She had affected me from the moment she had said hello in Las Vegas. I had thought it was instant lust. She was beyond sexy and she owned it. But I was starting to feel unsure. Angela was deeper than she pretended to be. She wore her bitchy hard outer shell like a shield, but there was something soft under it. Something she desperately tried to hide. I didn’t know why it had taken me so long to figure it out. Angel needed someone on her side, someone to protect her. She tried to pretend her darkness was the same as mine but I was a master at seeing past the masks people wore. And the girl laughing in my ear was wearing a good one. I had never thought of myself as a protector, hell, I’d even laughed at Cyber and Havoc’s sudden personality