Okay so it hadn’t been anything his employee had done that had the woman running like she was being chased by a demon from hell.
Well, maybe it was; after all her fiancé had been fucking one of his employees as she had described.Jackson walked away from the room, down the hallway and out into the bar where he let out the much need breath that he had had pent up in his lungs. He had for one there almost offered to teach her about the pleasures of being watched while having sex and her eyes; they were definitely bluer than most that he had seen.She was an incredibly beautiful woman and he could taste the innocence on her just by looking into her eyes. He wondered what kind of sex she was getting if her fiancé had decided to patronize the club instead of coming home to a ravishing beauty like her.Not even the sadness in her eyes and the tear streaks on her face could hide how utterly stunning she looked and Jackson could very well imagine her with nothing on, that glorious mane of red hair piled atop her head and her blue eyes fastened upon his face as she sucked his…No, he argued, shaking his head.He preferred blondes with watered down blue eyes and women that knew exactly what they were doing when they went down on him, pleasuring him and knowing when to be slutty…not some doe eyed innocent girl who was enraged that her boyfriend had patronized a sex club.Fiancé, Jackson corrected himself.She was engaged to be married and that should be his cue to put her out of his mind immediately but even as he climbed those stairs and sort out her dumb fuck of a fiancé, he could still see the hurt in her eyes.He had no idea how he knew he was looking at the guy but he didThe man was struggling into his shirt with a briefcase at his side and the dull sheen of his trousers told Jackson he was a simple struggling fucked up jackhead.“Hi” Jackson said, smilingThe man turned to him, confusion dotting his forehead before he returned the greeting.“I think you need to speak to your fiancé about your fetish and not have her find out before you do” Jackson said.He wasn’t supposed to be doing this; hell, it wasn’t any of his business if the man was hiding his pleasure spots from the woman he wanted to marry and was getting it at his club so why was he here, staring the man down?He watched the man’s eyes pale visibly before they narrowed upon Jackson’s face.“What do you know about my fiancé?” he asked“I am giving you a word of advice, man and I think you should take it” Jackson maintained the smile on his face while gritting his teeth in furyThe man sighed, reaching for the briefcase on the ground.“She will not understand” he said“Oh, I think she will, if you talk to her about it” Jackson told him“She won’t and I do not intend for her to find out about any of this” he countered, jumping to his feet.Jackson said nothing as the man walked out through the door.It was none of his business and this feeling that he was indebted to the doe eyed girl was over.He surveyed the veiled arena, satisfied with the work going on and then proceeded to the masked arena.He smiled as the delicious sound of ongoing fucks and orgies reached him; sex was indeed life and these people were living it.A woman approached him, her eyes wide and her tongue darting over her lips as she surveyed him. If he could guess, she was probably in her late fifties or early sixties and looking for someone to revive her dry garden and brink her pleasure that she had not experienced in a long time“Are you available?” she asked.“I am not but I could point you to someone who will make your experience unforgettable” he told her.He was giving them this night for free but he knew that about half of the patrons tonight were going to return for more and they would pay for that more. He signaled to a naked man who approached, his hips swaying sensually.“Take her and make sure she doesn’t forget your name when this is over” he told the man.The man smiled, touching the elderly woman and Jackson watched as he escorted her to a corner of the room, shrouded by the curtains he had made available.He moved on to the submission arena, watching men on their knees lapping up the pussies of the domineering women he had hired.This was exactly what his club was going to be and it would seem that it was ready for him to show the world; or at least the elite few who were ready to pay a fortune for the one in a lifetime experience that he was offering.He walked the blindfolds arena not bothering to stop and then the domination arena where the reverse of submission was happening. He remained shrouded in darkness as the moans and cries reached him; bulging his cock in his pants.Was it weird that he was thinking of also showing his hysterical woman the wonders of submissive sex?She isn’t your woman, the voice in his head countered“Yet” Jackson whispered, grinning in the darkHe descended the stairs, heading to his suite and to the woman he had left there. He opened the door to an empty room and something white flapping in the sheets as he approached.“Thank you for everything, stranger” it readHe stepped briskly out of the room and out of the club but he was sure she was long goneAmelia; the only woman he had felt the pang for in a very long time.Jackson remained standing in the dark, outside his club with the note in his hand in her handwriting. He was going to find her, that was for sure and it did not matter how long it was going to take.Amelia settled into the cab, her leg throbbing but not as much as it had when she had stumbled down those stairs. She knew the stranger had said she could stay for the night but she wanted to be home when Ethan returned and she had made up her mind to talk to him about what she had seen.The stranger had said it would help their relationship and although she did not see how it was going to change the fact that he had gone behind her back to have sex with some other woman and in front of people?The cab stopped in front of her house and she stepped out, her heart pounding furiously as she saw Ethan’s car parked in the driveway. He was home and probably worried about her, wondering where she had gone so late at night.She walked into the house, stopping when she saw him seated, still dressed with his eyes on the clock. He did not seem to have noticed her presence yet and so she cleared her throat, watching as his eyes settled on hers, a disapproving frown on his face.“Where are you com
SIX Jackson watched her sleep, her chest rising and falling and her lips slightly parted. She looked so small and lonely in his large bed and he was extremely tempted to take her up on her offer for tutorship. He would have if he was the Jackson of his past who wouldn’t care about what was being offered to him except the fact that he had to take it. That Jackson had been a complete asshole and an incurable playboy and he wouldn’t say that he wasn’t still the same person; he was just calmer and saner and knew when to back the hell off and that was the case with the woman sleeping in his bed right now He knew he had to back the hell away from her He had no need for the kind of baggage and problems she was definitely oozing but he could not stop the fatal attraction he had for her; one that even as he watched her sleep was overwhelming. It was her hair; he definitely had a weakness for red hair and with the way it was spread out on the white bed. “Damn” He muttered, discarding the s
SEVENTwo months afterAmelia muttered under her breath as she stepped into the office building hoping she did not look as out of place as she felt. She righted the wrinkle on her shirt and approached the front desk, her hair in a chignon and her grey contact lens secured in her eyes.She plastered a smile on her face, straining as she nodded at the front desk and got a flat smile in return. The only thing she and the woman had in common was their hair tied tightly to the back which she guessed was the work ethic for the company.In fact she noticed that most of the women had blond hair and looked like they all stepped out of the same fashion magazine.She sighed, stopping in front of the woman who continued typing away on the laptop in front of her, the only thing acknowledging Amelia’s existence was the quirk of her eyebrow.“Hello, good morning” Amelia said brightly.She wasn’t about to allow her enthusiasm be dampened by this woman. She had gotten the job and although she had not
EIGHTJackson patted himself on the back at to his composure as he waited for her to take the seat in front of him.Two months of him searching high and low for anyone named Amelia with red hair and the bluest eyes on God’s planet and he had come up blankIt was like she had dropped from the surface of the earth or she never existed but he knew she did and he had had hopes that he was going to find her.He had all but given up his search right before she dropped into his laps with her application to work for his company as a receptionist.That was the only position that had been available seeing as he had fired the previous one on the grounds of flirtation with his brother. He did not condone the mixture of business with pleasure and not even his brother was spared his strictness.He would have missed her if he had decided to not be in charge of the reviewing of applications as always but he had and when her face had popped up, her hair tied in a ponytail and a glass perched prettily
NINEAmelia could hardly breathe as she collapsed on the chair she presumed was hers. The image of Jackson smirking at her still ingrained in her head as she took deep breaths trying to calm the nerves and butterflies flapping incessantly in her stomach.She had no idea whom she had been expecting but it was definitely not the one man she had tried to…Amelia groaned as the memories of that evening flooded her mind… about her blatantly asking him for sex and she had hazy memories of waking up in the middle of the night and their conversation which were all a messy blur in her head.“Are you okay?”Amelia’s head snapped up, her eyes focusing hazily on the woman in front of her.“I am fine” she managed to get out of her dried up throat“He tends to do that to newbies… to keep them on their toes but don’t worry; you will get used to it” the woman smiled.Amelia nodded her head not trusting herself to say anything more.There was no way she was going to continue working with him knowing
TENIt is a challenge then, Jackson thought; the corners of his mouth curving into a smile as he pushed both hands in his pocket.He could feel the excitement pulsing through his veins as he took a seat, waiting for the meal she had scampered off to get ready.He wondered if she had any idea as to his choices of food or what he was allergic to. She had not asked him so he could only presume that Celine had given her instructions as to that effect seeing as she knew exactly how he ate.Jackson reclined in his seat staring at the screen in front of him and at the face of his brother who had made the news for the second time on the very first day of the new week. He sighed as he perused the article that was talking about his brother’s relationship with Emily Blanc; a model who worked for the John Carter modeling agency.John was an old friend and school mate and they got together most of the time to discuss business and talk about investments which Jackson had been seriously considering
ELEVENHe was waiting for her response but she had none; how could she explain that she had seen a note which was tagged important and then presumed it was stuffs that he liked to it. Amelia was sure that this was probably her first and last day in the office judging by the stare he had pinned her with.“Well?” He askedBest to go with the truth, Amelia thought“I saw a note while I was going through the files I was given at the reception; it was tagged important so I just figured they were meals that you liked to take. I had no idea… I am sorry” She mutteredJackson’s face cleared as he continued staring at her.It was obvious that this was some prank that Celine had decided to play on her, no doubt knowing that he could have her fired for doing such a thing.“Have you had anything to eat?” He askedAmelia shook her head in the positive; she was lying but she wasn’t about to compound her problems. The loud growl of her stomach shamed her as she blushed, watching his mouth widen in a
TWELVEThe meal went quite well for Jackson and he was glad he had not done what Celine would have expected of him and exactly what he would have done if it was anybody else and not Amelia.He stared at her as she pushed the plate away; she was a good eater because she had cleared her plate and he liked that about her… he also did not think it was proper to waste food that one could eat seeing as there were many others who could hardly afford the luxuries of that.His mother had spared no effort in educating him and his brother on the dangers of waste and maybe because she also had grown up not having anything before meeting his father.“Tell me about yourself, Amelia” he said, startling her.She raised blue eyes up to his, peering into his eyes as she cleared her throat.“There is nothing much to tell” she said, pursuing her lips.“Go on” he prompted.He suddenly had the urge to want to know everything there was to know about her including how she had met the ex.“I grew up in Chicag
CHAPTER HUNDRED AND TWELVE“He sent an address… we have to go” Jackson declared, reaching for the gun on the table.Liam and Simon got up with him wondering what the fuck he was on about “What are you talking about?” Liam asked“I was on the phone with Damien, he wants us to meet. Just me and I know it is a trap but there is no way I am going to allow him make good on his threat of sending me Amelia in pieces”“We cannot… I understand what you are saying but we cannot go there alone” Simon told himIt was the first time he and Liam were agreeing on anything “You are right, we aren’t going there alone… I am going on my own. I cannot let anything happen to her”“Nothing will but we have to figure this all out , come up with a plan. We are going to his own turf and he might as well kill the both of you.” Simon argued“He is right” Liam muttered. “We are going to go in with a plan, Jackson if we are going to have any chance of reaching the both of you alive.”Liam made a couple of phone
CHAPTER HUNDRED AND ELEVENDamien stared at the television in front of him, his teeth grating against themselves as he watched the news. It would seem that the man he had asked to do a good job of keeping Jackson off his scent was doing a rather poor one because why the hell was his picture in the fucking news.The fucker had put a bounty on my head, Damien thought as he stared incredulously as the voice of the news presenter droned on. He was hot topic at the moment and he did not need that for his business. It would seem that he had underestimated Jackson. He wasn’t going to let him go scot free; it only meant that he had to kill the guy and the one way to do that was to lure him here to his own tuff.It was going to be easy once he dangled Amelia in front of him like a fucking worm on a hook. He knew the man would come running because he loved her.Damien laughed at this; he was going to enjoy killing Jackson and it was one way to take Amelia if he did it in front of her. She had
CHAPTER HUNDRED AND TEN“How could I have let this happen?” Jackson asked for the hundredth time, beating his hand on his thigh.He had contacted the cops about the kidnap and although Liam had spoken to one of them, he had sounded super vague which Jackson found suspicious“You could not have known what kind of asshole he was, Jackson. It is not your fault and the only thing we can do now is figure out a way to make sure we rescue her unharmed.” Liam told himThey were sitting at the table in a bunch with Natalie supplying snacks as they plotted. She had come along with Simon whom Liam still had not taken a shining to but she had said they had been together when he called so she could not refuse when he asked to accompany her.He wasn’t saying anything but he looked contrite as they tried to figure out what was going on and Jackson could not deny that he needed all hands on deck if he was ever going to see Amelia again.“I don’t think the detective is telling us everything we should
CHAPTER HUNDRED AND NINEDamien opened the car door and helped Amelia out who was still unbelievably silent even after all he had told her about Jackson and how he was going to make sure he wiped the bastard from this earth for daring to touch her.She had grown he had to give her that but she had to be aware that he was no longer the man she used to know. The one that tolerated indiscipline and had allowed her enjoy her years while she was running from him.He guessed he had Jackson to thank for making that open proposal. It has made him see his baby again and realized how much he wanted her back for himself.Oh, the things he planned to teach her and make her do to him. By the time he was done, she would never think of fleeing again.He escorted her into the house and straight for the den where he pushed her inside. She collapsed unto the floor, her eyes widening as they happened upon a portrait of her on the wall.He had had it made on the night he had seen the proposal by Jackson
CHAPTER HUNDRED AND EIGHTAmelia remained silent as the car moved, her head buzzing with thoughts and my mind far away. She was unexpectedly calmer than she had thought she would be and she made no move even as Damien touched a hand to her thigh, grinning at her.She had no idea where they were headed and tried to regulate her breathing as much as possible so she did not behind panicking.She knew by now that Jackson would be aware of what had happened and would come for her. She only hoped it wasn’t too late.“You have been specially quiet; aren’t you going to rave and ask me questions?” Damien questioned herHe was surprised at her level of calmness; nay, he was disgusted by it.He wanted her to scream and he wanted to enjoy the terror in her eyes but she wasn’t giving him the satisfaction he craved.She was nothing like the fiery girl he used to know who would scream and curse even as he hit he countlessly.“I promised to do whatever you want; do you want me to ask you questions?”
CHAPTER HUNDRED AND SEVENAnna could the loud screams that was hers as she watched the car drive away with Amelia.Her heart pounded violently against her chest as she clutched the phone, her trembling fingers struggling to dial the numbers. Fear and panic gripped her as she attempted to call Liam. She was finding it hard to breathe and unable to form coherent thoughts as she waited for him to pick up “God please” she muttered to herself.She wasn’t much of a prayer person but at the moment, she hoped Amelia would be safe and they find her before Damien did something to her or worse killed her.The phone rang once, twice, and on the third ring, Liam's voice finally filled the line. "Hey, Anna, what's up?" he asked casually, unaware of the turmoil brewing on the other end.Anna's breath hitched, her voice barely a whisper, "L-Liam, it's Amelia. She's... she has been kidnapped. Damien came and he… oh my God, I am sorry for leaving her all alone in the house but I had to. I don’t know
CHAPTER HUNDRED AND SIX“You don’t have to keep watch over me like a hawk, Anna. I will be fine and you did say that the meeting is quite important for work; do not let me be the one to keep you here” Amelia declared“I know you will be fine on your own but I still think I should stay back and maybe reschedule the meeting for…”“For when? Whenever Damien is not chasing after me? Don’t think about doing that and just go for your meeting. I will be fine and he has absolutely no idea that I am here so what could go wrong” she interrupted“Fine, I will be back in a jiffy so don’t go anywhere” Anna warned, taking the stairs in twos so she could prepare for the meeting.It was impromptu but it was important and although she wanted to stay home to watch over Amelia, she also had to consider her job and it is as Amelia had said. Damien had no idea where she was and even if he was looking for her, he would have eyes on either her house or Jackson’s and definitely not hersShe soon was ready an
CHAPTER HUNDRED AND FIVE“I need all the information you can get on him” Jackson told Liam when they were alone.“I have already done some digging on him. I started looking into his operations, and it wasn't easy. He is elusive, leaving no traces behind, but I managed to uncover some crucial information."Jackson's eyes widened with surprise. "You investigated Damien already? Why didn't you tell me?" he asked“Of course I investigated him; how would you think I would after hearing all he had to say that evening. I needed to know what we were up against and how best to address the situation” Liam told him“So? What are we up against?” Jackson questioned. “What did you find out?” His curiosity now piquedLiam leaned forward, his voice hushed.“His full name is Damien Lodge and he is a well known drug dealer. It wasn’t hard getting information on him because he is wanted in about nineteen states for different crimes and no one has been able to pin him to any of the crimes. His empire is
CHAPTER HUNDRED AND FOUR“You look really sick, Amelia. Is there anything I can get you?” Anna asked as she opened the door to her friend’s room who had not come out in days “I don’t need anything; thank you for asking” Amelia muttered, her eyes drowsing from sleeping too much “I know you don’t but is there not a way or anything I can do to get you out of that bed? You have been like this for days and it is scaring me; when was the last time you had a fucking bath” She questioned, her eyebrows shooting up in concern.Amelia groaned. She did not want to talk about what was bothering her, only that she wanted to be left alone to her misery and fears but if there was one person who would understand seeing as she had accommodated her when she had run out on Damien then it was going to be Anna.Amelia could see that she was waiting for an explanation or a lifeline but she did not know how exactly to begin talking about it without falling apart and she wanted no one to tell her she was e