Selena
The intensity of our passion was crazy, the feel of being in his house and his bed enthralling. I was lightheaded from the craziness of how hard I’d climaxed, his mouth an incredible weapon. I licked my dry lips, my pussy muscles spasming from the force he’d used, and I was still trying desperately to free myself. I’d never been restrained like this, the feeling of helplessness creating anxiety as well as another jolt of heated electricity.
I could barely feel my legs any longer, the raw rush of adrenaline mixing with the ferocity of electric current almost unbearable.
“Oh, my God. Oh… So big.” His cock seemed to fill me completely, which added to my breathlessness. I blinked furiously, half laughing, half moaning as he pulled out, driving into me again.
Joshua was a creation of beauty, easy on the eyes, but there was so much more than his sensuality. He hadn’t just awakened the darkness inside of me; he’d lit a fire under the woman as well.Maybe his strength had boosted my resolve. It was impossible to tell but at this moment nothing mattered but being with him.
The smile remaining on his face was sly, as if he had additional rough and tumble plans for me. What I knew for certain was that the powerful man could go all night. That added to the boosted level of need to the point I was certain my throat was closing off. The taste of his cock had been incredible, and I wanted more.
He thrust inside, shifting his hips back and forth as he allowed the full weight of his body to crush down on me. When he developed a rhythm, pumping in and out like some crazed savage, I panted in time to his thrusts. That made him grin even more.
“You still think you have control. Don’t you?” He growled the question, a slight sneer crossing his handsome face, the now three-day stubble forming a delicious shadow on his chiseled jaw.
“Yep. I know I do.”
“We shall see what you think in a few days.” When he backed away, I whimpered involuntarily.
He rolled me over, twisting the rope in the process. As he pushed me onto my knees, I was struck by just how much control he was in. The man could do anything he wanted to do to me, and I couldn’t stop him. The thought was both terrifying and freeing at the same time.
The way he dragged the tip of a single finger down my spine forced another slight yelp.
“Why the tattoos?” I asked, although I wasn’t certain why I was trying to distract him.
“Because I appreciate fine art. Perhaps I’ll have your beautiful body decorated. Would you like that,cherie? Would you like my name to be tattooed in a very special place?” He ran his finger down the crack of my ass before patting my bottom as if he’d found that perfect place on his own.
“Yes.” Why did the word come so easily for me?
He took his time rolling his hand across my hip, dancing his fingers to my taut bud. As he flicked his finger across my sensitive bud, I shifted back and forth. “Just think about how gorgeous your nipples would be encircled with my name and pierced with my diamonds.”
His dirty promise made me quiver all the way to my toes.
“God, yes.” I could envision it easily, the longing for him to make me his increasing with every touch, every kiss.
The exploration tingled me all over and when he cupped my pussy, fingEricag my clit as he’d done with his tongue, I almost climaxed on his hand. “Imagine if I pierced your sweet pussy lips. Eh?”
My mouth was suddenly dry, envisioning a silver chain hooking the piercings together, tugged anytime he wanted my wet mouth wrapped around his cock. I almost laughed from the titillation I was getting from his filthy questions. “Uh-huh.”
“You’ll have that and even more, my sweet. Anything for my very good girl.”
God, how I wanted to be his good girl now and always. When he gripped my hips, finally thrusting his cock back inside, I threw my head back, doing everything I could to keep from screaming. The last thing I wanted was to awaken the sweet little boywho was sleeping in the very next room. But it was close to impossible not to make a sound, my exaggerated moans drifting toward the ceiling.
He wrapped one hand around my long strands, fisting and tugging, holding my head in position like he had my body imprisoned. This was a powerplay, letting me know that he was my master. Why was it that just thinking about what he could do to me kept me in a heightened state of excitement? My pussy constantly clenched like a tight vise, drawing him in even deeper. I could feel the hard throb of his shaft, his cock larger than ever, filling me completely.
When he started to pump in long, brutal strokes, driving me to within a couple of inches of the headboard, I couldn’t stop panting like a wild dog. We were nothing but animals, our combined sounds wild and uninhibited. He pounded even harder, the bed shaking on its frame. Still, he refused to stop.
I continued to quiver, already drifting close to another powerful orgasm. I sensed he knew exactly what he was doing to me, driving harder and faster, pushing me to the point of no return. Within seconds, that’s exactly what happened. I was driven to the brink of sweet madness where desire and emotions collided with any concept of rational thinking. As lights floated in front of my field of vision, I was pitched headlong into an even more intense climax.
“Uh. Uh. Uh. Uh. Uh.” The single syllable was the only sound I could make, my mind shattered from the extreme pleasure.
Even more crazed than before, he used my hair as a leash, smacking my bottom six times in rapid succession as I continued in the throes of ecstasy. Only when I stopped shaking like a leaf did he pull all the way out, tapping his cock against my achingbuttocks. I knew exactly what he had on his mind, claiming every hole as his own.
That’s exactly what he did, pressing his slickened tip to my puckered hole.
“Remember that you feed my soul,” he growled. “With your words, your actions, and your voluptuous body. Now, I feed yours.” With that he pushed several inches inside. As I’d experienced before, there was a wash of discomfort slamming into pain but within seconds, I was dragged into another wave of pleasure. He knew how to control himself better than any man I’d been with, pushing the last remaining inches deep with utter tenderness.
Still, I held my breath, fighting the crazy urges to try to break free if for no other reason than to see what he’d do.
Once he was fully seated, he let go of my hair, wrapping his arms around me. With one hand, he cupped my breast, flicking his finger back and forth across my nipple before pinching the tender tissue between his thumb and forefinger.
“Such a bad… man,” I managed, fighting the lightheadedness that continued to build. Even shackled, I felt freer than I ever had, basking in the heated warmth and shared electricity.
“As I told you before,” he whispered in his guttural, husky tone. “I will always maintain control. Over you. Over your body and soul. Now I’ve managed to capture your heart. Tell me I’m wrong,cherie.”
He wasn’t wrong. I’d fallen maddeningly head over heels in love with him. It was crazy. It was surreal.
It was dangerous.
But that no longer mattered.
“Yes. Yes. Yes.”
He snickered, biting down on my shoulder before nuzzling his face into my neck. “My good girl.” He repeated the rhythm he’d used before, the rough strokes of his cock providing a sweet outlet for the anguish rushing through me from his delicious but brutal abuse of my nipple.
I met every savage thrust with one of my own, arching my back as much as the tight restraints would allow, my breath caught in my throat. Together, we were as one, the push and pull of who we were, the festEricag and building needs likely pushing us straight into hell. Neither one of us cared. All that mattered at that moment was the two of us, fulfilling our animalistic desires.
There was no stopping the man, his brutal actions overwhelming. Yet I had a little control left. When his body tensed, becoming stilted as he neared an overwhelming longing to release, I squeezed my muscles as tightly as possible. A smile crossed my face as he threw his head back, his ragged, whispered roar something I would cherish. And as he filled me with his seed, I envisioned the future.
While a part of it scared me to death, the most important aspect was that I knew in my heart and soul this was exactly where I was supposed to be.
Not just for now, for safety purposes.
For all time.
After all, I did belong to him.
I had everything I needed, Joshua providing me with a laptop, a printer, and a room where I could work. I’d been searching through the information I’d grabbed for over two hours, barely touching the cup of coffee, which I’d desperately needed at first. The sleepless night had been… delicious, the rugged man taking me twice more, leaving us both sweaty and out of breath.
And sticky.
I lifted my gaze from the computer screen as I thought about the ice cream fight in the kitchen. We’d ignored the mess but when I’d walked into the room to grab a cup of coffee, everything had been cleaned, the shirt I’d worn tossed into the laundry. I’d been grateful to whatever staff member had handled it, ensuring the adorable little boy hadn’t discovered our wickedness.
A flash of heat washed over me and I bit my lower lip, finally shoving aside thoughts of sin and passion. There was far too much work to do. I’d watched the latest broadcast, including the local news that Mikey had found for me on his iPad. While I didn’t want to dwell on the lies, as I’d explained to Joshua, who’d forbidden me to watch the videos again, it was vital we knew what was being said.
In addition to discovEricag the ammunition we needed, I was building a defense case to clear both our names. Regardless of future plans or the fact it would likely be a cold day in hell before I’d be able to keep or get a new job in Louisville, I had no intention of being labeled a criminal.
And I refused to allow the man I… loved to be labeled one either. I took a few additional seconds, savoring the thought of being so intensely in love with him that I had trouble breathing. That’s the moment my mother had said she knew she was in love with my father, when she couldn’t breathe. Or think clearly. Or eat.
I hadn’t eaten and certainly didn’t have an appetite. At least my cognitive abilities seemed to be intact, which was vital if we wanted to get out of this mess. What I’d brought with me from my computer provided no sense of any wrongdoing. However, it held every scrap of information and discovery notes I’d collected on Joshua James and Liam Voltair and his family.
After studying the information for almost twenty minutes, I’d finally realized I hadn’t really gone over the Voltair corporate files. I’d only given them a cursory look since I’d been convinced that they were the victims. Now I was beginning to wonder. While the Louisville police hadn’t managed to break either the traditional code of honor maintained within crime syndicates or managed to convict more than a couple of low-level soldiers for petty crimes, I could tell how powerful the family was.
They certainly held more power in the United States than the James syndicate did. And it would appear they had just as many enemies.
What troubled me was that there was some indication one of the possible allies of theirs resided in New Orleans. My skin crawled just thinking about the possible connection to Jenny’s brother. While turning coat on an alliance wasn’t unheard of, it was a dangerous maneuver to do so from another city.
Unless a ploy was in place.
Maybe I was thinking too much like a conspiracy theorist, but I was exactly in the same mindset as Joshua. Refusing to leave any stone unturned. After printing a few files that I preferred looking at on paper, I moved to the second jump drive, the one stolen from Christine’s office. The moment I shoved it into the system and pulled up the files, I could tell exactly why Joshua had been concerned.Everything was password encrypted. Even if I knew Christine more personally, it would take hours, maybe days to try to figure out her password. That was assuming that she’d used just one. For all I knew, this could have come from someone else, the password only existing in her mind. Fuck. I tried a few, including her birthdate, but that didn’t work.I wasn’t tech savvy enough to know how to go about setting up a search system. What would I do instead? I started jotting notes.A few minutes later, I realized I wasn’t alone. When I looked up, the fact Christopher was watching me intently, his l
Joshua“It’s not Damien.”Hearing Liam’s first words and the way he said them was a clear indication that something more substantial was wrong. “How have you made that determination?”“Because he was gunned down outside of Miami a month ago.”That was news I hadn’t anticipated. “You’re certain of it.”“I have connections in the city, my friend. There is no doubt.”“Assassination style?”“Yes,” Liam hissed.“If I had to venture a guess, I’d say you should look into whether or not you have an issue with the Baranov clan.”“They’re being watched.”“Are you certain about that?” I asked, which I could tell irritated him but at this point, I couldn’t ignore any suspicions. And after what Selena had said, the red flag remained raised.“I am curious, Canadian. What are you getting at?”“Perhaps you should check on the name Brandon Zimmer. See if he’s a large player in their organization. From what I understand, his sister is a defense attorney in Louisville. She would have access to informati
“Shit,” Greg said. “I think I need a drink.”“I think we all do,” Pops said.“What happened during that period of time?” my brother asked as the tension mounted. I sensed my father was reliving the experience, the various emotions crossing his face disconcerting.I knew how to play the waiting game for seeking revenge better than anyone. Often choosing the right time to strike would save lives, even property. However, from what I knew about several Bratva organizations, they weren’t well known for their patience or their humanity.“The world of organized crime was different back then,” Pops started. “It was brutal, more like the Old West than what you see now with computers and hackers as employees. I was raised on violence and bloodshed, enough that the streets and sidewalks were often painted with the color red from whatever weekend slaughter had occurred. You hear more stories about the New York syndicates, yet their murders were kids playing in a sandbox next to what we faced.” He
JoshuaAnger was a part of my world and had been for as long as I could remember. My father had tried to provide methods of relieving the rage including requiring and encouraging physical activity including boxing. Occasionally, I still boxed, something I’d enjoyed through college. Then business had taken precedence, keeping me from the gym far too often.On this day, I wished I could spend hours in front of a punching bag to relieve both the tension and the fury that continued to build. I knew the reason why, the lack of control. It was killing me, eating me up inside; my inability to process what little I’d learned to provide a clear-cut answer was debilitating.That didn’t bode well for anyone who crossed me.I’d been right in that Pops had kept some fascinating and rather incriminating evidence on the Baranovs, details that could be used against them. I would keep the info in reserve. What I had in mind was more hands on. If necessary.From what my sources had told me, Shawn had m
I’d been forced to knock on hundreds of doors of possible enemies over the years, kicking more than a few in during my time as the Don of the family. Some had immediately begged for forgiveness, pleading for their lives, others brandishing firearms. I’d had grenades tossed at my head, steel bats flying atme. A knife or two. My favorite had been when the wife of one of a man who’d betrayed us had started throwing tomatoes. I’d been covered in red slop in the time it had taken for my men to wrestle the vegetables from her before driving her to the ground. And they’d been two of my beefiest men.However, this greeting shocked the hell out of me.“Thank God, you’re here. I was terrified you wouldn’t figure it out. I want to strike a deal.”Shawn’s words reverberated but they didn’t register completely for at least a full thirty seconds. I shook my head again, as if I could somehow drive the cobwebs away. “I’m sorry. What did you say?”He looked past us into the hallway before grabbing my
SelenaI was still pacing the office I’d been using, ready to bite the head off a bat. The sickness remained, enough that I’d grabbed a glass of the Irish whiskey Joshua had brought back from Louisville, hoping it would calm my nerves.I’d gotten voicemail, which had driven me to another state of anger, the call yet to be returned. It had been risky to do, maybe stupid, but I couldn’t tolerate being behind the eight ball any longer.I moved to a standing position, pushing the drink away. The alcohol wasn’t doing me any good, the taste bitter in my mind, no matter the vintage. As I started to pace the floor, I suspected that Joshua’s world had coincidentally collided with mine, and that whatever was going on had little to do with me. But at this point, I could be certain of nothing. Not a damn thing, including who was trying to kill us. I grabbed my phone, shoving it into the back pocket of my jeans.God, I hated this.The waiting.The anticipation.The anxiety.It felt like a hammer w
Air rushed into my lungs, the mysterious woman who’d nearly killed me pitched backward with extreme force, her body hitting the wall. Grasping my throat, I rolled over, gasping for air as I struggled to figure out what the hell was going on. There were additional savage thuds, and there was no doubt the growl I heard was coming from the depths of the man I loved.“You fucking bitch.”I managed to turn over, reaching out to him. Mikey and two other men rushed into the room, Joshua barking orders that were garbled in my muddled mind.My handsome man pummeled his fists into the woman’s face before yanking out his weapon, pressing the barrel against her temple as he wrapped his other hand around her shirt, yanking her off the floor.“No!” I managed. “Joshua. You’re… not a… killer.”He slowly turned his head, his chest heaving, his eyes turning from venomous to concerned. Then to something else. Love. I could see love in his eyes. “Baby. Oh, my baby. Take this bitchdownstairs. Tie her up a
JoshuaBeing inside a courtroom had taken on an entirely different meaning. The truth was I relished it, basking in the glory of being able to clear my name. For a mafia guy considered a monster, that would be a tremendous feat all by itself. To a man like me, it brought a chance at living my life entirely differently.Not that I was giving up my business acumen for something less ruthless. Hell, a leopard couldn’t change all his spots.Greg had discovered damning information about Jennifer Zimmer, which had been relayed to my strong-willed woman. She’d been forced to admit she’d made a phone call to her friend, which had in turn alerted all the players involved that the veil of secrecy had been lifted. From there, Erica had decided she could handle taking out Selena on her own, afterwards using Christopher to ambush me. When I’d learned what a fool I’d been in hiring Margaret, it had almost ripped me apart. They’d originally planned on eliminating Christopher as soon as I wassentence
“That’s for me to decide.”I nodded and took a deep breath. “I do love you, Gina, and if you want me, I’m in this for the rest of our lives.”“I should be mad at you,” she said as she stood up and approached me. She reached up to cup my face with her hands. “But I love you for putting aside your happiness for your family.”“Does that mean that you’ll take me back?”Gina smiled and leaned into me as I wrapped my arms around her. “Of course.”I grinned and stood, picking her up and spinning her around in a tight hug. She laughed and wrapped her legs around my waist.“I love you, Gina.”“I love you too.”When I captured her mouth in a searing kiss, all felt right with the world. Her hands sank into my hair, holding me to her as I carried her across the beach and into the house.I nipped at her bottom lip, and our tongues tangled as I took her down the hall. She moaned as I spun and pinned her against the wall, rolling her hips and grinding her core against my hardened cock.With a groan,
BrandonAmaliawatchedmeasI carried plates of food to the kitchen table. I sat in front of her before taking my own and sitting beside her. She sighed and picked up her fork, moving the roast potatoes around the plate.“You know, she loves you,” Amalia said.“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” So instead, I focused on slicing my chicken into small pieces. I didn’t want to be having this conversation right now.“And I know that you love her. What I’m struggling with right now is why you still haven’t told me I will have a sibling.”I nearly choked on the chicken I had just put into my mouth. I reached for my water glass and took a long sip before looking at Amalia. She leaned back in her chair and crossed her arms.“Where the hell did you hear about that?”“Gina told me. I’ve been talking to her a lot the last couple of days. Did you know that she’s thinking about leaving Silverlake? She might move back to the city.”I froze, my entire body stiffening as I looked at her. While I k
Gina“You’regoingtohaveto talk to me sooner or later,” I said as I stood beside Amalia in a coffee shop. It had been nearly a week since the breakup, and she had ignored every call.I tried going to her house when I knew Brandon wasn’t home to see her. During the first visit — when she didn’t think I was coming — she had answered the door.Talking to her since then had been nearly impossible.Amalia sighed as she approached the counter. She gave the barista a small smile. “Two large mochas, please.”I smiled, but my stomach was tossing and turning. I felt like I was going to be sick. This was the first chance that she had given me all week.“I don’t want to throw our friendship away over this,” Amalia said as she looked at me.“Then there’s something else you should know before we get into everything,” I said, knowing I couldn’t keep the baby a secret.Amalia needed the whole truth before deciding whether to forgive me.As soon as our drinks were made, Amalia led the way to a booth in
“And what did you do? You hurt me anyway.” Amalia’s eyes were glassy as she glanced away from me. “I want you to end it with her.”“Then I’ll do it.”The words hurt me to say. It felt like I was ramming a knife through my chest, but my daughter was the only family I had left. I wasn’t going to alienate her. If breaking up with Gina was what it took to keep my daughter in my life, then that is what I had to do.“You’re too old for her. What the hell happens when you get even older? Will she spend the last good years of her life changing your diaper?” Tears tracked down Amalia’s cheeks. “And what about you? Are you going to spend the next few years trying to keep up with someone as young and ambitious as Gina?”As much as I hated to admit it, Amalia was making all the points that had spent the last several weeks circling through my mind. I knew that there was no way I would be able to keep up with Gina forever.That was supposed to be a problem when we got older.“Break up with her, Dad
“My dad asked me a while ago if it would be okay for him to start dating again,” Amalia said as she looked at me.A wave of panic raced through me. Does she know that I’m seeing her dad?“I think he’s ready to get out there and try again. It makes me feel better about maybe moving away from Silverlake. I didn’t want to leave him here alone, but if he’s ready to start seeing someone, maybe he won’t be as lonely as he has been.”“You’re okay with him dating again?” I swallowed the lump in my throat and hoped I didn’t look guilty.“It’s not the easiest shit I’ve ever thought about, but I know Mom would want him to move on again and be happy.”“What if you don’t like the woman he’s with?”Amalia shrugged before lifting her hands and swaying to the music. “I don’t think I get much of a choice in it. My dad isn’t the kind of man who would date a woman if he didn’t think it was serious.”I nodded. “That makes sense. He seems pretty rational.”“He is.” Amalia grinned and stopped dancing long
Mateo shook his head. “There has to be more to it than happiness. Let’s pretend that the potential career damage isn’t a factor. Have you ever thought about what your daughter will think about this?”“Don’t drag Amalia into it.”“You need to weigh all the options and stop thinking with your dick.”My hands clenched into fists as I bit back the words on the tip of my tongue.“Consider what you’re doing,” Mateo said as he stood up. “The cleaners are only here once a week. You’re lucky that they found it before someone else did.”I crossed my arms and arched an eyebrow. “Do I need to worry about you?”“Me? Telling people about your little office affair? No. I may not support your actions, but you have been in a better mood since you started seeing Gina. And I like her. She’s got a backbone.”Mateo grinned and left the office, closing the door behind him. I sighed and ran my hands down my face when he was gone.Keeping my relationship with Gina a secret would be more complex than expected
“I don’t know if this is the kind of thing you can get over.”He took my jaw in his hand and tilted my face up to his. His lips are soft as his mouth brushes against mine in a tender kiss.It was easy to lose myself in Brandon instead of thinking about everything else in our lives, so I did. I nipped his bottom lip, deepening the kiss. His tongue tangled with mine as I moved to straddle his lap.My arms drape over his shoulders, my fingers sinking into the soft hair at the nape of his neck. Brandon’s hands slid beneath my shirt, his fingers setting fire to my skin as he worked his way up to my breasts.He cupped them, his thumbs brushing over my nipples as I rolled my hips. My back arched as his hardened cock pressed up against my core. I rolled my hips again, trying to build the friction between us and relieve some of the tension building.Brandon groaned, his tongue sweeping through my mouth as he pulled my shirt over my head. His head dipped forward, and he sucked a nipple into his
GinaOver the last two months, hiding my relationship with Brandon has been getting harder and harder. Nevertheless, we do our best to keep our relationship a secret.However, Amalia has nearly caught us a few times.I snuck out Brandon’s window more than once and ran to my car parked down the street. The next day I would have to listen to Amalia telling me about her theories on her dad’s dating life.She was sure he was seeing someone, which made me feel worse. Amalia would lose her shit if she found out that I was the mystery woman sneaking out in the middle of the night.It was getting too stressful to hide it from her, but it was too late to turn back.I’m falling for Brandon.Hell, I’ve already fallen. He had me at hello, and I’ve been enamored by him every moment since, even though it would have been better for the both of us if I wasn’t.I sighed as I leaned over the sink in my bathroom, my stomach tossing and turning.I had been holed up in my apartment for the last week, feel
BrandonAmalialeanedbackinher chair, tilting her face and closing her eyes as she soaked up the sun and the salt air. It wasn’t often that I got to see her this relaxed as she lounged by the ocean.We tried to make time to get lunch together once every couple of weeks, but with both of us having careers, it could be hard to find the time. She had her career, and I had mine.Throw sneaking around with Gina into the mix, and I had even less time than I used to spend with Amalia.“Okay,” I said after our food was delivered. “How is work going? Do you have any shows coming up?”“I’ve signed on for New York Fashion Week next year.” Amalia took a bite out of her lobster roll and shrugged. “Other than that, there’s not a whole lot going on. I’m building a new line, but some designs aren’t coming together quite right yet.”“I’m sure you’ll figure it out. New York Fashion Week is huge, though. We’ll have to have a party to celebrate. Congratulations.”“I don’t think that I want to do anything