After her bath, she was beat, so I pulled another one of my old tee-shirts on over her head and put her to bed. I climbed in and held her close until her breathing evened out and then waited for another five minutes, which I spent just watching her face in sleep.It was some time before I, too, fell asleep, the night's actions finally catching up with me. I'll tell her about the kid in the morning when she was more cognizant. It was the last thought I had before giving into slumber. I didn't spare the asshole I'd tossed a second thought because he wasn't worth it. If only all the others who'd hurt her could be that easy to get rid of. But she still hadn't given up the name of the town where she'd been held captive.I woke sometime later in the middle of the night with a raging hard-on and a need for her that ran deep. She was still fast asleep when I turned her from my arms onto her back and made my way down her middle to between her warm thighs. I pushed my shirt, which is the onl
I left the lightest of touches on her cheek before planting one last kiss as soft as butterfly wings across her lips before turning away and getting out of bed. While I was watching her and fighting the urge to climb into the tub with her and maybe have her again, I'd also been thinking.It's not lost on me that I've never been this way with anyone else, that my mind didn't take the same path it usually does after sharing a bed with the opposite sex. In the past, after each and every encounter, I couldn't wait to get away. I never wanted to give anyone the wrong impression that it was more than a release. Plus, I usually felt like something was missing, like I'd lost part of myself after the act; still don't know what that's about.But not with her. If I wasn't sure before, what I was about to do and the way I felt would've cinched it. I made sure the door was locked behind me and that no one was about. I'm learning to trust these guys, sure, but she's still vulnerable, and I have
All damn morning I've been thinking about this sh*t . From the time I woke up, it's been on my mind. I left the guys a while ago and am now hanging out on one of the upstairs balconies in this monstrosity, watching the sun play on the water in the distance. I saw the senator and his daughter walk in that direction a little while ago and could hear the drone of voices below. The nosy ass women are up to some sh*t .Kat's three youngest are crawling around on the floor out here with me getting into sh*t because apparently, any time I sit still for more than five seconds, it's an invitation to babysit. Her asshole delinquent sons had hightailed it somewhere, leaving me to deal with this sh*t like I didn't have enough on my mind.I heard movement behind me and turned my head around to see Caleb followed closely behind by his shadow. The kid is a little beauty, what's her name again? Tyler only calls her baby Zak which is cute as hell. She had a hold on my kids' hand, or he had one on h
"So, what do you suggest? We're not exactly catching these douchebags the legal way." Logan looked like the idea of not killing them didn't sit too well with him."His brothers are in law enforcement, and his wife's a FED. I'm sure we can come up with something." Thorpe looked at Mancini when he said this."I see you've done your homework." Mancini laughed, and Law snorted."Sh*t, Lyon had a whole dossier on you after our first meet. Well, as much as could be found anyway. What, you didn't think we were gonna look you up?""I have dossiers on all of you, but that's not what we're talking about."These f*cks can't stay on point for two minutes; they're worst than the women with this sh*t . Speaking of which, I need to check on Kat soon; her hormonal ass is all over the place. Which reminds me, I need to find her a pregnancy test from somewhere. Then again, after nine kids, I should have freaking radar in this bitch."Honestly, I never thought of that. We've always just elimi
Now I'm sitting here wondering if Catalina had taken all of this into consideration. On the one hand, I'm hoping she did, and on the other, it would be scary as sh*t if she did. I've known for some time that her mind is one of a kind. It's my reason for providing her with whatever she asks for in the past. But I have to be honest that I never thought her capable of a hit. Lyon knew, though, he always did.It's like I've told him; she is what he would've been had Char brought him in when he was younger, but without the training. Which means she's a natural. Now Lyon is insisting that we no longer end the men and women we bring down because of a promise he'd made to her, and I have no doubt, like him, that if we don't hold up our end, she will do it again. There go my dreams of a little mini assassin force.I closed my eyes with a smile and rested my head back on the chair as I let the sounds of the ocean creep in through the slightly opened window. Things were going much smoother th
I'm inside her again for what feels like the one-hundredth time. It seems like I haven't been out of her for more than five minutes in the last day and a half. We'd spent the whole day in bed. I can't believe they'd let us, but now it was time to get up and get to work, but I had to have her one last time to tide me over.She never once told me no, never once turned me away. I'd had a fear in the back of my mind that she'd have flashbacks or that something I do would trigger a memory that would set her back, but it never happened. Now I think I'm f*cking her as hard and as long as I have been in a bid to erase her past and the ugliness that was done to her even though I know it's not possible.I'd spent the last twenty-four hours forming a bond between us that would not be easily forgotten. It's the first time I'd marked a woman with my seed, and though I can't for the life of me figure out why or how I know that this was the right way to do it, some primitive part of me knows and
What a strange few days I've had. Do they know? Are they all looking at me? Judging me? My eyes went to his sister and brother expecting to see looks of revulsion on their faces, but they weren't even looking at me. The women welcomed me with smiles and carried on talking like they weren't all dying to know what we'd been up to the day before or why he'd even waste his time with me.I half expected to be faced with accusations from at least some of them when we came up for air. It's one of the reasons I didn't deny him. Halfway through our sexual marathon, I'd made up my mind to take as much of him as I could get before the bubble burst. There was no use lying to myself; he'd climbed under my skin and placed himself smack dab in the center of my heart, a heart I thought long dead.But I knew it wouldn't last, not with my past. It was only a matter of time before he opened his eyes and accepted the truth, that I am damaged goods. And if he doesn't come to the realization himself, n
No sooner had the word left my lips than the women descended like sharks scenting blood in the water. I didn't think I'd spoken that loud, and where the hell did they come from. "Are you sure, Jason?" My brother asked from behind me, and I nodded. I know it's stupid, and I can't explain it, but I know that she's carrying my seed, which is all it is at this point.There was a fire starting under my palm, a kind of electric buzz running up my arm where we touched. My head spun with emotion, and I felt the connection deep. Like something inside her, my son or daughter, holding me there by her side. I caught her when she faltered, her eyes never leaving mine. "Pregnant?" The word was a mere whisper from her lips, and I nodded, too choked up for words.I picked her up while she was still in a daze and less apt to strike. "Ash!" I looked around for my sister and saw a line of women watching us with smiles on their faces. "You and the others follow me." I haven't the first clue what to d
Why do I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop in this place? I feel like I've fallen down the rabbit hole, but I've never done drugs, not willingly at least, and not since the ones that had been foisted on me to keep me in line came to an end with my escape. Yet, it feels like I've lived ten lifetimes in the few days I've been here.I'm warily cautious of accepting both Jason and the doctor's words that I'm pregnant, but he seems so sure. Even the way he touched me just now was different, so there's no doubt that he believes his own words. I don't feel any different, obviously, since we'd only just started having sex, and as far as I know, it would be way too early to tell. But if I add up all the strange things that have transpired in the last few days, I guess this would fit right in."How are you feeling?" Mr. Lyon drew my attention from watching Jason's retreating back."I'm fine; why does everyone keep asking me that?""The longer you're here, the more you'll come to re
Roxana was grumpy and fretful after the doctor left, and I knew most of it was due to the fact that I'd kept her up all night and into the early morning, plus the added excitement of the last few hours. Still, I had to fight her to stay in bed, which she did only after I manhandled her stubborn ass into compliance. I learned a neat new trick in the meantime and feel no shame in using that sh*t to my advantage going forward.It seems like as much as she wants to deny both mine and the doctor's assumption that she's pregnant, the mere possibility has put her in a bind. The very mention of her needing to rest because of her condition, something I have no idea about, to be honest, was enough to make her settle down and do as she's told.Since it was my first time seeing an obedient Roxana, I'm not yet a hundred percent sure that it wasn't a fluke, but I can't wait to test it out. Now I find myself looking back at her every few minutes from my place at the desk where I was once again go
I looked up at the wall where he'd hung my family crest along with the others, still not used to the idea that some ancestor of mine was a sellout who'd saved some asshole king that was probably not worth it. I'd threatened my kids with death if they spread this sh*t , but I know it won't last. It's only a matter of time before I have to deal with their mother and her sh*t ."Turn it off, Lyon." I hit the off switch, and we were treated to the women's laughter as they congratulated themselves on getting one over on us again. Then they started their sh*t again."Where did you say this person is? What prison?""California City Correctional, why?""No reason! As you said, you're a FED, not much you can do. Why are we talking about this anyway? I thought we were discussing Roxy's thing." Flanagan got restless in his seat as his wife's words came through the speaker."What is it?" I asked, but he just gritted his teeth and shook his head."She's up to something; she changed the
"Kat, that was a very impressive sigh; what's up?""Nothing much; I'm just wondering where I can get a pregnancy test on this island.""Why don't you have one of the million doctors they have running around here take a look?""Have you met my husband, Cierra? He'd have to vet that poor person for a week before he'd let that happen. Besides, that's not why I'm sighing. I'm almost certain that I am anyway I don't need confirmation.""Then why the sigh?""I just realized that since we got married, I'm either always pregnant or has just given birth.""So? I thought you loved having kids." "It's not that; I do love having babies, it's just… it's been a while since I've had a good spanking." There was a lot of hooting and hollering followed by a chorus of agreement from the other women, and that's when I turned the screen off. "For f*ck sake!" The other men in the room started laughing their idiot heads off like they hadn't heard their women jumping on the bandwagon with my
"Geez, I need to sit down." I did, but I didn't, so I watched for a little while longer until the two of them headed in the direction of the stables. It was almost half an hour later when I intercepted Catalina on her way to the lab. "Hey, kiddo, how's it going?""Uncle Hank." She ran over and wrapped her arms around my thighs."Hi uncle Hank, did the plane leave yet?""He's almost ready, I wanted to talk to you about that, but there's something else I wanted to talk to you about first. Catalina, those words you gave the senator, where did you hear that song?""Grandpa always listens to that stuff when he's doing one of his experiments."What experiments?""With the grow.""You…""Don't worry, uncle Hank; I've never seen grandpa smoking before; he always goes into the other room.""If you haven't seen him, how do you know that that's what he's doing?" She gave me a look that made me feel stupid. "Sorry I asked." I waited a couple beats before carrying on."Catalina
In the room around me, the men were going over plans for the next few days. Lyon was adamant that he would have the information out of Roxana by then, and I'd already got the specs on the place on the Hudson so that we could synchronize a hit.It hadn't been hard because the idiots, either to be funny or in a show of arrogance, had chosen to use a place that had been used for the same vice in history. The house, or rather mansion, was on the historical society list, which meant getting the blueprints and other pertinent information had been a breeze.It's also a known fact that a lot of these homes that were built by the wealthy during a certain time period in the country's history had a lot of hidden pockets that didn't show up on paper. I have the historical research team working on that as we speak. Since this place is so close to the water, I wouldn't be surprised if there was an underground network of some kind running from the mansion to the river.Since the SEALs had run i
When she covered her tummy with her hand, I covered hers with mine, and we both held the place where I was sure my seed had taken root inside her. "Jason?" I don't think I've ever heard her voice sound so thin and afraid. I wasn't expecting fear. Anger sure, annoyance, any of those things I could've dealt with, but the sound of fear in my otherwise fearless beauty was almost too much for me to bear."What is it, love?" I had to clear my throat a time or two to remove the frogs."I don't know anything about babies. I wasn't going to stay here. What am I going to do?" I got the feeling that that last was more to herself than me, so I concentrated on the rest of what she said. I imagine that, like me, she was thinking about all that she'd been through and worrying about bringing a child into a world where such things were possible, so I went with that first."We'll learn everything we need to to make sure that the little one is safe and happy. I've helped raise my nieces and nephews
Now all those times I'd seen them with a kid strapped onto their chests since we've been here was starting to make sense. I've seen my brother with his kids, of course, but never knew that there were others like him. Now I see why these rough and tumble men were so soft when it came to their wives and kids.When they're yours, your woman, your blood, it changes everything. I feel such a strong sense of protection already for both of them. "I have to get back to her, but I'm going to need a new workspace; I'm not doing any of this around her after today. Mr. Lyon, sir, whatever you're going to do to get her to give you the information, please do it quickly.""Mister? Sir?" The guy is a real grump, like his dad said earlier. I don't know what came over me. Maybe I was overly excited about the baby, but I'd heard him threaten death and mayhem to anyone who said the next words that came out of my mouth, and it still didn't stop me. "I'm sorry, your highness." The room erupted with laug
No sooner had the word left my lips than the women descended like sharks scenting blood in the water. I didn't think I'd spoken that loud, and where the hell did they come from. "Are you sure, Jason?" My brother asked from behind me, and I nodded. I know it's stupid, and I can't explain it, but I know that she's carrying my seed, which is all it is at this point.There was a fire starting under my palm, a kind of electric buzz running up my arm where we touched. My head spun with emotion, and I felt the connection deep. Like something inside her, my son or daughter, holding me there by her side. I caught her when she faltered, her eyes never leaving mine. "Pregnant?" The word was a mere whisper from her lips, and I nodded, too choked up for words.I picked her up while she was still in a daze and less apt to strike. "Ash!" I looked around for my sister and saw a line of women watching us with smiles on their faces. "You and the others follow me." I haven't the first clue what to d