“What is it that they want?” someone called out.
“They want us to dissolve the Black Cobra MC. Hand over our assets and get the fuck out of town.”
Anger erupted through the room. I quickly held up my hands to quiet them down.
“Don’t worry, I won’t let that happen. Even though I am no longer a member of this club, it still means something to me. And I know Grimm would not want it to be taken over by Crow.”
“So, then what the hell are we going to do?” Patch asked.
“We will start a war if we have to,” I ground out. “But either way we are going to get them back.”
16
Carli
When I arrived at Rogue’s apartment, I waited a moment to catch my breath. The longer I spent away from him, the more anxious I was to see him. This was the third night of being with him and only one night left together. I had been trying not to think about what was going to happen after our little arrangement came to an end.
I knew I already had feelings for him. As much as Amanda tried to warn me, and as acutely aware I was of the consequences of falling for a man like him—I couldn’t help myself.
Rogue was more than just a hot guy. He tried to pretend to be uncaring and harsh, but I’d seen gentler, softer sides to him. I was starting to learn about his past. The way he’d kissed me that night while he stretched over me, how he let me sleep in his bed. The look in his eyes the next morning while I got ready to leave. All these were proof, in my eyes at least, that he may have started to have feelings for me too.
I relied on him, trusted him, and had faith in him. And as unbelievable as it was, he had treated me with kindness.
Gathering myself, I knocked on his door. Rogue was usually prompt in opening the door, but tonight he took some time.
“Come in,” he said. I stepped into his apartment, noticing the bandage on his arm when he closed the door.
I knew it wasn’t my place to ask but seeing him hurt hit me like a punch in the stomach.
“Rogue! What happened to you?” I asked and rushed toward him. I gently brushed my hand over the bandage and looked up at him. He stared down at me with strained eyes. I knew instantly that something had happened related to Hazel and Grimm.
“I’m fine. It was just a flesh wound. I’m healing quickly,” he said. I removed my hand from his arm.
“A flesh wound? Was it a bullet or did you get stabbed?” I asked, waiting nervously for his reply.
“I was shot, but it’s okay,” he replied. Rogue’s eyes were fixed firmly on my face, judging my reaction while I tried to keep it under control. He didn’t need to know how I felt.
“What happened?” I asked as Rogue walked away from me.
“I think you should sit down and have a drink,” he told me. Without waiting for a response, he disappeared into the kitchen and poured whiskey into two glasses.
I was anxious, my stomach clenching with worry. Had something happened to Hazel? With a dry throat and lips, I sat down on his couch and he brought me the glass.
“Have some,” he said, standing over me. I took a sip of the whiskey, wincing when it burned the back of my throat. But I started to feel good when the warmth settled in the pit of my stomach.
“Please, just tell me what happened,” I begged him.
Rogue took a sip of his drink, too.
“I had a meeting with the Sons of Satan. Crow told me himself that he has Hazel,” Rogue replied.
I jumped off the couch and he caught my shoulders firmly.
“Carli, just breathe,” he coaxed me. I looked into his eyes. He was calm and strong, and his strength gave me some encouragement to breathe evenly.
“What does this mean? Is she hurt? Is he going to release her? She’s just a kid!”
“He’s a vicious motherfucker. He doesn’t give a shit about how young she is. He wants what he wants,” Rogue replied. I shook my head, as the tears started to stream down my cheeks.
“No, this can’t be happening. I can’t…” I cried. “We have to call the police.”
Rogue pried the glass away from me and placed it on the coffee table. Then he did something I wouldn’t have expected from him in a million years. He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me to his chest.
A rush of emotions came over me and couldn’t stop crying. I leaned my head on his chest and sobbed while he weaved his fingers in my hair and slowly massaged my scalp. I could feel his breath on my forehead. Everything he was doing was comforting. I didn’t even think that Rogue was capable of this.
“I know this is scary, and I can’t even imagine how you’re feeling, but Carli…” he said and then tilted my face up so I could look at him. “I promised you that I would bring her back.”
I chewed on my lip, tears continuing to flood down my cheeks.
“Did he tell you why he took her?” I asked and Rogue breathed deeply.
“She’s his daughter. I believe you, Carli,” he said.
I pushed myself into him, forgetting all about the do’s and don’ts of this relationship. Rogue didn’t push me away either, instead, he held me and gently rocked me in a swaying motion.
“I’m sorry for not believing you sooner,” he mumbled, stroking my hair. I kept my face buried in his shoulder, careful not to brush against the wound in his arm.
“Please, just bring her back to us, Rogue. None of this is her fault,” I cried.
“I know. She’s paying for her father’s sins. A father who she doesn’t even know,” Rogue continued. Then he gently kissed my forehead and I stepped away from him.
We stared at each other, both of us aware of the shift in tension between us. Somehow, we had managed to break a barrier and we were both embarrassed by it. We’d crossed a line in our relationship.
Rogue turned away from me, like he’d suddenly realized what he’d done. He cleared his throat. He picked up his glass of whisky and drank from it.
“What are you going to do?” I asked, breaking the silence. I watched as he pushed his hands into the pockets of his jeans.
“I’m going to figure it out. Hazel is my first priority now,” he said.
When I heard those words, the air rushed out of my lungs. I nearly felt dizzy from the gush of emotions. Rogue turned to me again. “That is what Grimm would want. He knows about Hazel. It’s why he gave himself up to the Sons of Satan. And I know my brother. He would want me to save Hazel first,” Rogue continued.
I clasped my hands together, kneading them tightly.
“I don’t know what to say, Rogue. I’m at a loss for words. Thank you,” I murmured. He drank some more whiskey, like he was trying to drown his own burden of emotions.
“You don’t need to thank me, Carli. She’s my niece. It’s my duty to protect her. That is exactly what I would have done if I knew about her,” he replied.
“What do they want?” I asked him. Rogue took in a deep breath and shook his head.
“They want me to dissolve the club, my brother’s club. Apparently, Grimm owes a lot of money to the Sons of Satan,” he said.
I gulped. I watched as he gripped his glass tighter, the anger clearly coursing through him, and I wanted to make him feel better. The way he’d made me feel a few minutes ago.
“Are you going to do it?” I asked him and Rogue shrugged.
“That’s not what Grimm would want, I know that. It’s not what I want either. But if it means putting Hazel’s life at risk, then I don’t want to take those chances. I need to figure out a way to get Hazel out, before I save Grimm,” he replied.
“Is there any way to find out where she is?”
“I have the guys on it,” he said letting out a long sigh. “But she could be anywhere by now.” I watched as Rogue ran an exhausted hand through his hair.
“This is such bullshit. I’m going to make sure Crow fucking pays!” he growled.
He walked over to the open window in the room and stood at it. Against my better judgement, I followed him there.
; “I trust you, Rogue,” I said softly, placing a hand on his shoulder. He startled, whipping around to look at me. My instinct was to cower away from him, but I didn’t. I stood there, staring at him, challenging him to push me away.
“Why?” he growled.
I didn’t know how to explain it to him exactly what I felt without giving away my other true feelings for him.
“Because Grimm trusts you, and because I know you will do anything it takes to bring Hazel back,” I told him.
Rogue reached for my hand and then pulled it to his lips. When he kissed my fingers and then brought it to his rough stubbled cheeks, I closed my eyes and allowed the sensation to take over my body.
“I don’t know how I’m going to do it without destroying the Black Cobras, but I’m going to bring Hazel back,” he said, and I nodded. He dropped my hand, but I could still feel the warmth of his body on my fingers.
“We shouldn’t be going ahead with this agreement, Carli. Not now, when I know that Hazel is really my niece,” Rogue said.
17
Rogue
I pushed myself to walk farther away from Carli, as much as my body fought me not to. It was the right thing to do. But keeping my distance from her was going to be the most difficult thing I’d ever done.
I could feel her eyes on my back as I walked towards my bedroom.
“You should leave, Carli,” I warned her, because I didn’t know how long I could keep my hands off of her if she stayed.
The fact was that she was Hazel’s aunt, and I was her uncle. I wasn’t doing neither Carli nor Amanda a favor anymore. Hazel was my family, and if anything happened to Grimm—then that little girl would be the only family I had left. Sleeping with Carli in return for finding her just didn’t make sense anymore.
But instead of turning away and going, Carli walked up behind me, turned me around, and started to undress.
Slowly, she pulled her blouse over her head. Her black lace bra was now in my full view, and her breasts spilled out from the top. Her pebbled rosy nipples peeked through the lace and my cock throbbed in my pants.
“What the fuck are you doing, Carli?” I grunted through gritted teeth.
This was not how I expected her to react. I thought she would be relieved that I wasn’t asking for sex, that I’d decided to do away with our agreement.
Carli turned a deaf ear to my words. Instead, she unbuttoned her tight jeans and started rolling them down her delicious legs. She stepped out of them and now she was standing in nothing, but her lingerie.
Her dark straight hair tumbled down behind her shoulders. She had her sweet face turned up to me, her plump lips were parted longingly. W.as she on some kind of mission to bring me down?
“Put on your clothes and leave,” I said.
Carli shook her head. “Is that what you really want me to do?” she asked. Her voice was soft.
“No. I want to bend you over and fuck your brains out,” I replied. “But we shouldn’t.”
I stood in front of her with my legs apart, my cock already tenting my pants. Just one glimpse of Carli’s naked body was enough to break me. My eyes flitted over her shape, over the chunky width of her waist, her beautiful, juicy thighs and her delicate neck. She had the perfect body. The kind of body which was created to bear children. My children?
I groaned at the thought of that. Was I going fucking nuts?
“You don’t have to do this anymore. I told you I’m going to find Hazel. She’s my niece,” I said.
Carli stepped toward me, making sure that I saw how her breasts swung.
“I think we should stick to our agreement. To keep you motivated. Don’t you agree?” she asked.
Now our bodies were inches apart. I could smell her. She was close enough for me to lunge at her and take her ripe body in my arms. I was ready to sink my teeth into her bursting breasts.
“You want us to continue with the arrangement?” I asked in surprise. Carli shrugged her shoulders.
“It’s just one more night after this. I don’t want you to think I’m not grateful. After the four nights are up, we can forget about it. Act like this never happened,” she continued.
I clenched my jaw, trying to control the uncontrollable urge that possessed me now.
Carli stepped up closer and got on her toes. I watched as she kissed my chin, that was only as high as she could reach.
She smiled as she moved her hands to my pants. I didn’t do anything. I still wasn’t sure if this was what she wanted—if she understood what I was offering her; a chance to leave my apartment and break the agreement. Why would she still want to stay?
She helped me out of my pants and unbuttoned my shirt, splaying her hands over my chest and brushed my skin. Her breasts grazed against my chest and I cupped the left one and squeezed.
Carli sighed and bit down on her lip.
Was this what she wanted?
“Fuck. You’re crazy, woman,” I groaned and took her mouth into mine. She gasped when my tongue filled her mouth. I could taste her sweetness, her breath mingled with mine and I kissed her ferociously.
She broke our kiss and gently pushed down on my shoulders making me drop to my knees. I tumbled to the ground and she followed me down. Within moments, she straddled me. Our lips remained fused while she sat on my hips. Even through the fabric of her panties, I could feel the wet juiciness of her pussy. She was turned on, just like I was.
Was it possible that she wanted me as much as I wanted her or was I imagining it? Was she just grateful for all the things I was doing for Hazel?
Carli pulled her mouth away from me and left a hot trail of kisses down my chest, and my torso, till my rock-hard cock was suddenly in her mouth.
I groaned while she sucked on my cock, my length sliding in and out of her throat. Her head bobbed over me while she pleasured me. That fucking mouth! I knew she would have me by my balls from the moment I met her, and yet, I couldn’t resist it.
Carli made sure I was close to coming before she stopped. When she pulled her mouth away from my cock, I grunted loudly and reached for her again. We kissed when I pulled her back, and she wrapped her arms around my neck. Her hair fell like a curtain over my face and I looked into her eyes as we kissed. What was going on? What did she really want? I would have been more confused, but right then, all I could think about was being inside her.
Carli rolled her hips as she moved on top of me, and I realized that I would never be able to resist wanting this woman.
She grabbed my hands and placed them on her breasts. Instinctually, I unhooked her bra and let it fall away. I pinched her nipples and she groaned as I explored her body with my other hand. She moved her hips, rubbing her swollen clit and her dripping wet pussy on my cock. My cock was throbbing hard, growing with every passing second.
She dipped her head down again to kiss my chest and then slowly, she moved down along my body. I watched as she lifted herself up, to remove her panties and when they were gone, she lowered herself down again.
She slowly directed herself over my cock. I grunted when the tip of my cock parted her fleshy, juicy folds. She lowered herself further and I thrust deeper. We moaned together when I was finally inside her.
“I want to ride you, Rogue,” she said confidently, no longer shy.
I grabbed her hips as she started rocking on me. Slowly at first and then her motion became quicker. I reached for her clit and rubbed it while she rode me. Harder and harder, she jumped and bounced on me. My cock slid in and out of her as I massaged her clit.
I pumped deep into her. Any moment now and I was going to spill my seed in her. Carli kept bouncing, riding me like a horseman. She placed her hands on my chest and our bodies banged and slammed together. She moaned, screeching wildly as she pushed her body on me. I wasn’t fucking her; she was fucking me.
No other woman had used my body like this before, and somehow, Carli doing it was the sexiest thing I’d ever experienced. She was using me to pleasure herself. This was all about her,
and yet, I was the one who was about to come. What was this crazy hold she had on me? I wasn’t in control of my own body anymore.
The more she jerked on top of me, the harder I rubbed her clit.
Then she screeched, called out my name, and fell on top of me as she came.
I came too. I burst into her, grabbing her by her hips so I could shoot inside her. Carli shook while she came and arched her body backwards. She continued to bounce herself on top of me while we came together.
I couldn’t get enough of her beautiful face, of her beautiful luscious body. The way her hair surrounded her like a magical halo, how her body bent and shook while she orgasmed, and I shot my seed inside her.
I gripped her hard, probably too hard but she didn’t complain. She panted when I released my grip on her, her skin reddening where I held her.
Carli’s hair was damp from the exertion. The tops of her cheeks were red, and she had a bright-eyed glow on her face. Slowly, she moved over me and I felt my cock pull out of her juicy pussy. Our come was mingled together on my cock, but nothing mattered anymore.
Carli collapsed down on the floor beside me and we lay beside each other, staring up at the ceiling. Neither of us knew what to say. Everything was strange since she’d walked into my apartment tonight. I’d never behaved like this with a woman before. I’d never felt the need to comfort someone else. But with Carli, it was different.
When our breathing finally returned to normal, she spoke.
“I guess I should go before I fall asleep here again.”
I looked over at her. She kept her eyes firmly at the ceiling, purposely keeping her eyes turned from me.
“You should stay,” I said. She looked at me.
“Is that what you want, Rogue?” she asked.
“I don’t know what I want, Carli. I don’t know what this is. I had made up my mind to end this arrangement with you tonight, but look at where we are right now,” I replied.
We both sat up. I watched as she ran a hand through her damp hair and looked around the room.
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