Candy nodded. She knew she couldn’t get even more involved in The Forsaken Riders’ affairs, she was already in too deep and she didn’t even really understand how it had happened. All of a sudden, she had been picked up and carried off in a complete whirlwind, and now there they were, about to say goodbye for what could be the last time, if the worst happened…
Candy started to cry at the thought, and she pulled him close to her.
“I can’t stand the thought of losing you. Even though we barely know each other,” she whispered.
He grunted and pulled her into his lap so she was sitting astride him. She squeezed him tight with her thighs and ran her hands through his hair.
“You’re not going to lose me,” he whispered. “And no matter what, we’re together now, you and me…”
Candy smiled and kissed him softly.
“Please don’t go,” she whispered again. “What if…?”
“Don’t,” he said. “We have right now. And in life, that’s all any of us are ever promised.”
Candy kissed him again. She knew how right he was and yet she didn’t want to admit it.
She rose up on him, pressing herself down on him hard so she stirred in him something she had wanted since the second they lay eyes on each other.
“Last night,” he breathed, “when I saw you up on that stage… I knew you were going to be my woman.”
He kissed her feverishly, slipping his tongue into her mouth and massaging it against hers. Candy let him spin her round and lay her back onto the bed as he took hold of her throat and spread her legs wide. Even through his leathers she could see how hard and big he was. His manhood was so long, so impressive, she gasped at the outline and ran her hand up the length of it.
“Not yet,” he breathed as he ripped at her underwear, pulling her panties down and off from under the dress.
He took hold of her legs and pulled her to the edge of the bed, shoving up the dress with his other hand and staring at her, ready to taste her sweet juices. As he licked her for the first time, her whole body shuddered. It was the most incredible sensation she had ever felt and with each flick of his tongue, she was taken to new heights of ecstasy.
He pinned her down, his big, rough hands gripping onto her thighs as he worked her clit with the tip of his wicked tongue and then plunged it in and out of her. Candy could barely hold on. She was on the verge of the most intense orgasm of her entire life, and as he moved his tongue back up to flick lightly over her clit, he simultaneously plunged his thick finger right up inside of her.
“Steel!” she screamed with pleasure as she came in a crashing wave all over his face. She grabbed onto the back of his head and bucked her hips up so her sex met his mouth, and he moaned into her as he savored every ounce of her release.
“You’re mine,” he grunted as he rose above her, his rock hard cock standing stiff in his hand. “And I’m going to take you.”
He grabbed hold of her thighs and spread her legs wide, and as he climbed down on top of her and placed the tip of his dick at her opening, she knew it was only a matter of moments before she would be coming again and again.
As he thrust himself inside of her, Candy gasped and took every inch of him. He was so big and so experienced, she had never known anything like it. All of her past lovers were wiped out in an instant, and she knew from that moment on, Steel would be the only man she would ever give herself to.
He fucked her slowly, splitting her in half with his huge length, and Candy trembled beneath him. She watched how his huge frame heaved on top of her, and she felt so tiny, her body so small against his.
His breath began to sharpen, and Steel powered himself into her once more before his own thighs began to shudder. Candy dragged her fingernails along his back as she came for the second time and Steel exploded inside of her. He pumped his hot, thick seed right up into her sex and groaned as he emptied his entire load.
He collapsed down and pulled her close to him.
“Fuck,” he panted. “That was incredible… No one has ever made me cum like that.”
Candy looked up at him and smiled.
She didn’t care that they had only known each other for two days. She was completely in love. And she knew from that moment on, they would be together forever.
***
The sun set over the desert, and Steel stood looking out the window at the horizon.
Candy lay back in bed, watching him. She wondered what he was thinking.
“You don’t have to do this,” she said as a last ditch attempt to get him to stay.
“Yes, I do,” he said.
He turned back to look at her and smiled.
“Let’s not do the long, drawn out goodbye,” he said as if he was on the verge of cracking. “I can’t bear it.”
Candy felt the tears coming again, and she jumped up and ran to him. He took her in his arms and cradled her.
“I’ll be back in a few hours.”
He ran his fingers through her hair, and Candy sobbed into his chest. How could he really be going through with this? She knew that this was his world, that men like him killed when they had scores to settle, but she just couldn’t face the reality of the situation. What if he never came back?
“I love you, Candy,” he said. “I have since the second I saw you, and I’ll never, ever stop.”
He gave her a solitary kiss on the lips, and then he walked away from her, leaving her in the darkened room all alone.
***
Hours had passed. She sobbed into the pillow and drew her knees up to her chest. She couldn’t think about what was happening. She had to keep her mind somewhere else.
There was a light knock at the door, and she sat up and wiped her eyes. The door creaked slowly open and Lexi stood in the hallway, her eyes wet and streaked with mascara.
“King said you were here,” she said softly. “Mind if I come in?”
Candy shook her head and smiled. Lexi stepped into the room and closed the door behind her.
“I can’t sit still,” Lexi said. “I’m a mess.”
“I can’t even imagine how you’re feeling,” Candy said. “I’ve only been with Steel a few days, and I’m in bits… I can’t bear the thought of losing him.”
Lexi nodded and wiped tears from her eyes.
“Will they be okay?”
Lexi shrugged. “I just don’t know.”
Candy sighed and pulled the pillow up to her face and wrapped her arms around it, as if in some way it could protect her from this terrible situation.
“They’ve all gone,” Lexi said. “Only a couple of the old boys are left, including my dad.”
“I didn’t know your dad was a biker,” Candy said, welcoming the opportunity to talk about anything else.
“Neither did I, until I met King,” she smiled. “We’re just getting to know each other… He’s not well, though. We won’t have much time.”
“I’m so sorry,” Candy said.
“Don’t be,” Lexi smiled, “That’s just life, I suppose. At least we’ve had our time now.”
Candy nodded.
Lexi climbed onto the bed beside her and lay down. It had been such a long time since the girls had been around each other, and yet at the same time, it felt like only days.
“I can’t believe Marv is dead,” Lexi said.
“I know,” Candy agreed. “I mean…he was a jackass, but…you know…”
“Totally,” Lexi agreed. “The Forsaken never would have killed him. The Iron Riders have really fucked up.”
“They’ll get what they deserve,” Candy said, meaning every word.
***
They lay there together until the early hours of the morning. Neither of them moved, and each time there was the slightest noise from the highway right out in the distance, they both stopped breathing momentarily so they could concentrate on the sound.
It must have been close to 4:00 am when the lights started down the dirt track that led to the clubhouse. Lexi sho
ok Candy awake and both girls jumped up and ran to the window.
Lines of lights came piercing down through the darkness. There must have been at least twenty, maybe more, all flying towards them through the night.
“Is it them?” Candy asked excitedly.
“I don’t know,” Lexi said with hesitation. “But if isn’t, we’re all dead…”
She and Candy took each other’s hand and walked to the doorway of Steel’s bedroom. They opened it wide and moved out into the hallway. Part of Candy wanted to run downstairs and shout for them. She wanted so badly to run into Steel’s arms and for everything to be okay. But until they knew it was them, they couldn’t risk being seen. If the Iron Riders were coming to storm the clubhouse, both of the girls would be in grave danger.
They crouched at the top of the staircase on the third floor, both with their hearts in their mouths. As they heard the thumping of boots coming up the wooden steps to the front of the house, Candy could barely breathe.
The front door opened and the men, whoever they were, came inside. Lexi lifted her finger to her lips and shushed Candy even though she wasn’t making a sound.
“It’s done,” a voice came from downstairs and Candy sat up straight, straining to see over the bannister rail while remaining out of sight.
More steps thumped closer and others started up the stairs towards them.
“It must be them,” Candy hissed. “It must be.”
She got to her feet and shouted, “Steel!”
Lexi grabbed hold of her feet and tried to pull her back down, but in an instant, he croaked a reply…
“Candy… it’s me.”
She ran down the stairs to the second floor and threw herself into his arms. He was covered in blood and his eye was swollen. Cuts that looked like knife wounds ran all down his arms, and he was trembling.
“Steel,” she panted. “Come here.”
Lexi charged down the stairs after her and found her way to King. He too was wounded, but he was okay, and they locked themselves in a passionate embrace.
“We won,” Steel croaked. “We got Red X back.”
He collapsed into her arms while she helped him up the stairs and back into his room and lay him down on the bed.
***
She cleaned him with water and washed the dried blood away. Most of it wasn’t his, but his cuts were deep and she knew he would need a doctor. As he lay there with his head on her lap, she couldn’t believe the love she felt for him. He was the single most important person she had ever met in her life, and she never wanted to be faced with a situation where she could ever lose him again.
She thought back to earlier in the day, when he had asked her what she was running from. She had lied; she had told him no one. But now, she didn’t want secrets. She had seen him cracked open and vulnerable at the loss of his friend, and she was sure that not many people would have ever seen that side to him. She wanted him to know everything about her—she wanted to give him the same courtesy. She had to be honest and tell him about her past. She wanted him to know the wrongs someone had done to her, how much she had needed saving and how grateful she was that he had come into her life.
She looked down at him and brushed the hair away from his eyes. He was soundly asleep, and she wouldn’t wake him.
“Tomorrow,” she whispered. “Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of our lives together.”
She leaned forward and kissed him gently on the forehead and then she closed her eyes. She was part of the Forsaken Riders now. She was Steel’s woman, and even though she had been on the run for months, now she knew she could finally call somewhere home.
THE END
Through the Gateway
Iona Savage
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Cellar
Chapter 2 Flickering Light
Chapter 3 The Cruel Truth
Chapter 4 Fresh Tangy Oranges
Chapter 5 Mind Reading
Chapter 6 The Traveler
Chapter 7 By My Side
Chapter 8 Jolly Jack
Chapter 9 Little People
Chapter 10 Traitor is Your Name
Chapter 11 Discovery of Magic
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Chapter 1 The Cellar
“You sure you want one of them?” Tammy double checked with the guy, if she couldn’t change his mind, it meant lugging a crate of beers from the cellar.
“I’d like what I asked for, if it’s all the same with you?” Niyol was not going to change his mind.
Tammy tried to stare him down. Okay, so he was a good looking guy, tall and handsome, with a trace of Native American features, but didn’t he realize that her shift was nearly over and she really didn’t want to go into that damp, dark cellar, just to get his bloody beer?
“Is there something special about that particular beer, that none of the others taste like?”
Niyol noticed the cold stare she was giving him, but he knew he wasn’t going to change his mind. It wasn't by chance that the beer he wanted was in the cellar.
“Sorry,” he replied, staring back at her with no intention of being the one to look away.“That’s the beer I ordered, and that’s the beer I want.”
Tammy knew her cold stare wasn’t going to work on this guy. She was going to have to go down there, in the last ten minutes of her shift, just for this punk.
“Right,” she said, in his face,“you’ll have to wait until I fetch some up from the cellar, won’t you?” she told him, hoping this might change his mind.
“I suppose I will,” he replied, equally as cocky,“you better get going then.”
Nothing she said was going to work. With a loud audible sigh, especially for his benefit, she turned and looked for the cellar keys. Tammy slammed the drawer open and shut, ensuring he knew exactly how she felt about his bloody beer.
“Sorry,” she said, turning back to him,“it seems Paul, the cellar guy, has taken the key with him on his lunch.”
“Is that not it there?” Niyol asked, pointing to a key hanging on a hook, just under the wine glasses shelf. She really wasn't making this easy for him, he thought.
That was her last throw of the dice, she knew exactly where the key was, and it seemed that so did he. She had tried to appeal to his better nature, but this guy didn't have one, Tammy thought to herself. There was no point asking anyone else either, because the few staff on duty were all new here. This job sucked. Staff were always changing, customers were awkward, like this guy here, and all she wanted to do was finish her shift, go home and pick up with her friends on Facebook.
“Okay, I won’t be long, Sir,” she placed extra emphasis on the sir, letting him know exactly what she thought of him.
Tammy opened the cellar door, reluctantly. She hated the cellar, it always gave her the creeps, and she usually refused to go down there. It was definitely haunted, she was sure, or perhaps it was just her imagination, but there was something about it. Maybe she should just get her coat and go home now, she had less than ten minutes left on her shift, no-one would be any the wiser. Nah, she couldn’t afford to be sacked again, the rent was due. She’d just have to suck in air and get down there. Quickly, she turned around to see if she could change his mind, but he had his back to her. If only she knew where this particular crate of beers was located, then she could be up and down in no time at all. It was going to take ages to find it.
Switching on the light, she mustered up courage and put one foot in front of the other, descending into the damp smelling, black hole of a cellar.
The light was dim, Paul her boss was a cheapskate and hadn't replaced the blown bulbs down here, making it difficult to see. Somewhere there was the drip, drip of water. She wouldn’t be surprised if mushrooms didn’t grow down here, or something worse. She quickly scanned all the crates, searching for this guy’s particular brand, desperate to get out of this place, when she heard a noise, like a scraping, as if a door was opening.
She looked in the direction of the noise but could not see anything in the darkened corners, although one corner looked a little darker than the others. She was about to turn her head again when she felt a light breeze flow across her face. Staring hard now into the corner, she was now convinced that it definitely was darker than anywhere else in the cellar, as though there was another room. She’d never noticed another room before. Maybe the specialist beer crates were in there, because she couldn’t find them here. As she neared the darkened shape, she could make out it was an entrance to another room. She supposed it was a bit hidden away. With this dim light it was no wonder she’d not noticed it before. With a bit of luck the crate would be in here, and then she can get off home.
Chapter 2 Flickering Light
As soon as she stepped into the passageway, she knew she had made a mistake, it seemed to go on forever. What was she thinking? Just turn back round Tammy girl, get your coat and go home, sod the dude and his pretentious beer. Then she turned to look back but couldn't see the entrance, all she could see was the cellar wall, she must have made a turn somewhere, without realizing. Looking in front, she could see a light glowing. With an increasing feeling of trepidation, she headed for the light.
The light flickered, like a flame, but she couldn’t see anyone lighting a fire down here. A breeze blew up the tunnel and she realized she was about to step outside. How could it be the outside? She looked on in puzzlement, yes, it was definitely the outside, it led to a woodlands. There were no woodlands at the back of the bar, she was certain.
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