THE PAIN IN my face shocked me when I woke and moved my stiff jaw. As I moved, the handcuff rattled against the frame of the bed I’d been put on. My eyes surveyed the room. It was bare, other than the bed, a night stand, and a large mirror on the wall with a clear view of the bed. I looked at my reflection. My cheek was red and swollen. There was no pain anywhere else on my body and I let out a breath of relief; I hadn’t been raped.
The door opened and I swallowed the lump in my throat as the dark-haired man I’d kicked in the face walked into the room. He closed the door and approached the bed. His dark eyes studied me head to toe. His tongue ran across his bottom lip before he sat on the edge of the bed. I pulled away from his touch when his hand grazed my leg.
“Gorgeous and feisty. No wonder your brother sent you away. I wouldn’t want a man like me anywhere near my sister either.” Putting his hands on both sides of me, he moved toward me, crawling over me on the bed. The scent of his cologne and sweat churned my stomach. I shimmied away from him, and he gripped my leg, pulling me under him.
With my free hand, I swung at his face. “Don’t touch me!”
He caught my hand mid-air and squeezed it in his grip until the pain made me grimace. He released my hand and moved closer. “I’m gonna touch you, darlin’. I’m gonna touch you everywhere I damn well please. Then I’m gonna stick my cock in you and fuck you over and over.” His hand crawled up my inner thigh until he reached between my legs. “When I’m done with you, I’m gonna let every one of my brothers have their chance to fuck you.”
I shoved his hand away as the vomit rose in my throat and fear clenched my gut. “Why are you doing this?”
“Your brother got involved in things he shouldn’t have. Now I need to teach him a lesson. Would you rather me kill him? I can do that. I can save you the pain…” A wicked laugh escaped him, “Well there’d still be pain. I can’t let a pretty thing like you go without knowing what this pussy feels like around my cock, but I’d keep my brothers off you. Do you want that instead?”
I held my lips tight. I wasn’t going to be baited into his fucked-up mind games.
He moved in closer and brushed his lips against my ear. “You’re a smart girl, aren’t you?”
I kicked out, making contact with his waist, knocking him off the bed. He landed and quickly rebounded.
His palm slapped across my face. “Not smart enough!”
My hand went to my throbbing cheek. With teeth clenched, I glared at him. I knew Jake would come and this bastard would pay for everything he did to me.
“Dominic, bring me more handcuffs!” His dark eyes lowered on me. “You could’ve made this easier on yourself. I wouldn’t have hurt you as badly if you’d given in willingly.”
“There’s no way in hell I’d give in to having sex with you.”
The tall, burly man with the dice tattoo on his neck walked in and when his eyes fell on me, my nerves bunched into a tighter knot. He handed the man I assumed to be Tolito the second set of cuffs.
“Leave something for us, boss.”
“It isn’t gonna be tonight.” The corner of Tolito’s mouth raised. “I’ll be busy with her all night long.”
The burly man chuckled and walked out; my stomach churned at Tolito’s words. This would be over soon. It had to be over soon.
Tolito bent over the bed and reached for my hand. I pulled it away and his hand slapped across the opposite cheek, rocking me backward.
“Give me your damn hand.” He lunged for it and gripped it in his fist. His free hand took hold of my hip and with one quick, forceful motion, he flipped me over and raised my ass in the air. The cold, heavy handcuff clasped around my wrist and dragged me forward to the bed frame. It locked in place and Tolito ran his hand along my arm. I cringed at his touch and tried to move away from his body. He instantly seized me in his grip.
“You have too many clothes on. I want to see what I’m working with.”
The tearing of my shirt sounded in my ears and cool air hit my bare back. With his fists gripping the fabric, he removed my shirt completely and tossed it onto the floor. His hands reached around me and cupped my breasts, squeezing them. Teeth scraped along the skin of my back, then a hard bite came down, pinching my skin, making me wince in pain.
“Stop touching me, you sick fuck!”
“Oh, darlin’, we’re just beginning.” His hand slid over my backside and reached between my legs and stroked. I clenched my legs shut and wiggled away from him. The cuffs clanged against the bars, and he took hold of my hips, jerking me back in place. His fist took hold of my hair, yanked my head back, and his tongue licked across my cheek.
“Give me what I want and I promise I won’t kill your brother.”
I grimaced at the tight, painful hold he had on my hair. Anger surged through me as I spit out the words. “I don’t trust a damn word you say.”
Tolito laughed into my ear. “You’re right, you shouldn’t. I’m gonna kill him anyway, but I want him to see what I do to you first.”
Tolito shoved me forward, then his weight left the bed. As soon as the door closed behind him, I instantly tested the bars and searched for a weak spot. Rust had gathered at one of the joints. I jerked hard on the bar and continued to try to jolt it free. The door started to open and I stopped immediately.
Tolito placed the camera he held on the night stand and pressed the red record button. He climbed back onto the bed and gripped my hips hard, moving them where he wanted them. His hands came around my waist and unbuttoned my jeans. I bucked and writhed, trying to break free from his grasp. His fist came down on my back, forcing me to collapse onto the mattress. Tears pooled in my eyes as the pain rippled over my muscles.
“I told you once already, this will go easier if you cooperate.”
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE
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LIZ
MY BACK ACHED from Tolito’s punch and was tender to his hand running across my skin. Forcefully grabbing my hips, he lifted my ass into the air. Terror rushed through my body when his hands took hold of my jeans and jerked them off my hips. His hand slammed down on my ass cheek and jolted me forward. My body began trembling at what was to come if Jake or Nix didn’t make it in time.
“I bet you like it rough, don’t you, darlin’.”
A hard, pain inflicting smack came down on the same cheek. I bit into my lip and grimaced, refusing to make a sound and give him any satisfaction. Another hard smack hit the opposite cheek, then another, jolting me forward with each swing, bringing tears to my eyes.
Relief filled me when his weight left the bed and his painful smacks ended. I glanced over my shoulder and the knot in my stomach constricted when I saw him undressing. Hidden tattoos traveled down the left side of him and into the briefs he was pulling down. His erection sprung forward, and I looked away as tears rolled down my cheeks. Please Jake, hurry.
His weight returned to the bed, and I instantly brought my legs forward, stopping him from taking my jeans off any further. Strong hands fisted my ankles and dragged them out from under me. Quick, aggressive movements had my jeans sliding off my legs. Another slap to my ass was followed by an excruciating bite to my tender flesh. My hair was fisted and yanked, arching my back and bringing my face to his as he pressed his erection into my backside.
“Hell, I might just keep you as my ol’ lady if you’re as good at fucking as you are at taking a beating.” His bite came down hard on my shoulder as he hooked his hand onto my thong and tugged it off my hips.
The distant sound of gunshots instantly loosened his grip on my hair. “What the fuck?” He jumped off the bed and rushed to get his jeans. The door swung open behind me and Jake charged in with his gun raised. One look at me and his eyes darkened. His gaze fell on Tolito and he fired. Tolito’s body slammed into the wall as the bullet tore through him. Blood poured out of his abdomen and onto his jeans. Another round was fired and Tolito’s body collapsed to the floor in a twisted heap. Gurgles choked out of his mouth before he ex
haled his last breath.
Tears streamed down my cheeks and I let out the breath I’d been holding.
“Jake,” I cried.
“Peach, baby,” Jake came to the bedside and stroked my hair, “let me find the key.”
He searched Tolito’s clothes, returned to the bedside and stroked my head before unlocking each cuff. Gripping me in his arms, he held me tight against him. My tears soaked into his shirt. Soft strokes ran through my hair and over my back.
“Ssh, Peach, it’s okay. I’m here. I got you.” I raised my head, and his hand caressed my cheek, wiping the tears from my face. Fear filled his eyes as he looked down at me.
“Did he rape you?”
I shook my head. “You stopped him before he did.”
Jake pulled me back against him and kissed my head. Cradling me in his arms, he lifted me from the bed. My eyes caught sight of Tolito’s dead body and the blood pooling on the floor.
“Peach, don’t look at him.”
I buried my face into his chest. He set me down on the other side of the bed and grabbed my jeans. As I put them on, he removed his vest and shirt. Raising the shirt, he nodded for me to put it on. I slipped into it, then reached for the camera.
“He was recording what he was doing to me.” I pulled the SD card from the camera and handed it to Jake.
“Sick son of a bitch.” Jake glanced at Tolito’s body, then back at me. He pocketed the camera card. “Come here. I need to get you home.” Jake pulled me into his arms and hugged me tight. His hand stroked through my hair as he kissed my head. “Tolito made the biggest fucking mistake of his life trying to take you from me.”
“Thank you for coming for me.” My tears wet his chest as my adrenaline and emotions came crashing down.
“Always. I’d do anything to protect you.”
Jake took my hand and gently led me out of the room. Down the hall lay another body. Jake covered my eyes and guided me to the stairs. Nix was waiting at the bottom of the steps with a gunshot wound to his arm. I rushed to him, and he held me tight against him, patting my hair.
“You all right? Did he hurt you?”
“Not like that. Jake stopped him.”
Nix’s chest loosened. His grip eased and I looked up at him. His eyes glistened with tears. “Jake’s gonna take you home. I need to call TBI and get patched up. I’ll come by Jake’s house later.”
“What about the bodies?” Panic rose in my chest. “What’s going to happen when TBI comes?”
Jake wrapped an arm around me and kissed my head. He and Nix exchanged silent words as they looked at one another.
“Everything is going to be fine,” Nix assured me.
CHAPTER THIRTY
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LIZ
JAKE PROPPED ME up on the bar, a wicked grin shining across his face. It’d been three weeks since Tolito kidnapped me and everything was finally calming down for the Kings. Lucas’ colors were stripped from him and he was given a beating that put him in the hospital. I stopped in his room one evening after finding his name on the chart. Part of me sympathized for the bruises on his body, but it was his actions that got Pat murdered and me assaulted. I could forgive him, but I’d never forget.
Jake came clean about his past as an undercover, and it was his connections that kept him and Nix from landing in jail, along with the edited video of what Tolito did to me. TBI’s investigation determined that Nix and Jake shot in self-defense and charges were never pressed.
I glanced down at Jake as he spoke loud enough for all the club members to hear.
“This woman here,” he placed his hand on my waist, “is the best damn thing that has ever happened to me, and I want every one of you fuckers to know, I love her.”
Hoots and hollers shouted throughout the clubhouse. Jake came between my legs and wrapped his hands around my face and buried his fingers in my hair as he claimed my lips. My breath grew heavy as arousal burned between my legs. Jake hadn’t touched me intimately since my assault, determined to ensure I was healed and wanted him, and more than anything, I wanted him now. His head met mine. I bit my lip and grinned.
“Take me upstairs.”
Jake’s eyes lit up and he instantly pulled me from the bar. My legs wrapped around him as he carried me through the front room, completely oblivious to everyone watching.
He laid me beneath him and gently ran his hands along my stomach as his lips found mine. Sliding beneath my jeans, he eased two fingers inside me. My breath left me the moment his touch filled me. My body was aching to have him thrusting into me, but I wanted to savor every moment of his touch.
Kisses trailed along my neck as I arched my head and moved my hips, giving him better access to my clit. His hand slid out and unbuttoned my jeans. I raised my hips as he slid them off and tossed them aside. Slowly his hand traced along my tattoo then lowered, diving into my panties and filling me, stroking deep, settling into rhythmic swirls around my clit.
“Tell me what you want, Peach. I’ll do it to you.”
“I want you to make me come, Jake. Make love to me, then fuck me like there’s no tomorrow.”
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