Alexey steps right in front of me and then slaps his open palm against the door next to my head, making me jump. “Jade, I will only tell you this one more time. You are my woman, my ONLY woman,” he roars. “You will trust me.” He places his hand on the neckline of my dress and pulls. The dress and bra rip, exposing my breasts to his smouldering eyes.
“Alexey,” I whisper, but he doesn’t let me speak, as he lowers his head and takes my lips in a heated kiss. The anger vibrates through him as he places his hands under my ass and picks me up, carrying me towards the bed and lowering both of us to the mattress, not once letting up on the kiss. His hands are everywhere, divesting my clothing until I’m naked under him.
He finally stops kissing me and leans back on his haunches as he rips open his shirt. Taking it off, he throws it over his shoulder. He stands and strips off his pants and boxers, his body tense with his pent-up anger. He doesn’t give me time to think about what is happening, because he takes hold of my ankles and pulls me down and towards him. And even though I can feel the anger vibrating through his body, it surprises me how careful he still touches me.
I see him lower himself onto his knees, and then his head is between my legs and I’m gasping as his tongue touches my pussy. He has placed my knees over his shoulders as he continues to worship my body. My body is soon writhing in pleasure. “Alexey.” I gasp, but he’s relentless, and then I lose complete control as my body explodes around his tongue. When the tremors start to calm, I open my eyes to see him watching me from where he’s sitting on his haunches as he strokes my legs.
When our eyes collide, he turns his head slightly, still looking at me, and kisses my calf and then my inner thigh. He continues until he’s kissing my pussy again. His eyes never leave mine as he drives me crazy with his tongue, and then he inserts a finger into my heat. I toss my head back as I groan in pleasure, but then quickly look back at him as he stops. As soon as my eyes are on his, he continues with the assault until I’m once again out of my mind.
This time when I come, I scream his name. He continues to lap at my juices until I calm. My breathing is still irregular when he stands and places my legs around his waist, inserting his tip into my heat. “Mmm,” I murmur as I feel him slowly penetrate my body. When he’s fully buried, he stops. We look at each other in silence for a few seconds until he starts to thrust hard and deep, making me gasp, and then he’s leaning over me and taking my nipple into his mouth as he continues to plunder my depths.
“Ale . . . xey,” I scream as I feel myself start to convulse around him. My nails dig into his shoulders as he loses all rhythm and thrusts desperately until he roars his release deep within my body. Our breathing is erratic as we start to come down from our high. My mind is still scattered with the pleasure he offered. His head is buried against my neck. I lift my hand to stroke his hair, but then let it drop down again.
I know he’s upset about me not trusting him, but he hasn’t told me anything yet. If that photo isn’t what it seems, then he needs to tell me what really did happen. “You’re tensing,” he rasps as he lifts his head. I turn my face to look the other way so he doesn’t see the pain in my eyes, but he’s not having any of that. He takes hold of my chin and turns my face towards him. His eyes are still stormy but not as explosive as earlier. “Do you still doubt me?”
“No.” And it’s true. After having time to think, I realize Alexey isn’t the type to go behind someone’s back to cheat. He knows what he wants and goes for it. If he wanted to sleep with someone else, then he would toss me aside. He isn’t scared of anyone; therefore, there would be no reason for him to hide.
“Then what’s still bothering you?” he asks as he slips out of me, making both of us groan in pleasure. He turns on his side with his head resting on his hand and looks at me, waiting for my reply.
“When that woman came to the table and touched you, I knew you had slept with her.” His body tenses. I continue before he can interrupt. “Maybe not now, but sometime, and then when I went to the ladies’ and received that text, it looked like it had been today.” A sob breaks through and a tear manages to spill down my cheek.
“Fuck,” he roars as he sits up, his back to me as he rubs his face. “I was walking to my office with Nik and Andrei when Maria came around the corner, tripped, and fell against me. What you saw”—he turns to look at me—“was me steadying her. As soon as I was sure she was fine, I continued on my way.” He sighs before he continues. “I fucked her once, long before I met you.”
My heart tightens in pain. It’s one thing to think that he had sex with her, and another to know. “She still wants you,” I state as I sit up and move to cover myself with the sheet, but he pulls the sheet out of my hand.
“Don’t cover yourself.” He takes hold of my arms and pulls me onto his lap. “Look at me,” he orders. When I’m finally looking up at him, he continues, his arm around my waist, holding me close. “Just because women throw themselves at me doesn’t mean I’m going to take them.”
“I know, but at the time, it hurt to think that you might have slept with her,” I confess.
“Malysh, I have never slept with a woman except for you. As soon as the sex was over, they were out.” Leaning my head against his shoulder, I hear his steady heartbeat, and it starts to calm me. “You need to trust me. We can’t have anyone come between us. In my type of life, there has to be one hundred percent trust between us.”
“I know, but what would you have thought if that happened to you?” I ask, and feel him stiffen under me.
“No one will touch you. If any fucker thinks he can, he will die,” he promises. I lift my hand and stroke his chest and his neck. We sit like that for a few minutes in silence, enjoying each other, when he talks again.
“I will find out who sent that text, who tried to hurt us, and they will pay,” he says softly against my hair as he kisses the top of my head.
ALEXEY 15
I walk out of the room, closing the door quietly behind me. Jade is still sleeping deeply, but after the night I gave her, she’s still going to sleep for a couple hours. I made sure that she knows how much I want her, waking her up various times during the night to pleasure her. I walk towards the lounge, already sending Vlad a text to meet me here before we leave.
I want to know who sent Jade that photo and how they got her number. If they think that they can mess with my woman, they are mistaken. The pain that I saw in her eyes when she thought I had been with another woman angers me. I never want to see Jade upset, especially about things that are purposely done to upset her.
There is a knock on the door, and I know that it will be Vlad. “Come,” I call, and hear the door open as I pour myself and him coffee. He walks towards me, taking the mug I hand over to him. I can see him assessing my mood.
“I want answers,” I snap, knowing that he knows what I’m talking about. “Find the culprit and bring him to me.” I told Jade the person would pay, and they will.
“I looked into it last night,” Vlad says. “They used a burner phone. We won’t be able to find them like that, but Nik says that that photo was taken during the day, so I have asked for a log of all staff in the building yesterday.”
“I have a meeting with Draco today, but I want to be kept updated,” I order, and see Vlad nod.
“Do you think it could be Maria?” Vlad asks. I have thought about it, and it’s a possibility, but she would be very stupid to try to sabotage my relationship while implicating herself.
“I’m not sure, but I want her out of there. She can go work in one of the other clubs.” The minute she placed her hand on me at the club in front of Jade, her fate was sealed. When I got the text from Nik telling me that he was taking Jade home because she was upset with a photo she received of me with a woman, I was furious at her for believing I could hurt her like that, but when I got home and saw how distraught she was, I understood that she was still insecure with her position in my life, and that was my fault.
“I had
an interesting meeting last night,” I say. “Salazar’s lawyer brought me some unexpected information.” Vlad raises an eyebrow in question. “He gave me the location of where Salazar is keeping the women before smuggling them out of the country.”
“Can you trust him?”
“He asked for our protection. If he tries to cross us, he is dead, and he knows it. He has his wife with him. I don’t think he’s trying to cross us, but I’m going to work together with the MC on this one, as they are invested in finding these women the Keres MC are kidnapping.”
“What time is the meeting?” Vlad asks.
“In the next hour,” I say as I look at my wristwatch. “We better go. I want to be there when they arrive.” Walking out of the apartment, I see Nik and Ivan already there. Before I get into the lift, I ask Nik to bring Jade to the club for lunch.
I’m already behind my desk at the club when Vlad walks in with Boris. “We might have a sighting of Salazar.”
“Where?”
“Downtown. I sent two of our guys to make sure it’s him.” I nod before I continue signing the documents that need to go out today. My phone beeps, letting me know that my meeting has arrived.
“Get the plan of the hotel out. I’m going to go greet Draco.” When I walk into the main area of the club, I see that Draco and Wulf are sitting at one of the tables with a beer each. Maria is standing around talking to them. I must remember to talk to her before I leave.
“Draco, Wulf,” I greet as I approach. One thing I like about these men is that they don’t play around. When there is something to be sorted, we can depend on them to get it done. They both nod in greeting but don’t stand. “Shall we take this conversation to my office?” I indicate with my arm for them to follow me.
Entering the office, I see that Vlad has laid out the plans and Boris is now standing outside. “Why are we here?” Draco asks with a raised eyebrow.
“I need your assistance with a delicate matter,” I reveal as I stand over the plans. “This here is the plans to a hotel that I want destroyed.” To their credit, they don’t show any sign of surprise.
“What kind of assistance?” Draco asks as he looks over the plans.
“In two days’ time, you will have the shipment to collect. I want to book you into the hotel for the night before.” The MC are collecting one of our arms shipments and delivering it to the DRC. In doing this, we have the perfect cover with them staying at the hotel. “This hotel belongs to Salazar, and we both know that they are somehow getting the information about the shipments. If you stay at the hotel, they won’t suspect you of anything except of being in town to do a job. They will have their eyes on you, missing anyone else who might be around,” I state.
Draco looks over at Wulf, and I swear if I didn’t know better, I would think they were communicating telepathically. “Is that all you want us to do at the hotel? Sleep?” Draco asks suspiciously.
“That is all I need from you. I know you guys usually ride up the same day you collect, but this time, I need you here before. Salazar is going to be too busy when you scheduled to pick up the shipment to worry about it.”
“Fine,” Draco states as he moves away from the table and sits on one of the chairs before my desk.
“Now that we have that out of the way, I have some interesting information about the whereabouts of the kidnapped women.” I notice both men tense, but that is their only outward show of emotion. “There is a warehouse where they are taking them before they smuggle them out of the country on fishing boats.”
“Is this information solid?” Wulf asks.
“I’ve had it checked out and it adds up, but you are welcome to investigate. Actually, I want you to investigate before we take them out,” I say. I know they have a very good hacker in their group, and I would feel better if we go in knowing everything.
“Give me all the details, and we will get back to you with information,” Draco states.
“Vlad will text you the address and the name of the company they are using for the fishing boats.” But as I finish, Draco is already shaking his head.
“Rather you write it down for me and I will leave with it. I don’t want any info being sent that might be intercepted.” Draco is a cautious son of a bitch, but maybe that’s why I like working with him so much. Not only does he get the work done, but for a biker club, they have ethics. They’re dangerous, but when they give their word, I know they stand by it.
I look over at Vlad standing by the door and nod for him to write everything down for them. Vlad walks over to my desk, opens the folder that is lying right on top, and starts to write down the details. When he’s finished, he hands over the piece of paper to Draco, who looks at it, frowns, and then hands it to Wulf.
“Are you sure this is the place?” he asks.
“That’s the address I got. Why?” I ask suspiciously.
“That area is half an hour away from our compound,” he says. “If that is correct, it means that the Keres are protecting the warehouse.”
“Is that a problem?” I sense some underlying current that I can’t put my finger on.
“No problem. It will just be trickier to sneak up to watch the warehouse, but definitely not impossible,” he says. Just then, I receive a text. Looking down, I see that Jade has arrived.
“As soon as you know if this information is correct, let me know, and we can plan the extraction of the women and how we’re going to destroy their operation,” I state as I stand. Draco and Wulf nod before they take their leave. Walking over to the door next to my office, I punch in the password. The door opens to reveal my assistant. “Stephan, I will be out for the rest of the day. If you need anything, text me. I also want you to book accommodation for tomorrow night at The City Hotel. Contact the Elementals MC for the information you might need to make the bookings.”
“Yes, Boss,” he replies. Stephan was injured and nearly died in a shootout. His right leg was injured to such an extent that he walks with a limp. He’s very good with computers, so I decided to have him help me with all the odds and ends that I might need, and that requires confidentiality. He oversees the wife of one of my men. She types and files and does all the work he doesn’t.
Closing the door again, I make my way to where Jade is waiting. I stop as I enter the main area and see Jade sitting at the table we sat at last night. Her attention is reverted to Nik, who is sitting opposite her, but she’s glaring at Maria, who is by the bar.
I make my way towards them. When Jade sees me approaching, a beautiful smile splits across her face. “Nik, what’s the problem?” I ask in Russian as I draw Jade out of her chair and kiss her on the forehead as I hold her close to my body. Her presence and her subtle perfume calms my mind.
“You should get rid of that woman. She likes to provoke your woman,” he answers.
“Hey, you two. I don’t think you know this, but I don’t understand you,” Jade says playfully.
“Well, then, I guess we better start you on Russian lessons, shouldn’t we?” I tease as I lower my head and take her lips in a possessive kiss that won’t leave any doubt in anyone’s mind who she belongs to. When I finally lift my head, Jade’s cheeks are flushed in passion, but her eyes are twinkling in happiness. “Are you hungry?”
Jade looks at me teasingly before she raises on her toes and whispers in my ear, “Hungry for you.” My cock that was already hard and ready for her after our kiss hardens even more at her words. I see Nik move away towards the bar as I pull Jade back into my arms so she can feel what she’s doing to me.
“You are asking for a spanking,” I growl against her lips as I nibble at her bottom lip.
“Mmm,” she mumbles as her arms move around my neck, and she entwines her fingers in my hair.
“Alexey,” Vlad calls. By his tone, I know there is trouble. Looking over my shoulder, I see him indicate for us to go into the office.
“Come, malysh, let’s see what my brat wants.” I pull my jacket forward to hide my erection. “Wa
lk before me.” I place my hand on her back and guide her towards Vlad. When I enter the office, I help Jade into one of the chairs and then turn to look over at Vlad.
“They attacked Phoenix. Two of our men are dead, three men and two women wounded. The place, from what I’ve been told, is trashed.” I hear Jade gasp from behind me. Fuck, I shouldn’t have brought her in here, but I didn’t think it would be something like this.
“How bad are the wounded?” I ask, my anger simmering just under my skin.
“One woman is critical, as she got shot in the chest. The others will pull through,” he reports.
“Let’s go,” I order. Turning, I hold out my hand for Jade. I see how pale she is from the news and wish that I could cocoon her away from all this violence, but now it’s too late. I need to make sure to talk to Vlad about keeping these things away from Jade whenever possible. “You will drive with me, malysh. I want you by my side where I know you will be safe.” She doesn’t say anything, just takes my hand and stands.
When we step out of the office, Nik appears as if from thin air. He doesn’t say anything, just falls into step. “Follow us,” I order as I step into the basement where Andrei and Ivan are standing by the door. Looking over my shoulder, I let Nik know that Jade is driving with me.
Helping Jade into the car, I make sure she’s buckled in before I accelerate out of the basement. I feel her hand on my leg as we speed towards Phoenix, one of my clubs. Tomorrow, that son of a bitch will be destroyed. I will burn his fucking hotel to the ground.
Parking outside the club, I see the police have been called. Who the fuck would call the police? Stepping out of the car, I go around and help Jade out. Holding her hand, I make my way towards the entrance. “Stay close,” I order, and feel her squeeze my hand in acknowledgment.
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