In The Still of the Night [The Protectors 2] (Siren Publishing Classic)

by Monroe, Marla

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  Jenna paced the bedroom floor. She had to be at work in less than five hours and couldn’t sleep. She wasn’t going to lie to herself and say it wasn’t because of Riley. He dominated her thoughts night and day. Part of her longed to feel him deep inside her again, while part of her never wanted to see him again. What was she going to do?

  She flopped down on the couch and huffed out a breath. Maybe she shouldn’t have been so angry with him. It took two, and she. She had wanted him. When he kissed her, she was lost. She was still lost.

  The phone rang, jarring her from her thoughts. She got up and went to answer it.

  “Hello?”

  “Jenna, baby. I’m so sorry for how I treated you.” Todd’s voice greeted her.

  “What in the hell are you calling me for? I told you we’re through. Didn’t you get that when Riley broke your nose?”

  “The bastard nearly broke my jaw. You think I was rough, you see him and he’ll put you in the hospital,” he said.

  “It’s none of your business who I see. Leave me alone, and don’t call and hang up anymore,” Jenna warned.

  “What are you talking about? I haven’t called you and hung up. I call, I got something to say.”

  “Right. Like I believe your lying ass. Stay away from me.” Jenna slammed down the phone and felt good doing it.

  What had she seen in him? . I saw what I wanted to see. Someone to love me. I just want someone to care. Jenna had never felt like she belonged in her family. They were all brainiacs, smart enough to win scholarships and never having to study while doing it. She’d had to study to keep her grades up enough to pass. It wasn’t until college that she’d finally hit her stride. She didn’t make straight A’s, but she had done well enough to capture a coveted job at the consulting company where she worked now. And, she’d met Tina, her best friend.

  Still, she wanted to feel a part of something. Deep down, Jenna knew that having a man wasn’t the answer. The answer was being confident in herself and being happy on her own. She had a good job, a nice house, and a good friend. She was rich in some minds. Just not in her own.

  Then it hit her. How had Todd known she was awake at three in the morning unless he had been outside her house? The bastard was stalking her. Maybe she should have called the police. She could still call them. Obviously the restraining order didn’t mean a thing to him. Well, next time she would call the police.

  Frustrated to the point of tears, she finally settled back in bed with the hopes of getting at least a few hours of sleep. Thoughts of Riley drifted back to her as she closed her eyes. His strong arms and firm muscles invaded her dreams. He kissed her, and she was lost.

  * * * *

  “He called you at three in the morning? You’re right. He had to have been outside watching you.” Tina stabbed at her salad.

  “I don’t get it. I haven’t heard from him in nearly a month, and now he shows back up.”

  “If he calls you again, call the police, and tell them he’s bothering you. They need to make a report, so it will be on record,” Tina reminded her.

  “I know. I didn’t think about it last night until he’d had time to leave,” Jenna glanced at her watch. They still had twenty minutes left in their lunch hour.

  “You never did say why you were up at that time of morning.”

  “I just couldn’t sleep.” Jenna avoided Tina’s hard gaze.

  “Uh huh. Tell that to someone who believes you. What’s bothering you?” she asked.

  “Really, nothing.”

  “Jenna, you know we can talk about anything with each other. Don’t hold back if something has you upset enough that you are up all night worrying over it. That’s what friends are for.” Tina moved her salad aside and leaned in toward her.

  “Riley.”

  “What about Riley?” she asked

  Jenna swallowed. “I had sex with Riley the other night.” There, she’d said it.

  “Okay.” Tina took a deep breath and let it whoosh out.

  “That’s all you are gonna say?”

  “I’m not sure what to say. You’re a grown woman. You can make your own decisions.”

  “But?” Jenna prompted.

  “You know he isn’t going to hang around, right?”

  “I know. I just can’t believe I did it. And,” she began. “I enjoyed it. A lot.”

  “I’m not surprised. He’s a hunk just like Logan.” Tina laughed.

  “Tina, it’s not funny.”

  “I’m not laughing at you, hon.” Tina patted her hand.

  “What am I going to do? I want him again, but I know it isn’t going to go anywhere.”

  “So, have a fling. Don’t expect it to go anywhere, and enjoy yourself. Just don’t get serious about him.”

  “I’ve never had a fling in my life. You know that. I don’t know how.” Jenna sighed. She looked at her watch and pushed her salad back. “It’s time to get back to work.”

  “We’ll talk more later. I bet Riley is going to show up at your place before then.” Jenna scooted her chair back from the table.

  “Why do you think that?” Jenna asked.

  “Because he’d be a fool not to.” Tina winked at her.

  * * * *

  An insistent pounding on her door woke Jenna. She rubbed her face. She must have fallen asleep reading. She stood up, a little unsteady and still groggy. The knocking started again followed by a demanding voice. She knew that voice.

  “Open the door, Jenna.”

  If she wasn’t awake before, she was now. She swallowed and unlocked the door. At the sound of the locks, the knocking stopped. She opened the door a couple of inches, but Riley shoved it the rest of the way open with his shoulder.

  “What took you so damn long?” he asked.

  “I was asleep on the couch.” She ran one hand through her mussed hair. “What do you want anyway?”

  “Todd.” One word.

  “What about him?”

  “He called and has been watching you, and you didn’t tell me.” He took a step closer.

  Jenna took a step back. “I didn’t see where I needed to. If he calls back, I’m going to call the police.”

  “Next time you call me. I don’t want you here by yourself with that nut case anywhere near you.” Riley advanced on her.

  She quickly ran out of room to back up. He continued to advance.

  “I should turn you over my knee and spank that sweet ass of yours.” He stopped less than a foot from her.

  “You wouldn’t dare,” she said, her chin going up.

  “Don’t you get it? You can’t play around with Todd. He’s dangerous.” He lifted her chin higher with two fingers so she was looking up into his eyes.

  “I know better than you do, I think.” She jerked her chin away from him.

  He didn’t say anything else. Instead, he ran his hand around beneath her hair to the nape of her neck and pulled her toward him until her mouth was inches from his. He grabbed her at the small of her back with the other one. He slowly lowered his mouth that last little bit and kissed her. It started off as a mere brush of lips against hers. She didn’t allow him to back away. She wrapped her hands around his neck and pulled him closer.

  His mouth pressed against hers. Her lips parted, and she nibbled at his lower lip until he opened for her. He let her lead the kiss for a few seconds then took over and deepened it, eating at her mouth with his. His hands dropped to cup her ass in his big hands. She whimpered as he drew her up against him even tighter. The hard ridge of his erection brushed against her belly. It pleased her that he was as aroused as she was. Her lack of control had to be from just waking up from a dream about him. No way would she have been this wanton otherwise.

  Jenna pressed against Riley, rubbing her abdomen against his hard cock. He responded by squeezing her ass with his hands.

  “You better say no now if you don’t want this because I’m going to fuck you if you don’t.”

  His blunt words t
urned her on even more. God, she wanted him. But…he would be leaving in a few days if not tomorrow. Could she have sex without any sort of relationship? She had essentially already done that.

  When she didn’t answer, he took it as a yes and reached down and picked her up in his arms. He carried her into the bedroom and dropped her on the bed where she bounced. He didn’t say anything, just pulled his shirt over his head and dropped it to the floor. He raised his eyebrows at her.

  “Strip.”

  She came up on her elbows. “Just like that? Strip.”

  “Just like that.” He paused with his hand on the button of his jeans. “Unless you’re saying no.”

  Jenna licked her lips. Then she began unbuttoning her blouse. He watched her as one by one, each button came undone. He unzipped his jeans but didn’t pull them down. She slid first one shoulder then the other out of the blouse and let it fall to the bed. When she went to unclasp her bra, he stopped her.

  “Wait. I’ll do that in a minute.”

  She shrugged and unbuttoned her slacks then leaned back and began wiggling out of them. Once they got over her ass, Riley reached up and pulled them the rest of the way off her body. He took her hands and pulled her back to a sitting position and effortlessly removed her bra. The cool air touched her nipples, causing them to snap to attention. He stood back and looked at them without touching them.

  He looked down into her eyes. “You know what I want to do with you? I want to tie you up and take you hard and fast.” He touched her trembling lips with one finger. “But you can’t handle that, can you?”

  Jenna didn’t answer him. She drew in one shaky breath after another. His declaration thrilled her and scared her all at the same time. The conflicting emotions must have shown on her face since he cocked his head and seemed to think of something. He reached for her again and rolled her thong down until he could pull it off as well.

  “Get in the center of the bed. Put your hands over your head, and hold on to the headboard.” He pulled off his boots and then his jeans.

  He stood before her gloriously naked, his thick cock standing out from his body. He fisted a hand around his cock and slowly stroked it. A drop of pre-cum leaked from the tip. She licked her lips, wanting to taste his salty essence. Slowly, she scooted up the center of the bed until she could grasp the headboard with her hands. She never took her eyes off his straining cock. He rolled a condom over the thick width of it.

  “Now don’t move them no matter what. Do you understand?” He asked.

  She nodded, watching as he crawled up on the bed between her legs. He leaned over her until his head was level with her breasts. His tongue flicked out and touched her nipple. Then he laved all around the torrid peak until she was thrusting her chest toward his mouth wanting—needing him to lick her nipple. Instead, he moved to the other breast and repeated the torturous journey. His sheathed cock rested lightly against her pussy. She raised her hips to rub against him. He arched away from her.

  He licked his way down between her breasts until he reached her bellybutton. There he dipped his tongue inside then nipped at her belly. She couldn’t stop the whimper that escaped her mouth. He chuckled and continued his journey downward, licking and biting lightly along the way. He bypassed her wet folds and aching clit in favor of her legs. His lips kissed and his teeth grazed along the inside of her thighs to where he licked along the back of her knees.

  Jenna squirmed, needing him to return to her burning center. There seemed to be no mercy in him at first. Finally, he eased back upward and blew against her wet folds. He used his fingers to spread her lips and blew against her again. The cool air tickled, deepening her arousal to her surprise. Just when she despaired that he would do anything, he ran the flat of his tongue over her clit. She cried out at the sudden attention and bowed toward him. He stopped and waited until she had settled down.

  One of his fingers touched her opening, but he didn’t enter. Instead, he licked her from top to bottom and back up again. He stiffened his tongue, probing until she rose from the bed to grab at his head. He stopped and growled at her.

  “Put your hands back on the headboard. I told you not to move them.”

  Jenna immediately returned them to their previous position and waited for him to resume eating her pussy. She waited and began to worry that he wouldn’t anymore. Finally, Riley lowered his head and licked along her folds. He lapped at her then ran his tongue around her clit over and over again until she was following him with her pelvis in an effort to get him to lick directly over the aching nub. After awhile, she whimpered and started begging.

  “Please. Please.”

  He lifted his head to gaze up the line of her body at her. “Please what?”

  “Please do something. I can’t stand it.”

  “Yes, you can. You can handle a lot more.”

  Jenna moved her hands then jerked them back to the headboard at a hard stare from him.

  “Please.”

  He smiled and lowered his head. Thinking he would only tease her again, it totally surprised her when he ran the flat of his tongue over her clit once, twice, then drew it into his mouth and sucked. Jenna burned from the center of her body down to her pussy. He drew it farther into his mouth then latched onto it with his teeth, so he could run his tongue along it over and over. She bucked beneath him as she came, hard and fast. Her ears rang, and she held on to the headboard for dear life.

  He brought her down slowly then flipped her over to all fours and pushed her down to the bed with one hand between her shoulder blades. His cock circled her opening, spreading her juices around, then plunged into her. He buried himself in her with a single thrust. She whimpered and tried to sit up, but his big hand held her down. He began to pump into her over and over. Jenna found herself pushing back to meet his hard thrusts. The friction began to build another climax deep within her.

  He popped her ass first on one cheek then the other. The sting resonated to her pussy and created the burn that signaled her climax was close. She squeezed him inside her, and it was his turn to groan. He spanked her again, and she pushed back against him for more. He laughed and repeated the hard pats until she was groaning and lifting to his hand. Her climax inched closer and closer. What was happening to her? She was not only letting him spank her but reveling in it. This couldn’t be her. He began pounding into her harder and faster until she exploded around him, squeezing him with her pelvic muscles. She was rewarded with his loud groan and shout as he came inside of her, filling the condom with his hot seed.

  After a minute of breathing hard against her back, he pulled out and disappeared from the bed. She collapsed and panted, trying to regain her breath. A few seconds later, he returned and climbed back in the bed. She was surprised, expecting him to dress and leave now that he had gotten what he wanted. He pulled the covers over them and then drew her back against his body.

  “Sleep. We’ll talk in the morning.”

  It didn’t take him long to fall asleep. She, on the other hand, stayed awake for long minutes later. She thought about how she’d let him order her to keep her hands above her head. He had restrained her using her own hands. Then he’d spanked her, and she’d enjoyed it. She had to admit that she did. What was going on with her? What had he done to her? Finally, she fell asleep.

  Chapter Four

  Sometime after midnight, Jenna awoke to a hand between her legs and a mouth at her breast. She smiled and hummed her appreciation when the hand began stroking her clit. Pleasure filled her even as a subtle pressure began to build inside of her. Riley’s fingers found her opening and thrust inward. His thumb circled her clit once again. The fingers of his other hand plucked at her nipple. His teeth grazed over the other nipple. The hard length of him lay pulsing against her hip. He pressed against her in time with his fingers fucking inside of her.

  She moaned and raised her hips to meet his thrusts. He nipped at her breast then soothed the sting with his tongue. The small pain set a new burning deep within her.
The pressure continued to build. She held his head in her hands. His scent filled her nose—something clean with the hint of leather. It suited him. Nothing prepared her for the way her body reacted to his touch. He withdrew his fingers from her pussy and gently circled here clit using her juices.

  “Mmm.” She couldn’t contain the sound.

  She was going to come. In no time, he had her hot, burning, and all but begging for him to fuck her. His fingers pressed against her clit then he pinched it, and the painful pleasure sent her over the edge. She screamed as she exploded. Her eyes squeezed shut so tightly a rainbow of colors burst behind them. She bucked, but he threw one leg over hers to keep her still.

  “That’s it, come for me. Give me all that sweet honey you have.” Riley kept the pressure going on then off until she was crying for him to stop.

  “No more. I can’t. Oh, God.”

  “That’s it, settle down now.” He pulled her back into his arms and ran a hand up and down her arm then caressed her belly until it stopped quivering.

  After what seemed like hours later, though probably was only a few minutes, Jenna could breath normally again and realized Riley’s cock still pressed hard and thick against her.

  “What about you?” she asked.

  “Hmm?” He nuzzled the back of her neck beneath her hair.

  “Don’t you want to come?”

  “When you’ve recovered enough, I want you to suck my cock.”

  His bluntness startled her, but she guessed it was to be expected of someone like him. Someone hard and used to getting their way about everything. She smiled to herself. She hadn’t gotten to taste him either time they’d had sex. She would enjoy it and drag out his climax like he had hers. Grinning mischievously, Jenna pulled out of his arms and scooted down the bed until she was eye level with his penis. She ran a hand down its length, marveling at the silky feel of the massive cock. It jerked against her hand. This would be so good.